
Sub-genre
Witchcraft & Occult
🕯 Every witchcraft & occult title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
742 titles

H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House
›2022 · Horror · 82m · Portia Chellelynn, Julie Anne Prescott, Andrea Collins
Graduate student Alice Gilman is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Based on the H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Dreams in the Witch House.

Satan's Cheerleaders
›R1977 · Horror, Comedy · 92m · John Ireland, Yvonne De Carlo, Jack Kruschen
The janitor at a local high school is actually the scout for a coven of Satanists on the lookout for a virgin to sacrifice. One day he kidnaps the cheerleading squad to use for their rituals. However, unbeknownst to the devil-worshipers, one of the cheerleaders is actually a witch, and has plans of her own for the Satanists.

Necropolis
›R1986 · Horror · 77m · LeeAnne Baker, Jacquie Fitz, Michael Conte
A reincarnated "Satanic Witch" from New Amsterdam, circa 1600's comes back to revive her cult members by sucking the life force out of people.

Werewolves on Wheels
›R1971 · Action, Horror · 85m · Steve Oliver, Donna Anderson, Gene Shane
A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave. The monks have the last laugh, though, as Helen, as a result of the satanic rituals, is now possessed and at night changes into a werewolf, with dire results for the biker gang.

The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill
›PG-132013 · Horror · 88m · Michael G. Bartlett, Kevin Gates, Craig Stovin
In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.

Prime Evil
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 83m · William Beckwith, Christine Moore, Mavis Harris
Nestled in a Manhattan monastery, evil is lurking. A group of devil worshipping monks are stalking the city, looking for victims to sacrifice to the dark lord in the hope of bringing satanic rule to the world!

Exorcist: The Beginning
›R2004 · Horror, Mystery · 114m · Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

An American Haunting
›PG-132005 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 83m · Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood
An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface. Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.

Return to House on Haunted Hill
›R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 81m · Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino
Eight years have passed since Sara Wolfe and Eddie Baker escaped the House on Haunted Hill. Now the kidnapped Ariel, Sara's sister, goes inside the house with a group of treasure hunters to find the statue of Baphomet, worth millions and believed to be the cause of the House's evil.

The Convent
›2018 · History, Horror · 86m · Michael Ironside, Hannah Arterton, Clare Higgins
During the 17th century, a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within.

Psycho Killer
›R2026 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 91m · Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.

Mr. Jones
›PG-132013 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 90m · Jon Foster, Rachel O'Meara, Mark Steger
Scott (Jon Foster) is a filmmaker in need of inspiration. He and his girlfriend Penny (Sarah Jones) move into a desolate house hoping to make a breakthrough. Then they discover their neighbor, the elusive Mr. Jones. Famous for his haunting sculptures, Mr. Jones has remained a mystery to the world. Scott and Penny, convinced that they have found the perfect film subject, sneak into his workshop and realize that their curiosity may have chilling consequences. Who is Mr. Jones?

Spookies
›R1986 · Horror · 85m · Felix Ward, Maria Pechukas, Dan Scott
Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.

5ive Girls
›NR2007 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Ron Perlman, Amy Lalonde, Terra Vnesa
Five wayward teenage girls are sent to a reformatory and discover they possess unique powers to battle the ancient demon, Legion, which holds thrall over the sinister institution.

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
›R2007 · Horror, Fantasy, TV Movie · 95m · Lance Henriksen, Rob Freeman, Amy Manson
During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, decide to leave town to avoid being found out, but are soon caught in the act. Wanting vengeance, he seeks out the monster Pumpkinhead, and resurrects it seek revenge on the family. Despite being warned away by the ghost of Ed Harley, his vengeance plan starts out, and the Hatfield family is soon under siege by the powerful demon. Not accepting the legend of the creature and believing their arch-rivals are the real cause, the two families attempt to go to war, only to be stopped when Pumpkinhead attacks the Hatfield house. Putting aside their differences, they band together to stave off the creature before it's vengeance pact is completed.

Not Forgotten
›R2009 · Thriller, Horror · 100m · Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Michael DeLorenzo
Set in a Tex-Mex border town, Not Forgotten is a classic psychological thriller about Jack and Amaya Bishop, a couple who must come to terms with their tortured pasts in order to save their kidnapped daughter. It is a tale taut with intrigue and steeped in Latino mysticism, where the line between what's real and what's imagined becomes hopelessly blurred.

Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)
›R1988 · Horror · 95m · David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Catherine Hickland
A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.

Puppet Master: Axis Termination
›NR2017 · Horror, War · 75m · George Appleby, Tonya Kay, Paul Logan
To stop the Third Reich and the Nazi war machine from winning World War II and affecting the outcome of the free world, Toulon's indestructible puppets join forces with the masters of psychic powers.

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
›NR2006 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · 170m · Casper Van Dien, Leonor Varela, Malcolm McDowell
Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life -- No one knows the secrets of his death. All that is about to change.Free -spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont (Casper Van Dien, Sleepy Hollow) is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would hold the power to control the world. Unfortunately, the only one who believes Fremont is his nemesis archaeologist Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde, Titanic), a member of a secret society who wants the tablet to harness unspeakable evil on the world and will stop at nothing to get it.

Blood Tide
›1982 · Adventure, Horror, Action · 82m · James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova
An adventurer hunting for treasure in Greece accidentally frees a monster that forces local villagers to sacrifice virgins.

7 Witches
›NR2017 · Horror, Thriller · 75m · Persephone Apostolou, Megan Hensley, Macall Gordon
As their big day approaches Cate and Cody should be celebrating, they've got their family with them, they've rented an island for the big day, but unbeknownst to them their wedding falls on the day when a 100 year old curse comes to fruition. Instead of celebrating they find themselves fighting for their lives as a coven of witches rise for revenge.

Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil
›2018 · Horror, Thriller · 75m · Maddy Curley, Eddie Kaulukukui, Logan Gambill
Inspired by true events, The Devils Tree follows Samantha, a college student studying journalism, who needs to finish her thesis with one last breaking news story. Along with her friend Rob, Samantha stumbles across a news article about an old tree in a local park where many horrible acts occurred. The locals have given the tree the name Devils Tree because of its urban legends of mass murders, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity. She decides this is the perfect story to finish her thesis on. As Sam digs deeper into the realm of the tree, she begins to uncover the truth about these urban legends. Struggling with her own demons of her past, Samantha is confronted with a the true demon of the tree and now must expose the truth in hopes to set it free. In the end, Samantha founds the real reason why evil is so rooted at The Devils Tree.

Mardi Gras Massacre
›NR1978 · Horror · 97m · Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo
Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Nurse Sherri
›NR1978 · Horror · 88m · Geoffrey Land, Jill Jacobson, Marilyn Joi
A hospital nurse is possessed by an evil spirit, and proceeds to kill off the hospital's patients.
