Cinema of the Damned
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The Devils
›R1971 · Drama, History, Horror · 112m · Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
El extraño retorno de Diana SalazarSeries
›2024 · Mystery, Drama · 3 seasons · Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, Arap Bethke
In the 17th century, Leonor and Eduardo's forbidden love ends tragically when she is executed for witchcraft. Centuries later their souls reincarnate in Diana and Mario, but they face the fear of being discovered for their true selves.
The Pit and the Pendulum
›R1991 · Horror, Romance · 97m · Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
Cry of the Banshee
›R1970 · Horror · 91m · Vincent Price, Essy Persson, Hilary Dwyer
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
Dark Corners
›NR2006 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Thora Birch, Toby Stephens, Christien Anholt
A troubled young woman wakes up one day as a different person - someone who is stalked by creatures.
Carnival of Souls
›R1998 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith, Paul Johansson
A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.
