Subgenre Sampler
Deviltry: 112 Films to Buy & Rent
Devils, The (1971)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave
- Ken Russell's subversive foray into Catholic guilt is as bold and disturbing as it is brilliant. Amidst the witch trials of medieval France, Oliver…
Bloody Judge, The (Trono di fuoco, Il) (1970)
- Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn…
- More lavish than the usual fare of horror dir. Franco, here telling the tale of a corrupt witchfinder (Lee) in 16th century England, based around the…
Dunwich Horror, The (1970)
- Dir. Daniel Haller
Feat. Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley…
- Supernatural horror loosely adapting the novella of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft, which builds on the Cthulhu Mythos.
Set in the fictional…
Equinox (The Beast) (1970)
- Dir. Jack Woods, Dennis Muren
Feat. Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner…
- A group of teenagers stumble upon a tome of ancient mysticism and find themselves being pursued through canyons by a demon in this low–grade…
Devil Rides Out, The (1968)
- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
- Devilishly straight–faced Hammer with Christopher Lee orchestrating a scheme to save the life (and soul) of his long–time confidant from…
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Mia Farrow
- First major film to deal with the occult as subject matter has lost little of its potency. The trauma of pregnancy is heightened for Mia Farrow as…
Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968)
- Dir. Michael Reeves
Feat. Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies…
- An astonishing, darkly uncompromising historical account of hypocrisy, injustice and death in olde England that features an atypically malevolent…
Bedazzled (1967)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch…
- A brilliant and enduring satire that updates of the 'Faust' tale to swinging London, with Moore playing a lovelorn chef who is lured into a pact by…
Witches, The (1966)
- Dir. Cyril Frankel
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen…
- Hammer horror adapted by Nigel Kneale under the pseudonym Peter Curtis, and featuring the final big–screen film role for Joan Fontaine.
Gorgon, The (1964)
- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco…
- A small village falls prey to an unseen monster. Citizens are found turned to stone after every full moon. The town Doctor (Peter Cushing) concludes…