Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Deviltry: 99 Films to Rent on DVD
Ninth Gate, The (2000)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin…
- An unscrupulous book dealer (Johnny Depp) is sent to Europe by a mysterious tycoon (Frank Langella) to recover an authentic, elusive (and of course,…
End of Days (1999)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- An ever so slightly angst–ridden Arnie squares off against Mr 666, as the millenium turns. The script is satanism by numbers, but director…
Stigmata (1999)
- Dir. Rupert Wainwright
Feat. Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne
- Throwback to the heyday of the 'religious horror film' of the 1970s (see THE EXORCIST, THE OMEN), this dense thriller has atheist Patricia Arquette…
A Little Bit Of Soul (1998)
- Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Frances O’Connor, David Wenham
- Little–known black comedy concerns two scientists working on a serum to reverse aging in chickens, lured into the world of two wealthy patrons…
Devil's Advocate, The (1997)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron
- Invincible lawyer Keanu Reeves is tempted to join an elite law firm, but bossman Al Pacino has a firey temper and is looking for lifelong commitment,…
Day of the Beast (1996)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Alex Angulo, Armando De Razza, Santiago Segura
- If Almodovar made a horror movie it might look like this – beautifully shot and designed, funny and exciting. Though he can't quite sustain the…
Faust (1994)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Jan Svankmajer
- Svankmajer's second feature is an eloquent and inspired revision of the Faustian myth set in contemporary Prague. Live–action is embellished…
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Sam Neill
- Sam Neill is uncannily good as an insurance investigator who uncovers a diabolical alternate reality when he is sent to locate a vanished…
Wicked City (1993)
- Human and demonic worlds converge in this brooding anime horror, memorable for its sexually violent imagery and, in particular, its spider–like…
Exorcist III, The (Exorcist 3) (1990)
- Dir. William Peter Blatty
Feat. George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Brad Dourif
- The author of the original 'Exorcist' novel and screenwriter takes the helm in an attempt to create a 'worthy' successor to the original demonic…