Satan, demons and Hell itself in horror movies

There is a Hell of a lot of horror films revolving around the topics of Satan, demons and Hell itself. Of course.

Who is not creeped out by the thought of getting caught in Satan's claws to spend eternity in some kind of Hell? Or having a demon protrude from -or envelop- one's brittle human form?

Many of these movies are more or less classic paranormal films, like the Conjuring - franchise, while other, like Devil and Gehenna, take a less traditional approach to the topic. Not to mention Jeruzalem. Or Drag me to Hell.

The Rookies have put their hellish minds together to conjure up dozens of tips for horror films where Satan, demons and Hell itself plays the main role. For your viewing convenience.

Enjoy! 👹

Nr	Tittel	År	IMDb
1	Rosemarys baby	1968	8
2	The Omen	1976	7,6
3	The Devils advocate	1997	7,4
4	Black Sunday	1960	7,3
5	The Stand (miniseries)	1994	7,2
6	The Devil rides out	1969	7
7	Hellraiser	1987	7
8	Constantine	2005	6,8
9	Hellboy	2004	6,8
10	The 9th gate	1999	6,7
11	The Beyond	1981	6,7
12	The exorcism of Emily Rose	2005	6,7
13	Drag me to Hell	2009	6,7
14	Prince of darkness	1987	6,6
15	REC 2	2009	6,5
16	Candyman	1992	6,5
17	The Witches of Eastwick	1987	6,4
18	Demons	1985	6,4
19	Devil	2010	6,3
20	The Sentinel	1977	6,2
21	Legend	1985	6,2
22	Stigmata	1999	6
23	Night of the demons	1988	6
24	Needful Things	1993	6
25	Deathwatch	2002	5,9
26	Embodiment of evil	2008	5,9
27	The last exorcism	2010	5,7
28	Mister Frost	1990	5,7
29	The Gate	1987	5,6
30	Les Demons	1973	5,6
31	The Shrine	2010	5,5
32	Poltergeist 2	1986	5,5
33	Demons 2	1986	5,5
34	The Omen (remake)	2006	5,4
35	Evilspeak	1981	5,2
36	Bless the child	2000	4,8
37	Entrails of a virgin	1986	4,5
38	Demons 6	1989	4,3
39	Nuda per Satana	1974	4,1
40	Dead Fury	2008	4
41	The Devil inside	2012	4
42	Beyond the door	1974	3,8
43	La bimba di Satana	1982	3,8

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