This tag captures films about surrender, control, and manipulation, whether religious, ideological, or deeply personal. From groupthink horror to seductive doctrines, cult cinema explores what happens when belief turns dangerous.
Ti West’s The House of the Devil (2009) is a hypnotic homage to ’70s horror, filmed on 16mm, full of satanic tension, and anchored by an unforgettable final girl. What begins with a flyer and a payphone spirals into blood rituals, lunar eclipses, and a drugged pizza. A chilling cult classic now streaming on AMC+ & Shudder.
Shudder 2025s Shadow of God, by the director of KnuckleBall | Michael Peterson. An exorcism priest battles the leader of a cult. #Religioushorror
Professional wrestling takes a serious turn, when they are booked for a private Dark Match. This is one horror movie you can’t tap out of.
A girl called Hunter tracks down her family after finding out she was left in a cemetery as an infant. Leave is available to watch on Shudder
The Aviary movie follows Jillian & Blair having escaped in the middle of the night from a mysterious cult called Skylight.
1BR is a freaky cult movie. Sarah tries to put on her big girl panties & move out of home, but what she finds isn’t the perfect forever home.
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