before Se7en and The Sixth Sense, there was this film.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Angel Heart
speed_2 — 15 years ago(May 12, 2010 12:33 PM)
before Se7en and The Sixth Sense, there was this film.
MOVIES ABOUT RELIGIOUS HORROR that have been strongly recommended as similar to include The Seventh Sign (1988), in which a pregnant woman fears that her child is somehow related to signs that the Apocalypse, as outlined in the Book of Revelation, is coming to pass. Likewise, in Rosemary's Baby (1968), a woman is impregnated by Satan in reverse parody of Christ's birth. In The Wicker Man (1973), a man encounters ancient pagan practices. Of course, there is always The Exorcist (1973), if you haven't yet seen it. Other movies about religious horror that are recommended include Jacob's Ladder (1990), Angel Heart (1987), La chiesa (1989), Lost Souls (2000), The Mephisto Waltz (1971), Der Name der Rose (1986), The Prophecy (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Constantine (2005) and Stigmata (1999). -
pcgrind2001 — 15 years ago(May 14, 2010 05:29 PM)
Most of these movies I have not seen but I will be sure to check out. I thought that Angel Heart was far superior to Rosemary's Baby, and Stigmata. Have not seen Devil's Advocate since it was at the theaters. I always thought that Angel Heart had alot in common with Jacob's Ladder as far as it being hard to pin everything down.
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koffeenkreame41-1 — 15 years ago(May 26, 2010 02:16 PM)
I love that list, it's awesome, I've seen them all, but OP, you forgot Fallen (1998) the soul of a demon that can pass through touch. Very eerie flick.
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna*beep*wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens. -
MsLadybird99 — 15 years ago(May 28, 2010 02:23 PM)
Frailty (2001) A father fears his son is a demon. A son fears his father is a psycho.
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pcgrind2001 — 15 years ago(September 19, 2010 10:27 PM)
No offense, but I just wanted to smack Maria Farrow's character. Its like, Wake Up dummy!all is not right here. At least Johnnie/Harry had the excuse of traumatic brain injury in the war.
I thought she came off as helpless, exactly the opposite of a strong female character like Ripley from Alien.
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FollicleMan — 14 years ago(November 14, 2011 08:42 PM)
It's Mia, not Maria.
At what point did you want to smack her? It's not like "Satanists got the devil to rape you, now you're bearing the antichrist in your womb," is a readily apparent explanation for her predicament. It seems like once she read that book, she was more than willing to see her situation for what it was.
Also, I think you're ignoring the social context in which the story takes place. A pregnant, middle-class wife was not exactly in a position of power in the mid 60s. She's under enormous societal pressure to go along with her husband and be the perfect housewife, not to mention the influence of her strict Catholic upbringing. With that in mind, I think her vulnerability makes perfect sense for the character, and her rejection of her husband later in the film seems like that much more of a triumph. And it's no fair to compare her to Ripley. This is a mid 20th century domestic chamber drama, not a grandiose sci-fi action movie set in the distant (and presumably, far more gender-egalitarian) future. -
SeanJoyce — 12 years ago(April 28, 2013 12:05 AM)
Se7en
doesn't belong on such a list. It isn't "horror" for one, and it doesn't include any supernatural content.
A few more:
The Omen
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Gate
Antichrist
House of the Devil
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