Merry Religious Holiday

  Another holiday is fast approaching snow will be here soon, and another year is soon to end it must be Christmas time.  This is my second favorite holiday I love to cook, bake cookies, decorate, and shop for those I like..haha    I am cooking for friends but my sister wants to go get dinner at a restaurant, see a movie, and shop at whatever store maybe open that day, it’s something different I guess.  Last year I posted a Christmas themed Horror movies post, and well this year there wasn’t enough new Christmas horror themed movies out to write about this year so I chose this year Religion themed Horror movies, I happen to love movies that deal with different Religions I like learning about different Religions. Christmas is a religious holiday to some while others just like to buy, sell, or have a give me day.  For some it’s a reason to see family you haven’t seen in years, or to donate money to make you feel better probably because all year you was Naughty..haha   Below I posted some Religious themed Horror movies some old, new, bad, and good. Read through pick a few, or hell watch them all, and recommend them to others. Feel free to comment positive, or negative all is welcome.    The Seventh Sign ( 1988 ) Drama Fantasy Horror   Director: Carl Shultz   Writers: Clifford Green, & Ellen Green   Actors: Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jurgen Prochnow (good actor), Peter Friedman, and Manny Jacobs.    Abby Quinn a young pregnant women believes the signs of the apocalypse, as outlined in the book of Revelation are real and the unfolding events may take the life of her unborn child. When “David” played by Jurgen Prochnow rents an apt from “Abby” played by Demi Moore she begins to snoop through his things. where finds an ancient Hebrew manuscripts in his desk in a secret code with numbers at the top. Believing the numbers are a date, her unborn child’s birth date, convinced the writings must be about her unborn child.  Abby must stop the 7th sign from happening to save her unborn child’s life. This horror movie is a psychological thriller no gore light on the violence, & blood.                Prince of Darkness ( 1987 ) Horror Thriller   Director/Writer: John Carpenter   Actors: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, and Alice Cooper (love his creepiness).   A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church, If opened it could mean the end of the world?!     This film has some gore, & violence I found this movie interesting, and liked Alice Coopers performance so much I looked for other films he was in.            The Prophecy ( 1995 ) Horror Thriller Fantasy   Director/Writer: Gregory Widen   Actors: Elias Koteas, Christopher Walken (good actor), Virginia Madsen, Viggo Mortensen, and Eric Stoltz.    The Angel “Gabriel” played by Christopher walken comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated War in Heaven, can a former priest played by Elias Koteas, and a little girl stop him to save all of our souls?!    This film has some gore, & violence I found the story pretty interesting Viggo Mortensen   plays Lucifer, and makes Hell look sexy..haha I like The Prophecy movies but since Christopher Walkens wasn’t in The Prophecy 4: Uprising (2005) I didn’t watch it. If this movie looks good to you, or have seen it, and enjoyed this film then I recommend watching the sequels The Prophecy 2 (1998), The prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000), and maybe The Prophecy 4: Uprising (2005) <–give me your reviews of it, and I might watch it?!              Gabriel ( 2007 ) Action Fantasy Horror   Director/Writer: Shane Abbess   Writer: Matt Hylton Todd   Actors: Andy Whitfield (R.I.P)  Dwaine Stevenson, Samantha Noble, Michael Piccirilli, and Harry Pavlidis.    Archangel Gabriel has fallen from Heaven into Purgatory where darkness has ruled, to bring back the light. Archangel Gabriel wants to save the lost souls in Purgatory, and to find the other Archangels that came before him.  Found this movie on one of my nights of insomnia were I go to a local store to rummage through the movie bins to find something I have never seen. I came across this movie..fell madly in love with this movie, and the actor Andy Whitfield   because of him I watched “Spartacus: Blood, and Sand” on Starz, and was deeply saddened when he lost his battle with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Sept 11, 2011 R.I.P to a great actor 😦  .  There was at one time talks of a sequel but that was year, or so after this movie was out with no word on a sequel since but with Andy’s passing not sure if would watch it, or myself would have an interest in the possible sequel?!    This movie has some nice action scenes has some violence no gore.                     Stigmata ( 1999 ) Horror Thriller   Director: Rupert Wainwright   Writers: Tom Lazarus, and Rick Ramage   Actors: Patricia Arguette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, and Nia Long.    A young women named Frankie Paige begins to show signs of Stigmata, the wounds of Christ with a chosen priest named Father Andrew Kiernan comes from the Vatican to investigate, and begins to question his Faith.    This is a good movie has no gore has violence, and blood.                Tales from The Crypt: Demon knight ( 1995 ) Comedy Horror Thriller   Director: Ernest R. Dickerson   Writers: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, and Mark Bishop   Actors: Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir (voice for Crypt Keeper), and Jada Pinkett Smith.    A stranger named Brayker is hiding in a small town Inn in a nowhere town, Brayker unknown to everyone is hiding a Holy relic called a key which holds the blood of Christ.  The Devils collector has come to the Inn wanting to collect the key, and to cause the Universe to fall into total Darkness, & Chaos, now the battle for the Universe, and all of our soul’s begin!    This movie has gore violence lots of laughs. I watched every episode when this series aired on HBO, rumored to be re-airing..soon.                  Martyrs ( 2008 ) Drama Horror Thriller   Director/Writer: Pascal Laugier   Actors: Morjana Alaui, Mylene Jampanoi, and Catherine Begin.    A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped tortured her as a child leads her, and a friend, who is also a victim of unspeakable abuse as a child on a terrifying journey into a living Hell.   A cult wanting to understand the “Afterlife” through systematic acts of torture upon young women.Making the women “Martyrs” witnesses to the world beyond this one but so far only making failed “Victims”.    This movie has lots of gore, extreme violence, and nudity.                The Wicker man ( 1973 ) Mystery Horror Thriller   Director: Robin Hardy   Writers: Anthony Shaffer, and David Pinner   Actors: Christopher Lee (love), Edward Woodward, and Diane Cilento.    A police Sergeant is called to an Island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed, the strangest part of this has to be the village people practicing a pagan religion, and worshiping of Old Gods.   I watched the (2006) remake starring Nicolas Cage it was O.K but I like The original movie much better. This movie has no gore, or physical violence more of a mental for the character Sergeant Howie played by Edward Woodward. There is plenty of nudity, and singing prancing/dancing if you like that.                  The Ninth Gate ( 1999 ) Horror Mystery Thriller   Director/Writer: Roman Polanski   Writers: Arturo Perez-Reverte (novel El Club Dumas) John Brown, and John Enrique Urbizu   Actors: Johnny Depp (love), Frank Langella, and Lena Olin.    Dean Corso a rare book dealer is on an assignment to seek out two believed copies of a demon text to verify the authenticity of a 3rd copy, which gets him drawn into a conspiracy with a Devil worshiping cult, and the supernatural.  There is no gore light violence this movie is more a slow-paced psychological thriller then a horror movie but still a good movie.              Lost Souls ( 2000 ) Drama Horror Thriller   Director: Janusz Kaminski   Writers: Pierce Gardner, and Betsy Stahl   Actors: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, and Sarah Wynter.    A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become a man just as God did as Jesus.   No gore light violence nice creepy moments liked the dark feel of the movie, and overall not a terrible movie, kept my attention. Favorite scene in the movie –>            The Sentinel ( 1977 ) Drama Horror Mystery   Director/Writer: Michael Winner   Writer: Jeffrey Konvitz   Actors: Cristina Raines, Ava Gardner (great actress) Chris Sarandon, Burgess Meredith (great actor), and Christopher Walken (great actor).    A beautiful young model moves into an apt where scary occurrences turn much more frightening by the moment, when she discovers that she has been put in this building by a Satanic cult.   This movie has its giggle moments not meant as comedy but funny. Has some 70s cheesy gore scenes, nudity, masturbation scene, nympho lesbian, light violence, some creepy scenes that made me jump, and giggle at myself.       Fear No Evil ( 1981 ) Horror   Director/Writer: Frank LaLoggia   Actor: Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, and Frank Birney.     A high school student named Andrew turns out to be personification of Lucifer, two female Archangels in human form take Lucifer on.   This movie is bizarre, hilariously cheesy has nudity, violence, zombies, and light gore. Don’t take this movie seriously it is a bad Gothic B movie goodness that will creep you out get you saying WTF –>  and laughing.              End of the Line ( 2007 ) Horror Thriller   Director/Writer: Maurice Devereaux   Actors: Ilona Elkin, Nicolas Wright, and Neil Napier.    A young psychiatric nurse named Karen as well as a hand full of survives must face supernatural forces, homicidal Religious Cult members, as well as their own fears, and suspicions of Armageddon, in order to survive.   This movie will have you thinking especially the twisted ending. This movie has buckets of blood, and some gore, violence, and some bad acting to laugh at.               Devil ( 2010 ) Horror Mystery Thriller   Director: Erick Dowdle   Writers: Brian Nelson, and M. Night Shyamalan (fan of his work)   Actors: Chris Messina, Bojana Novak, jenny O’Hara, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall Green, and Geoffrey Arend.    A group of people are trapped in an elevator, and the Devil is amongst them, killing them One by One.    I liked this movie but since I am an M. Night fan I may be bias. Devil has some good kill scenes, bloody, light gore, violence, and dark humor.        The Omen ( 1976 ) Horror Mystery   Director: Richard Donner   Writer: David Seltzer   Actors: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens.    An American Ambassador learns to his disbelief that his son is the Antichrist.    This movie has its wtf scenes my favorite is the nanny hanging herself –>  no gore light blood, and violence but a good movie.  If you like this movie check out the sequels: Damien: Omen 2(1978), Omen 3: The Final Conflict(1981) once Damien Thorn was dead so was the series for me never seen this–>Omen 4: The Awakening(1991)( t.v)    Exorcist ( 1973 ) Director: William Friedkin   Writer: William Peter Blatty(screen/novel)   Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max Von Sydow, and Linda Blair.    A teenager becomes possessed by a mysterious entity with her mother seeks the help of 2 Priests to save her daughter.    One of my all time favorite movies although not over the top in blood but has bloody scenes no gore  some creepy special effects used moments, and some giggle moments the split pea soup vomit fountain.. haha Favorite scene–>       The sequels/prequel Exorcist 2: The Heretic(1977), The Exorcist 3(1990), Dominion: prequel to the Exorcist(2005), and Exorcist: The Beginning(2204)         Children of the Corn ( 1984 ) Horror Thriller   Director: Fritz Kiersch   Writers: Stephen King (short story), and George Goldsmith   Actors: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, and Courtney Gaines.    A young couple have a murder to report so they go to the nearest town Gatlin to seek help, unknown to them a young boy named Isaac got all the children through his preaching to murder every adult in town for a entity known as “He who walks behind the rows”    This movie has violence plenty of blood no gore.   This franchise has 8 sequels, and a remake for your viewing enjoyment COTC 2: The final sacrfice(1992), COTC 3: Urban harvest(1995), COTC 4: The gathering(1996), COTC 5: Fields of terror(1998), COTC 666: Isaac’s return(1999), COTC 7: Revelation(2001), COTC(2009) T.V. Remake, and COTC 8:Genesis(2011) <–If I messed up the order, or missed a movie let me know?!           The Serpent and the Rainbow ( 1988) Horror Thriller   Director: Wes Craven   Writers: Wade Davis, Richard Maxwell, and Adam Rodman   Actors: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, and Zakes Mokae.    Scientist Dennis Allan embarks on a surprising, and often surreal investigation of the turbulent social chaos that is Haiti, Alan must decide what is science, and what is superstition where witch doctory is a common practice.    This movie deals with the Voodoo Religion.  Another thinking man’s horror movie with lots of bizarre creepy scenes, nudity, and enough blood, & gore to please the hounds.              The Redeemer: Son of Satan! ( 1978 ) Horror   Director: Constantine S. Gochis   Writer: William Vernick   Actors: Damien Knight, Jeannetta Arnette, Nick Carter, and T.G. Finkbinder.    People are trapped within the confines of their old high school during their 10th reunion, a psychotic masked preacher is killing them off one by one for living sinful lives.    This is a bad cheesy 70s slasher movie has blood light on the violence but no gore, don’t take this movie seriously.       The Believers ( 1987 ) Drama Horror Mystery   Director: John Schlesinger   Writers: Nicholas Conde (novel), and Mark Frost   Actors: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, and Harley Cross.    A New York psychiatrist finds that a Voodoo cult which believes in child sacrifice has a keen interest in his own son.    This movie kept me tuned into it if you have children, or if sensitive to children sacrifice might want to skip this film. It gets bizarre as it moves along has violence, nudity, good slasher movie bloody with some gore.         The Sacrifice ( 2005 ) Horror   Director/Writer: Jamie Fessenden   Actors: Kevin Belval, Andrea Boyd, Robert Kersey, and David Ross.    A teenage boy moves to a small New Hampshire town after his father dies with his mother which he soon discovers that it is being run by an Ancient Satanic Cult.  Sorry couldn’t find any pictures, or video clips..memo to self: need to start making my own trailers. This is a bad low budget b-rated movie that is awfully good to watch. A gay Gothic film with blood, nudity, sexual contact, and humor. Besides going to stores, and rummaging through movie bins when I have insomnia. I also surf online for movies, and books, found this on Amazon.         Red State ( 2011 ) Action Horror Thriller   Director/Writer: Kevin Smith   Actors: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, and Kevin Alejandro (sexy, hope to see him in next season of true blood, mad they killed him..*tear*)    A group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, Though what they soon encounter are a group of Religious fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda for the teens.    This movie has lots of blood, & gore with some interesting kill scenes lots of violence.         The Sinners of Hell aka Jigoku ( 1960 ) Drama Horror   Director/Writer: Nolouo Nakagawa   Writer: Ichiro Miyagawa   Actors: Shigeru Amachi, Utako Mitsuya, and Yoichi Numata.    A young man named Siro Shimizu is sent to Hell for punishment.    This film has violence blood, gore, and it is a thinking horror movie.                The Confessional aka The House Of Mortal Sin ( 1976 ) Horror   Director/Writer: Peter Walker   Writer: David McGillivray   Actors: Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham, and Norman Eshley.    A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church, unfortunately for her the sexually frustrated priest Father Xavier she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. He is willing to use any religious means necessary to kill who he feels is his enemy.    This film has a disturbing housekeeper, one eye patched mom forced to live in the attic, blood, gore, violence, good kill scenes, and is suspenseful.                 La Setta aka The Devil’s Daughter ( 1991 ) Horror Thriller   Director/Writer: Michele Soavi   Writers: Dario Argento, and Gianni Romoli   Actors: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, and Maria Angela Giordano.    A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated by a group of Satan worshipers, while a school teacher almost runs over an old man carrying a box, and takes him in.  It becomes apparent that he has plans for her, plans that involve a permanent future with the Satanic Cult.    This film has no gore, light blood, few kill scenes but nothing worth mentioning.  A bizarre film with a killing handkerchief, bug up the nose, and a buzzard eating worms out of a neck.    Couldn’t find an English version or subtitled trailer, Italian–>             The Exorcism of Emily Rose ( 2005 ) Crime Horror Drama   Director/Writer: Scott Derrickson   Writer: Paul Harris Boardman   Actors: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, and Jennifer Carpenter.    A lawyer named Erin takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest named Father Moore who performed an exorcism on a young women named Emily Rose.    This film has no gore, or blood some violent body twisting but mostly this is a thinking persons horror movie.               Abby ( 1974 ) Horror   Director/Writer: William Girdler   Writer: Gordon Cornell Layne   Actors: Carol Speed, William Marshall, and Terry Carter.    A possession by a demon of Sexuality has taken over Abby’s body, The Devil took her for his lover! Her body is possessed, her soul is next!    A bad low budget Blaxploitation film that kept my attention has violence, brief nudity, dark humor, and comical moments which I’m sure wasn’t meant (Abby starts looking like the Hulk..haha)              Rosemary’s Baby ( 1968 ) Drama Horror Mystery   Director/Writer: Roman Polanski   Writer: Ira Levin (novel)   Actors: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, and Sidney Blackmer.    A young couple moves into a new apt building when strange occurrences start soon after they move in, when Rosemary becomes mysteriously pregnant her paranoia starts over her unborn child.               The Black Cat ( 1934 ) Horror Crime Adventure   Director/Writer: Edgar G. Ulmer   Writers: Edgar Allan Poe(story) Peter Ruric, and Tom Kilpatrick   Actors: Boris Karloff (horror Icon, great actor),  Bela Lugosi (horror Icon, great actor), David Manners, and Julie Bishop.   Peter, & Joan Alison American honeymooners in Hungry are trapped in the home of Hjalmar unknown to them a Satan worshiping priest.  When the newlywed bride Joan is taken there for medical treatment after an accident.                    The Rite ( 2011 ) Drama Horror Thriller   Director: Mikael Hafstrom   Writer: Michael Petroni, and Matt Baglio   Actor: Colin O’Donaghue, Anthony Hopkins (great actor), and Ciaran Hinds.    An American priest named Michael Kovak travels to Italy to take an Exorcism course, even though skeptical of Exorcisms, and lately even his Religious beliefs.  He agrees to assist, and learn from Father Lucas, Michael comes face to face with evil, and by the end regains his faith, & love for God again.     

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