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Supernatural Horror movies

Curses, demons, possession, rituals, and forces beyond science—unequal power and eerie rules drive the dread.

Pyewacket

1. Pyewacket

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Korean-Style Thriller
5.8
20171h 28min

Overview

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

Themes

"movie: pyewacket. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: witch, High school, Widow, Witch, High school, Widow full keywords list: witch, High school, Widow, Black magic, Woods, Murder, Teenage girl, Cabin, Attic, Occult, Devil worship, Mother daughter relationship, Evil spell. concept analysis: the film explores the destructive consequences of grief and the longing for control in the face of familial conflict. it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of invoking forces beyond one's understanding in a quest for power and resolution."

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Tigers Are Not Afraid

2. Tigers Are Not Afraid

Fantasy Horror Drama Thriller Supernatural Horror
6.9
20171h 23min

Overview

When her mother suddenly disappears with no one to care for her, young Estrella ends up on the street and joins a gang of children, triggering a dangerous and tragic chain of events.

Themes

Drug war marginalization, Gang coercion loyalty, Street orphans resilience, Ghost memory haunting, Police indifference complicity, Marginalized family absence

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Marrowbone

3. Marrowbone

Thriller Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
6.7
20171h 51min

Overview

A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Themes

Family secrecy under pressure, Trauma and dissociation, Deception in inheritance, Confinement and fear, Survival through fragmentation, Abuse and memory

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The Babysitter

4. The Babysitter

Comedy Horror Dark Comedy Supernatural Horror
6.4
20171h 25min

Overview

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Bullying and retaliation, Autonomy under coercion, Peer-group pressure, Survival through self-reliance, Cult indoctrination and fear

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Cult of Chucky

5. Cult of Chucky

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.3
20171h 31min

Overview

Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll.

Themes

Isolation amplifies fear, Multiplicity of self, Mental institution, Voodoo possession, Group therapy manipulation, Trauma shaping identity

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Veronica

6. Veronica

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.2
20171h 45min

Overview

In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.

Themes

Possession and control, Family obligation under danger, Ritual meaning and harm, Authority vs unknown, Fear in confinement, Childhood disrupted by crisis

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Netflix
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Dave Made a Maze

7. Dave Made a Maze

Comedy Adventure Horror Fantasy Rescue Mission Adventure
6.3
20171h 21min

Overview

Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.

Themes

Unfinished artist pursuit, Booby traps danger, Maze confinement, Rescue mission dynamics, Creatures inside maze, Frustration fuels maze

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Little Evil

8. Little Evil

Horror Comedy Dark Comedy Supernatural Horror
5.7
20171h 34min

Overview

Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

Themes

Parental responsibility under danger, External scrutiny via rumor, Cult influence through secrecy, Marital trust via deception, Family stress through fear, Uncertainty via hidden danger

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Netflix
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Annabelle: Creation

9. Annabelle: Creation

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5
20171h 50min

Overview

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

Themes

Deception through impersonation, Demon possession threat, Care for orphans under strain, Protective guardianship under threat, Haunting within domestic space, Rituals as defense

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Amazon Video
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Wish Upon

10. Wish Upon

Horror Thriller Fantasy Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.1
20171h 31min

Overview

A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.

Themes

"movie: wish upon. genres: horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Fantasy main themes: magic, Wish fulfillment, Magic, Wish fulfillment full keywords list: magic, Wish fulfillment. concept analysis: the film explores the dangerous allure of power and the consequences of unchecked desires. it serves as a cautionary tale about the cost of pursuing personal gain at the expense of others, Highlighting themes of grief, Loss, And the inescapable nature of fate."

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