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The Church
Why this pick
A gothic, church-bound demon outbreak with priests, sacrilegious imagery, and the same pulpy late-1980s supernatural-horror energy as The Unholy.
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MOVIE1988 1h 42m USA
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The Exorcist III
Why this pick
Its Catholic setting, troubled clergy, and unnerving encounters with an apparently impossible evil closely echo The Unholy’s blend of faith, investigation, and menace.
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The Sentinel
Why this pick
A stylish occult chiller in which religious dread steadily intrudes on ordinary urban life, building toward a lurid supernatural confrontation.
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The Rite
Why this pick
It similarly follows a skeptical priest drawn into the practical and spiritual dangers of demonic possession, with an emphasis on Catholic ritual and escalating unease.
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Deliver Us from Evil
Why this pick
A hard-edged urban supernatural investigation pairing a police detective with a priest; its New York grime and demonic threat make a strong modern companion.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
While praying in St. Agnes church in New Orleans, Father Dennis is confronted by a demon taking the shape of a seductive woman. The woman tears his throat open, killing him. Several years later at a New Orleans hotel, Father Michael is called to talk to a man named Claude who is threatening to jump from the top floor of the building. When he offers Claude a cigarette, Michael is pulled out the window and falls to the ground. Inexplicably, he survives the fall without injury. After the incident, Michael is appointed to the St. Agnes parish by the Archbishop Mosely; the parish had been closed after Father Dennis's unsolved murder.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jill Carroll
Millie
Trevor Howard
Father Silva
Claudia Robinson
Teresa
Earleen Carey
Lucille
Ruben Rabasa
Father Dennis
Ben Cross
Father Michael
Ned Beatty
Lt. Stern
William Russ
Luke