First prophecythe sixth film in the classic horror saga. He reimagines evil from a completely different perspective than his predecessors. What might happen if the diabolical, as conceived in the script by Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas, manifested itself in a seeming miracle. It’s a perspective that turns the prequel to the 1976 classic into a new reflection on the horrific element that made the franchise famous. Much more, when he delves into the fact that not every seemingly supernatural event is necessarily divine.
Of course, director Arkasha Stevenson’s film doesn’t have a new premise. Cinema has devoted a lot of time and interest to stories in which the horrific is ambiguous and dangerous. There is much more that takes on the aspect of goodness and even hides behind the outwardly good and sacred fact. Which allows the genre to reflect on more than just the nature of what we consider evil, dark or sinister. At the same time, in human nature itself, as a witness to circumstances for which it does not have the slightest explanation. This gives horror films the opportunity to feature all sorts of creepy and disturbing scenarios.
We leave you with five modern classic films that you can watch if you enjoyed The First Prophecy or just want to explore the type of twisted films that take the supernatural into account. About a nun who struggles with all her might to overcome horror that reaches the limits of religious fanaticism. The selection covers all the nuances of a curious type of argumentation that questions everything from sanity to faith. What unites them in one terrifying scenario.
Pray for the devil
Sister Anne (Jacqueline Byers) believes she has a special gift for exorcism. This was due to childhood trauma, which forced her to confront evil with her mother’s face. However, the nun has to deal with the prejudices of the Catholic Church.
This should demonstrate the extent to which what happened gives him a peculiar depth of knowledge about the old rites. Something that would allow him to bypass the restrictions of the dogma that only allows priests to perform ceremonial protocols. What ultimately happens when a girl who is the victim of an obsession… show Anne that the old evil that already killed her mother is coming back to find her.
Daniel Stamm’s film is not limited to a story about obsession. At the same time, questions are asked about what is sacred and how it is manifested. Gothic aesthetics and a well-constructed plot. is a new classic of the genre that raises difficult questions about faith.
Ritual
Adapted from Matt Baglio’s book and starring Anthony Hopkins, it takes an unusual look at the diabolical. Here it is: the Gary Thomas way, He became the first priest authorized to perform exorcisms in North America.
And all this thanks to a series of horrifying events that turned his knowledge into a demonstration of the – obvious – truth of the supernatural in our world. Mikael Hofström’s film tells the same story as the original material. But it also asks some uncomfortable questions about how our culture understands the unknown.
When father Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue) discovers that the property is more than just myths, he will have to face his fear. Much more when your mentor Father Lucas Trevant (Hopkins) becomes the target of an unexplained entity.
Exorcism at the Vatican
What would happen if the Holy See could definitively prove the existence of demons? This film by Mark Neveldine not only brings this premise to an urban setting, but also moves away from genre clichés to ponder unfamiliar themes. This forces him to show how obsession can begin in the midst of everyday events.
But the most interesting thing about Exorcism at the Vatican, is to delve into the popular belief that, in fact, the Catholic Church has ample evidence of such events. He even maintains a special file to investigate possible consequences and situations involving alleged victims.
One of them, Angela Holmes (Olivia Taylor Dudley), also offers the opportunity to analyze the behavior of a possible possessed person in all its extremes. But things will get worse when priestly curiosity surrounds Angela, This will cause a terrifying phenomenon on a large scale.
Demonic
But terror also showed the possibility that evil, has no divine or infernal roots, but is completely inexplicable. As is the case with this film by Brian Bertino, in which two brothers return to the family farm where they grew up to look after their father, who is about to die. What will prompt them to perform a ritual that allows them not only to soothe the pain, but also to bid farewell to the deceased in a fitting manner.
What they don’t expect is that what seemed like an old tradition will turn into something worse that will end up haunting them until they go crazy. Demonicdescribes step by step the events surrounding what appears to be a supernatural event.
But besides this, he reflects on evil in such a cynical age as ours. His scenes make the film increasingly uncomfortable and frightening. Especially because it makes clear that no one is immune to what might happen in the midst of an event for which science has no explanation.
Saint Maud
Maud (Morfydd Clark, from The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power), a nurse who experienced a traumatic event. Alone to give my life to the church and become a devout believer. However, what begins as an act of faith becomes something more sinister when the character loses control over his actions. Also, when he starts caring for Amanda (Jennifer Ehle), is a retired dancer and decides that the best thing he can do is make her understand faith in his own way.
Between delirium and horror, Saint Maud becomes a harrowing look at the limits of fanaticism. At the same time, let’s take a look at how the supernatural is understood in our time. Ultimately, this will be a slippery slope in which the caregiver and patient They confront each other in the midst of the latter’s attempt to keep her alive.
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