Movies and TvShows featuring "ritual-sacrifice" theme.
The Crimson Rivers is a gripping TV show that follows a murder investigation led by a male-female police partnership. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a dark secret society with neo-Nazi ties and a disturbing religious cult involved in ritual murders and sacrifices. With a series of attempted murders and a mysterious hunting accident, the detectives race against time to unravel the truth and stop the culprits before more lives are lost.
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between Aliens and Predators. As they explore an ancient pyramid, they inadvertently awaken an Alien queen and become trapped. With the help of a lone Predator, the surviving humans must fight to escape as the Aliens multiply. They discover that the Predators have been visiting Earth for centuries, using humans as hosts for the Aliens in a hunt. The survivors must ensure the Predators succeed in their hunt to prevent the Aliens from spreading further.
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On Purge Night, while securing Charlie's home, Leo discovers a betrayal within their ranks. Leo guides Charlie to safety and they are rescued by Joe and Marcos. They are pursued by Purgers and must rely on the help of the Crips gang. They find refuge with the anti-Purge movement led by Dante Bishop. After a series of confrontations, Charlie wins the presidency and begins her plan to end Purge Night.
Cannibal Holocaust is a controversial found-footage film that follows a film crew's tragic expedition in the Amazon rainforest. It explores themes of brutality, violence, and culture clash as they encounter a cannibalistic tribe and face horrifying acts of cruelty.
An ancient Egyptian princess named Ahmanet, who made a pact with Set, the god of death, to gain power, is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert after being buried alive for centuries. With malevolence grown over millennia, she seeks to unleash chaos and terror upon the world. U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton and archaeologist Jenny Halsey must stop Ahmanet before she achieves her goal of resurrecting Set and ruling over humanity. Along the way, they encounter undead slaves, supernatural powers, and a hidden secret organization dedicated to containing evil forces.
When a young American dancer joins a renowned ballet academy in Berlin, she discovers a coven of witches running the school. As she uncovers the dark secrets of the academy, supernatural events unfold, leading to a disturbing climax.
Children of the Stones is a TV show about a group of scientists who arrive in a small British village and discover a mysterious stone circle with strange powers. As they investigate the stones, they uncover a plot by a pagan cult to gain control over the world through terrifying mind control techniques. The show follows the scientists' race against time to unravel the secrets of the stones and save themselves and the villagers from the cult's sinister plans.
Uqbar, the father of a family, is disturbed in his desolate house by three mysterious creatures. They will order him to organize a delicious banquet in exchange for a better life for his family.
In 1987 Poland, a police officer infiltrates a remote monastery to investigate mysterious disappearances and discovers a shocking truth about the clergy. Marek, posing as a clergyman, delves into monastic life to unravel the mystery behind the tormented inmates' vanishing acts. As he digs deeper, Marek realizes that there is no escape from the dark secrets hidden within the monastery.
A little boy goes missing during a thunderstorm in Spain, and his family is haunted by his ghost. They uncover a dark secret involving a cult and a ritual sacrifice of children.
John Safran vs God is an eight-part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on SBS TV of Australia in 2004. It has been described in a media release as "John Safran's most audacious project yet". It had a much more serious tone than Safran's previous work Music Jamboree. The show was released by Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions and SBS Independent, was co-written with Mark O'Toole, directed by Craig Melville, and produced by Selin Yaman. The series won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Comedy Series. The show's opening theme is Hate Priest by the band Mozart on Crack. The opening sequence features John in a black suit breaking out of a patch of black scorched earth with his bare hands during a thunderstorm. The words "when the thousand years are over Satan will be released from his prison" are spoken in a low pseudo-ominous voice.
When a man moves into an old mansion, he accidentally unleashes a group of demon creatures known as Ghoulies. As the Ghoulies wreak havoc, the man must find a way to stop them before it's too late.
While on vacation in Thailand, a couple wakes up with no memory of the previous night and discover a video of the husband killing his wife. As they try to unravel the mystery, they find themselves trapped in a web of hallucinations, ritual sacrifice, and supernatural forces.
When a hitman is hired to kill three targets, he soon uncovers a horrifying secret that connects them all. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
A detective investigates a series of ritualistic murders in New York City and uncovers a cult engaged in child sacrifice. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he becomes entangled in a web of occult practices and must confront his own demons.
A witch with an insatiable appetite to gain power and beauty aims to sacrifice 16 men to attain her goal.
A murder investigation leads a detective back to her hometown where she confronts shocking family secrets and a local myth that may hold the key to the killer's identity.
Struggling with writer's block, an aspiring author becomes obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful muse who pushes him to the edge of sanity. As his obsession intensifies, he discovers the dark secret behind her enchanting allure and finds himself entangled in a deadly ritual sacrifice. Can he escape her clutches before it's too late?
The seemingly perfect life of a small-town family is shattered when their teenage son disappears after becoming involved with a satanic cult.