As you're reading through this list of the best horror movies about cults, please don't drink the Kool-Aid. This list ranks the scariest movies about cults and conspiracies, with the help of your votes. Do you have a favorite scary movie about a cult? The most recent example of a good cult horror movie is 2016's The Invitation, which finds the main character Will at a creepy dinner party hosted by his ex-wife.
Other good horror movies about cult leaders include beloved classics like The Wicker Man and Children of the Corn. Modern scary movies about conspiracies and cults include V/H/S/2 and The Conspiracy, both of which happen to be found footage movies.
Vote up your favorite horror movies with cults below, and downvote any films you've seen but didn't really enjoy.
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18160The Wicker Man
Christopher Lee, Britt EklandReleased: 1973
Directed by: Robin Hardy
The Wicker Man is a 1973 British mystery horror film directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. The film stars Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Britt... more2
17188Children of the Corn
Linda Hamilton, Peter HortonReleased: 1984
Directed by: Fritz Kiersch
Children of the Corn is a 1984 supernatural horror film based upon the 1977 short story of the same name by Stephen King. Directed by Fritz Kiersch, the film stars Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton.... more- 316088
Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle RichardsReleased: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film... more - 412060
Suspiria
Joan Bennett, Alida ValliReleased: 1977
Directed by: Dario Argento
Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi, and co-produced by Claudio and Salvatore Argento. The film stars Jessica Harper as an... more - 515893
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn BurnsReleased: 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
This movie is a 1974 American slasher film, directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen,... more - 613476
The Evil Dead
Bruce Campbell, Sam RaimiReleased: 1981
Directed by: Sam Raimi
This film is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and executive produced by Raimi and Bruce Campbell, who also stars alongside Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker. This film... more - 714698
Midsommar
Florence Pugh, Jack ReynorReleased: 2019
Directed by: Ari Aster
Midsommar (Swedish for "Midsummer") is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. A couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend's rural hometown for its fabled mid-summer... more - 810157
The Invitation
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The Ninth Gate
Johnny Depp, Frank LangellaReleased: 1999
Directed by: Roman Polanski
The Ninth Gate is a 1999 French-Spanish-American thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. The film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas.... more - 109158
V/H/S/2
Adam Wingard, Mindy RobinsonReleased: 2013
Directed by: Gregg Hale, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Eduardo Sánchez, Gareth Evans
V/H/S/2 is a 2013 American anthology horror film. It features a series of found-footage shorts. It is the sequel to the film V/H/S. The sequel involves a largely different group of directors: Jason... more - 1111488
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Susan Sarandon, Tim CurryReleased: 1975
Directed by: Jim Sharman
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical horror comedy film by 20th Century Fox produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman and... more - 129672
Evil Dead II
Bruce Campbell, Kassie DePaivaReleased: 1987
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Evil Dead II is a 1987 American horror comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, a parody sequel to the 1981 film The Evil Dead. After Ash (Bruce Campbell) discovers an audiotape left by a college... more - 137248
The House of the Devil
Lena Dunham, Greta GerwigReleased: 2009
Directed by: Ti West
The House of the Devil is a 2009 horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, and Mary Woronov. It combines elements of both the slasher film and... more - 146239
The Black Cat
Boris Karloff, Bela LugosiReleased: 1934
Directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer
Not to be confused with the 1941 version also featuring Bela Lugosi. The Black Cat is a 1934 horror film that became Universal Pictures' biggest box office hit of the year. The picture was the first... more - 156243
Black Sunday
Barbara Steele, John RichardsonReleased: 1960
Directed by: Mario Bava
Black Sunday is a 1960 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava, from a screenplay by Ennio de Concini, Mario Serandrei and Marcello Coscia. The film stars Barbara Steele, John Richardson,... more - 16123108
The Blair Witch Project
Heather Donahue, Joshua LeonardReleased: 1999
Directed by: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American found footage horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company.... more - 175843
Night of the Demon
Dana Andrews, Peggy CumminsReleased: 1957
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Night of the Demon is a 1957 British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. An adaptation of the M. R. James story "Casting the Runes",... more - 184938
Race with the Devil
Peter Fonda, Warren OatesReleased: 1975
Directed by: Jack Starrett
Race with the Devil is a 1975 occult thriller and action film starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit and Lara Parker. This was the second of three films Fonda and Oates would star in... more - 195451
Kill List
MyAnna Buring, Ben CromptonReleased: 2011
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
This film is a 2011 British horror film directed by Ben Wheatley, co-written and co-edited with Amy Jump, and starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, and MyAnna Buring. When a British soldier returns... more - 205856
The Sacrament
Amy Seimetz, Joe SwanbergReleased: 2013
Directed by: Ti West
The Sacrament is a 2013 horror thriller film written and directed by Ti West.... more - 214237
Starry Eyes
Amanda Fuller, Nick SimmonsReleased: 2014
Directed by: Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kolsch
Starry Eyes is a 2014 horror film directed and written by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. The film had its world premiere on March 8, 2014 at South by Southwest and features Alex Essoe as a hopeful... more - 224546
Red State
John Goodman, Melissa LeoReleased: 2011
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Red State is a 2011 American independent action-adventure-thriller-horror film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, starring John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Michael Parks. For months, Smith maintained... more - 233534
The Seventh Victim
Kim Hunter, Tom ConwayReleased: 1943
Directed by: Mark Robson
The Seventh Victim is a 1943 horror and film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont, directed by Mark Robson, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio... more - 244346
The Devil Rides Out
Christopher Lee, Paul EddingtonReleased: 1968
Directed by: Terence Fisher
The Devil Rides Out, known as The Devil's Bride in the United States, is a 1968 British horror film, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley. It was written by Richard Matheson... more - 254042
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah PaulsonReleased: 2011
Directed by: Sean Durkin
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American drama thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a... more
