I must admit, I've always had a fascination with the occult and cults/ paganism..

What are some of your fave shows (movies and TV) on the subject/s?

As I've said before at this site, The Wicker Man is one of my all time favourite films. Now there's a cult classic.

There are too many for me list (I loved The Exorcist, The Omen 1 and 2, and Rosemary's Baby) but fairly recently I loved seeing The Ninth Gate.

Now many people panned this film, but I enjoyed how the books themselves sort of became the protagonist (its the books themselves that held my attention the most what with me being something of an antiquarian). I liked, it's tongue-in-cheekiness (horror refs), the use of music, and its nods to classic noir (sometimes ridiculous).

But I was also intrigued my Depp's character's spiritual journey. I could identify with his insatiable curiosity. He was an unbeliever, but it was a journey of spiritual awakening. He found "faith" on the way; faith that the world is more than it seems. All part of the plan as he was led and helped along the way by supernatural forces. It took a familiar spiritual quest, but where in most lit/films it involves someone finding God, in this it's finding the Devil.
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