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Looking for movies that combine religion mythology and supernatural elements
After watching The Omen a while back and recently watching The First Omen, I realized I rather like media that combines supernatural elements and religious mythology. Not that I am religious myself but I seem to like religion with a supernatural twist.
Like Supernatural the TV show but in movie format.
Are there really good moves that live in this venn diagram? They don't necessarily have to be horror but that's just what I have come across so far.
Constantine would fit the criteria, Keanu Reeves as a not quite comic accurate version of the exorcist/demon hunter/occult detective who comes in because someone has found and stolen the Spear of Destiny aka the spear that pierced Christ's side. (They act like everyone knows this name in the movie but it was not covered in Catholic School as a child )
Will add that the Lucifer TV show is also an excellent use of this genre but I acknowledge it isn't on point for the recs you're looking for
Me and Mr. Alpaca recently watched a movie called Sinners. It's a vampire movie that is being advertised as pretty straightforward horror, but it actually has some elements of music, religion, and historical racial tension in it. I'm a big fan of Supernatural and I think other fans of Supernatural who have matured a bit would greatly appreciate it.
I'm wondering if perhaps American Gods fits this description. It's a fantastic show with amazing visuals and shows all the different creeds and beliefs reflected in human form (such as Odin) rallying to prepare for war against the new gods.
uhm... the movies from the Conjuring universe should fit your description even if they tend to be more about religion than supernatural.
For a more lightweighted story, maybe "Good Omens", the first season i quite enjoyable in my opinion.