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Why scary movies keep borrowing ideas from religion

NPR | By Deena Prichep

Published October 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM CDT

From exorcisms to demons, when it comes to creeping out audiences, directors often turn to religion. For some filmmakers, spirituality provides bewitching mix of the mundane and the supernatural.

Deena Prichep

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