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Why scary movies keep borrowing ideas from religion

NPR | By Deena Prichep
Published October 30, 2026 at 2:34 PM MST

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.

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