‘Nosferatu,’ starring Lily-Rose Depp, pays tribute to the occultism of the original 1922 film, which is filled with esoteric themes and has an unusual story behind its creation. Robert Eggers’ ...

Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

Occult films often link their nefarious demonic forces to marginalized people—common tropes include Indigenous graveyards, witchy women consorting with devils, evil bloodsucking ambiguously Jewish ...