Work cat.: The conjuring, 2013 (a paranormal film; the story of ghost hunters Lorraine and Ed Warren who help a family terrorized by an evil spirit in their mysterious farmhouse) (OCoLC)861372702

The best supernatural horror movies, ranked, via Ranker website, updated May 12, 2022, viewed on Aug. 11, 2022 (Some good supernatural horror movies involve ghostly hauntings while other good supernatural horror movies are about demons and devils; 1. The Conjuring: In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house's macabre history)

Horror film Wiki, Aug. 11, 2022: Genres > Paranormal films (The paranormal and the fear of the unknown is naturally a classic topic of horror. Gathering everything from ghost to demons and even witches, it is usually the part of horror cinema that gets the scariest; includes The Conjuring (2013))

Scariest paranormal films ever, via IMDb, Aug. 11, 2022 (7. The Conjuring (2013). Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse)

Wikipedia, Aug. 11, 2022 (Category:Paranormal films. Films about the paranormal, purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as beyond normal experience or scientific explanation; paranormal phenomena include extrasensory perception (ESP), telekinesis, ghosts, poltergeists, life after death, reincarnation, faith healing, human auras, and so forth; Category:Supernatural films. Films about supernatural fiction, a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world. In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy)

Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Aug. 11, 2022: paranormal (not scientifically explainable : supernatural) supernatural (1. of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe especially : of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil. 2 a: departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature. b: attributed to an invisible agent (such as a ghost or spirit)) occult (noun: matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them --used with "the"; adjective, 4. of or relating to the occult)

The best movies about the occult, via Ranker website, updated July 31, 2020, viewed on Aug. 11, 2022 (occult movies; occult films; movies about satanism, witchcraft, cults, and supernatural powers)

Supernatural films, via Filmsite website, Aug. 11, 2022: pt. 1 (Supernatural Films: These are films that have themes including gods or goddesses, ghosts, apparitions, spirits, miracles, and other similar ideas or depictions of extraordinary phenomena. They may be combined with other genres, including comedy, sci-fi, fantasy or horror. Interestingly however, until recently, supernatural films were usually presented in a comical, whimsical, or a romantic fashion, and were not designed to frighten the audience. There are also many hybrids that have combinations of fear, fantasy, horror, romance and comedy.)

Caputo, John D. What would Jesus deconstruct?, ©2007: p. 26 (the supernaturalist films of our day, like The Sixth Sense)

López, D. Films by genre, ©1993

Films that feature human characters that are often involved in the occult, witchcraft, spiritualism, psychic phenomena, vodou, etc., interacting with supernatural beings.

Established November 2022.