Luciferous (2015) movie poster

Luciferous

2015 ·1h 30m · ★ 4.2 (16)

In a high-rise apartment young parents Alex and Mahsa live with their seven-year-old daughter Mina. Everything about the family is completely normal, uncomfortably real: Their home, their jobs, her school, the way they hold and love each other. The line between fact and fiction is blurred because THEY ARE A REAL family. Until completely normal turns into what they fear the most. Alex's injury opens the door to a malevolent force that attacks and dismantles the family one person at a time: A violent aggressor determined to prove that possession is real, unconscionably disturbing and very different from how it's depicted in the movies.

Why it matters

A harrowing dive into real-world dread where supernatural horror invades the fragile fabric of an ordinary family’s life.

  • Unsettlingly authentic performances from a real family blur fiction and reality into a tense, documentary-like nightmare.
  • Eschews cliché possession tropes for a grounded, psychological approach that makes the threat feel intimate and plausible.
  • A slow-burning, claustrophobic atmosphere rooted in modern urban life, amplifying isolation and vulnerability.
  • For fans of intimate horror that trades spectacle for emotional ruin — think The Babadook meets The Exorcist’s quieter corners.

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
71
Supernatural
80
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
85
Survival
33
FamilyFound FootageHaunting

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization

Phobia triggers

Religious Imagery

TMDB Keywords

poltergeist

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