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poster The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron
(3.3/5)
2mn - Fantasy, Horror
A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.
poster The Red Spectre
The Red Spectre
(3.3/5)
8mn - Fantasy
A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.
poster The Genii of Fire
The Genii of Fire
4mn - Drama, Fantasy
Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.
poster The Pillar of Fire
The Pillar of Fire
1mn - Fantasy
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an an…
poster The Diabolical Church Window
The Diabolical Church Window
7mn - Fantasy
Here we have an old scholar/alchemist brooding over a book, challenged by the devil, and going through the familiar sorcery to create a woman by throwing pieces of clothing against a stain-glass church wi…
poster Faust in the Underworld
Faust in the Underworld
7mn - Fantasy
The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges Méliès' early cinematic treatment likely got away with sim…
poster The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle
(3.4/5)
3mn - Fantasy, Horror
In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.
poster The Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi
2mn - Crime, Fantasy
A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts a curse on him.
poster The Firefall
The Firefall
3mn - Fantasy
A magic show.
poster The Bewitched Trunk
The Bewitched Trunk
3mn - Fantasy
A medieval magician performs a magic show involving a long ornate trunk in which he makes his assistants appear, disappear, and transform into other people.
poster The Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern
5mn - Fantasy
Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends, they open up the lantern to reveal a group of dancing girl…
poster A Miracle Under the Inquisition
A Miracle Under the Inquisition
2mn - Fantasy, Drama
An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.
poster The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword
3mn - Fantasy, Romance
On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome. The Knight commands her to leave, and when he is about …
poster Faust
Faust
18mn - Drama, Fantasy
Dr Faust is continually obsessed with his quest for knowledge and absolute pleasure. One day, the demon Mephistopheles appears to him in his study in human guise and offers him a deal: a lifetime of total…
poster The Treasures of Satan
The Treasures of Satan
3mn - Horror, Fantasy
The setting of this fantastic scene represents the hall of an old chateau in which a miser has locked up seven large bags containing his wealth. Satan, who has made his way into the chateau, puts the seve…
poster An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid
14mn - Drama
A young maiden is seduced by a charming traveling peddler who persuades her to steal from her host family in order to repay his gambling debts.
poster Legend of a Ghost
Legend of a Ghost
15mn - Fantasy, Horror
A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghost appearing compels her to remain. He explains to the …
poster The Enchanted Well
The Enchanted Well
3mn - Fantasy
A witch curses a town's well.
poster It's a Greek Life
It's a Greek Life
(2.6/5)
7mn - Animation
Mercury, the winged messenger, drops his sandals off with a centaur to be repaired. The centaur, who has coveted wings to the extent that he's used a couple ducks to help him fly, takes the sandals for a …
poster Cupid
Cupid
83mn - Horror
When a practicing witch is viciously humiliated by mean girls at school, she summons the dark spirit of Cupid for revenge, but this Valentine's Day nightmare brings forth not a cherub of love, but a winge…
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