Wuchak
Unpleasant big city crime drama with Martin Sheen that morphs into sorcery-oriented horror
A widowed therapist (Martin Sheen) moves back to New York City to find himself assisting the NYPD in a series of slayings linked to a Caribbean Voodoo-like cult. Things get worse when he discovers they want his son for a human sacrifice. Helen Shaver plays his landlord and possible romantic interest.
The Believers (1987) is an adult-oriented crime drama that gets increasingly horrific. The plot and tone are akin to Wolfen (1981), albeit with the brujería cult replacing the super-wolves. Its leagues superior to the similar The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988).
The diabolic angle makes for some ugliness (e.g. death due to electric shock, s...