History of the Occult

History of the Occult
Promotional release poster
Directed byCristian Ponce
Written byCristian Ponce
Produced byPedro Saieg
Starring
  • Germán Baudino
  • Nadia Lozano
  • Agustín Recondo
  • Casper Uncal
  • Iván Esquerré
  • Héctor Ostrofsky
Cinematography
  • Franco Cerana
  • Camilo Giordano
Music byMarcelo Cataldo
Production
company
Tangram Cine
Distributed byFilmSharks
Release date
  • 8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) (MOTELX)
Running time
82 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
LanguageSpanish

History of the Occult (Spanish: Historia de lo Oculto) is a 2020 thriller horror film written and directed by Cristian Ponce in his feature directorial debut. An international co-production between Argentina and Mexico, the film is presented as the final episode of a fictional 1980s Argentine television news program titled 60 Minutos Antes de la Medianoche ("60 Minutes Before Midnight"), during which the show's journalists attempt to expose a conspiracy that connects their government to a mysterious corporation that practices black magic.

History of the Occult premiered at MOTELX (Lisbon International Horror Film Festival) in Portugal on 8 September 2020, and was made available for streaming on Netflix in Spain and Latin America on 15 October 2021.