What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedBeauty and the Demon
Aurora Ascher · Book
If you loved Beauty and the Demon, start with My Demon (Choi A-il, 2023) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 films, 3 series and 1 podcast, each matched to Beauty and the Demon across media.
What hooked you in Beauty and the Demon was the high-stakes tension between dark supernatural forces and the vulnerability of being trapped.
Films on the same thread
Beauty and the Beast
Film · 1946
Explores: Beauty and Ugliness, Inner Beauty, Redemption Through Love.
Like the captive coven leader in Beauty and the Demon, this classic tale explores the complex, unsettling power dynamic that develops between a human and a mysterious, dangerous entity.
KPop Demon Hunters
Film · 2025
Explores: Secret Identities, Supernatural Defense, Fame and Celebrity.
If the supernatural combat and hidden world-building of Beauty and the Demon kept you engaged, you will appreciate how these heroines balance their public lives with intense occult defense.
The Neon Demon
Nicolas Winding Refn · Film · 2016
Explores: Beauty Obsession, Youth and Vanity, Predatory Women.
Beauty and the Demon highlights the darker side of beauty, a theme echoed here as this film explores the predatory nature of vanity and the literal consumption of its victims.
Sleeping Beauty
Clyde Geronimi · Film · 1959
Explores: Good vs Evil, Fate vs Free Will, Sleeping Curse.
The feeling of helplessness against a malevolent sorcerer found in Beauty and the Demon resonates in this story of a princess caught in a lethal, magical curse.
Series on the same thread
My Demon
Choi A-il · Series · 2023
Shares a thread with Beauty and the Demon: Enemies to Lovers.
This series mirrors the forced proximity and supernatural entanglement of Beauty and the Demon, focusing on how a mortal woman gains leverage over a powerful, trapped demonic entity.
Lucifer
Tom Kapinos · Series · 2016
Shares a thread with Beauty and the Demon: Urban Fantasy.
Just as Beauty and the Demon delves into the intersection of human and underworld politics, this show explores the moral ambiguity of a supernatural ruler navigating the mortal world.
Lost Girl
M. A. Lovretta · Series · 2010
Shares a thread with Beauty and the Demon: Urban Fantasy.
If you enjoyed the coven politics in Beauty and the Demon, you will be drawn to this story of a renegade succubus who defies the rigid hierarchy of her clan.
Podcasts on the same thread
Beauty and the Beasts
Podcast
Explores: Skincare, Supernatural, Asian Folklore.
This podcast shares the thematic DNA of Beauty and the Demon by blending the visceral experience of horror with the aesthetic fixation on beauty rituals and supernatural lore.
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Common questions
Is Beauty and the Demon a standalone story?
Beauty and the Demon is the fifth book in the Hell Bent series. While it focuses on the leader of a Montreal coven held captive by a Necromancer, it is part of a larger ongoing narrative within the series.
What order should I read the Hell Bent series in to get to Beauty and the Demon?
Beauty and the Demon is the fifth installment in the Hell Bent series. To follow the overarching plot and character development correctly, you should read the four preceding books in the series before starting this title.
What is the primary conflict in Beauty and the Demon?
The central conflict in Beauty and the Demon involves the leader of a Montreal coven who finds herself held captive by a Necromancer. The story follows the consequences of this abduction within the Hell Bent series.
Does Beauty and the Demon conclude the Hell Bent series?
Beauty and the Demon is the fifth book in the Hell Bent series. It documents the specific struggle of a coven leader against a Necromancer, but it is not listed as the final book in the Hell Bent series.