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 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.

[1] History of the Occult premiered at MOTELX (Lisbon International Horror Film Festival) in Portugal on 8 September 2020,[2] and was made available for streaming on Netflix in Spain and Latin America on 15 October 2021.

[4] History of the Occult had its world premiere at MOTELX (Lisbon International Horror Film Festival) in Portugal on 8 September 2020.

[5] Andrew Mack of Screen Anarchy called the film "a thinking person's horror thriller, not one for idle minds.