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Following the film's premiere, a string of other films focusing on Satan worshippers and black magic appeared, including The Brotherhood of Satan, Mark of the Devil, Black Noon, and Blood on Satan's Claw.
The film has been parodied in numerous works since its 1968 release, including Mad Magazine ("Rosemia's Boo-Boo", issue #124, January 1969) and The Realist ("Rosemerica's Baby", No. 93, August 1972).
References to the film can also be found in innumerable other works in various forms of media. The hardcore punk band Rosemary's Babies took the pluralized version of the title as a statement of their horror film influences. Deep Purple's "Why Didn't Rosemary?", a song about a girl who became pregnant because she "didn't take the pill," was loosely based on the plot. It was written by the band after they saw the film earlier that day, and appeared on their 1969 album, Deep Purple.
Audio from the film was sampled in the song "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" by Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, featuring the baby's cries. The song "In My Grave" by the NY Ska-Core band Choking Victim also featured samples from the film.
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