Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved.

In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a go-getting reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery 'Ghost Rider'.
In Ghost Rider, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “demon‑biker pact”. The story fights on E8/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing faith, mortality, power.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)E8/E13 · rare rung · faith, power
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Underworld: Awakening (2012)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Eragon (2006)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Hellboy (2019)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Mortal Kombat (1995)E8/E13 · rare rung · powerThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Constantine (2005)consciousness in monsters · supernatural underworld
Fistful of Vengeance (2022)consciousness in monsters · mythic qi‑war
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023)consciousness in monsters · hollywood demon-fantasy
The Keep (1983)consciousness in monsters · haunted citadel
Wizards (1977)consciousness in monsters · post‑apocalyptic fantasy realm
Beowulf (2007)consciousness in monsters · mythic mead‑hallThe same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)consciousness in aliens · faith, mortality
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)consciousness in aliens · mortality, power
Wrath of the Titans (2012)consciousness carried elsewhere · mortality, power
Mazinger Z: Infinity (2017)consciousness in machines · mortality, power
Dogma (1999)consciousness carried elsewhere · faith, mortality
Blade Runner (1982)consciousness in machines · mortality, power