THEME EXPLORATION

abandoned sanatorium

9 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
January Stories
January Stories
2024 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Session 9
Session 9
2001 · Brad Anderson
The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire
1923 · Frank Borzage
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
2011 · Declan O'Brien
Cold Prey
Cold Prey
2006 · Roar Uthaug
Dark Woods
Dark Woods
2003 · Pål Øie
Exeter
Exeter
2015 · Marcus Nispel
The Pack
The Pack
1977 · Robert Clouse
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
2025 · Nathan Crooker & Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical approach to decay and human suffering in films like 'Stalker' captures the metaphysical dread of abandoned institutional spaces.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist exploration of institutional horror and psychological deterioration creates haunting atmospheres reminiscent of decaying sanitariums.