ancestral curses

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar meticulously explore how ancestral trauma and familial curses manifest across generations through psychological and supernatural horror.

The Wailing and her horror work examine how curses and ancestral sins create cycles of violence and suffering that trap families in patterns of inherited guilt.

His films including Thirst and The Handmaiden intricately weave themes of ancestral curses, karmic retribution, and generational sins into narratives of psychological complexity.