THEME EXPLORATION

blood curses

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Brave
Brave
2012 · Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Moana
Moana
2016 · Ron Clements and John Musker
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
Die Ruckkehr
Die Ruckkehr
1990 · Margarethe von Trotta
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava
Le Puits fantastique
Le Puits fantastique
1903 · Georges Méliès
Sürü
Sürü
1978 · Yílmaz Güney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Takashi Miike Japan

Explores ancestral curses and blood vengeance with visceral intensity in films like 'Audition' and 'Ichi the Killer', blending supernatural dread with extreme body horror.

 Ari Aster United States

Crafts intricate narratives of familial curses and generational trauma with meticulous visual storytelling in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar'.