THEME EXPLORATION

blood rituals

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

Contemporary filmmaker obsessed with cultic imagery and blood sacrifice as seen in 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar', and 'Babbadook'-adjacent horror mythology.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Explores ritualistic violence, sacrifice, and the intersection of faith with bodily transgression in films like 'Antichrist' and 'Breaking the Waves'.