THEME EXPLORATION

cursed towns

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Julien Duvivier
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 · Terence Fisher
Evil Dead
Evil Dead
2013 · Fede Álvarez
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava
My Second Brother
My Second Brother
1959 · Shohei Imamura
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take
2010 · Wes Craven
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2014 · Christophe Gans
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
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1998 · Takashi Shimizu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films like Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive explore decay, darkness, and psychological corruption embedded within seemingly ordinary American towns.

 Ari Aster United States

His films Hereditary and Midsommar depict communities and families bound by supernatural curses and dark historical secrets that manifest through ritualistic violence.