THEME EXPLORATION

demonic pregnancy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Stephen Hopkins
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Romance
Romance
1999 · Catherine Breillat
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge
1958 · Claude Chabrol
Le Refuge (Hideaway
Le Refuge (Hideaway
2009 · François Ozon
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
1973 · Jacques Demy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

His masterpiece 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968) is the definitive exploration of demonic pregnancy, depicting a woman's paranoia and loss of bodily autonomy in a nightmarish conspiracy.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Brood' and 'Videodrome' explore themes of corrupted reproduction and parasitic violation that parallel demonic pregnancy anxieties.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative work, particularly 'Salò' and his other transgressive films, engages with profane desecration and corruption of the body as spiritual violation.