THEME EXPLORATION

monster mythology

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Q: The Winged Serpent
Q: The Winged Serpent
1982 · Larry Cohen
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
1957 · Roger Corman
Monster Ark
Monster Ark
2008 · Declan O'Brien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently blend monster mythology with dark fantasy, exploring the humanity within creatures and the monstrosity within humans, as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He reimagines the body itself as a site of monstrous transformation, merging biological horror with philosophical inquiry into what constitutes humanity and monstrosity.