THEME EXPLORATION

nighttime terror

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1963 · Mario Bava
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
1994 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' transform nighttime anxieties about physical vulnerability and loss of control into visceral, terrifying cinema.

 Ari Aster United States

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' exploit darkness and daylight alike to create sustained psychological dread rooted in family trauma and existential terror.