THEME EXPLORATION

occult cults

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
The Dead
The Dead
1987 · John Huston
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Inferno
Inferno
1980 · Dario Argento
The Keep
The Keep
1983 · Michael Mann
A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987 · Larry Cohen
Il gatto nero
Il gatto nero
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks explore hidden spiritual forces, fractured realities, and cult-like communities with dreamlike symbolism.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films like Salò and Canterbury Tales dissect ritualistic violence, sacrilegia, and the corruption of belief systems.