THEME EXPLORATION

occult games

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
The Dead
The Dead
1987 · John Huston
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

Creates dreamlike worlds where occult imagery, hidden meanings, and mysterious supernatural forces lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality.

 Ari Aster USA

Modern visionary who constructs elaborate occult ceremonies and pagan rituals as central narrative devices in deeply unsettling horror films.