THEME EXPLORATION

serial murder

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
L’Assassin habite au 21
L’Assassin habite au 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Phobia
Phobia
1980 · John Huston
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Tenebrae
Tenebrae
1982 · Dario Argento
Barbe-bleue
Barbe-bleue
1901 · Georges Méliès
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
School Girl Killer
School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
1968 · Henry Hathaway
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes
2000 · Kenji Kodama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Na Hong-jin South Korea

Explores the blurred line between hunter and hunted in violent, morally complex thrillers.

 David Fincher United States

Masterfully explores serial murder psychology through meticulous visual storytelling in films like Se7en and Zodiac, examining both killer and investigator obsession.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Confronts audiences with the disturbing reality of violence and murder through provocative narratives that challenge viewer complicity and desensitization.