THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural curse

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · David F. Sandberg
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Dead
The Dead
1987 · John Huston
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village
1996 · Kon Ichikawa
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Terence Fisher
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm
1988 · Ken Russell
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Le Puits fantastique
Le Puits fantastique
1903 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore generational curses and supernatural dread through intimate family trauma and ritualistic horror.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

He masterfully crafted the Ju-On franchise, which defines the supernatural curse subgenre with an unstoppable, transferable vengeful spirit.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like Crimson Peak and Pan's Labyrinth weave supernatural curses into gothic narratives where past sins haunt the present.