THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural death curse

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · David F. Sandberg
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hideo Nakata Japan

His iconic 'Ring' franchise defines the supernatural death curse genre, exploring how cursed objects inexorably doom their victims.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He masterfully blends body horror with supernatural curses in films like 'Videodrome' and 'The Fly,' making the curse viscerally physical and inescapable.

 Ari Aster United States

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply explore inherited curses and supernatural family doom with psychological precision and dread.