THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural encounter

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar intensely explore supernatural horror through family trauma and ritualistic dread.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He consistently weaves supernatural elements into gothic narratives, most powerfully in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterful slow-burn supernatural films like Cure and Séance create haunting encounters that blur reality and the paranormal.