THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Oculus
Oculus
2014 · Mike Flanagan
Mirage
Mirage
2018 · Oriol Paulo
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Stephen Hopkins
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
The Timekeepers of Eternity
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021 · Tom Holland
Soul Reaper
Soul Reaper
2024 · Sidharta Tata
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how supernatural forces and cultish manipulation psychologically devastate families and individuals.

 David Lynch United States

Lynch masterfully blends surrealism with psychological horror to examine how unseen supernatural and societal forces manipulate reality and human consciousness.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

The Ju-On series exemplifies how supernatural entities transcend logic and law to relentlessly manipulate and destroy those they haunt.