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THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural underworld

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018 · Park Jung-hoon
Le Cake-walk infernal
Le Cake-walk infernal
1903 · Georges Méliès
Bad Seed
Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
1992 · John Landis
Left for Dead
Left for Dead
2007 · Albert Pyun
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
Yakuza Apocalypse
Yakuza Apocalypse
2015 · Takashi Miike
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro → Mexico

He masterfully blends Gothic supernatural elements with dark underworld mythology, as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy.

David Lynch → United States

He creates surreal, nightmarish underworlds populated by supernatural and otherworldly entities that blur reality and the paranormal.

Ari Aster → United States

He explores occult rituals, pagan supernatural forces, and hidden dark worlds with visceral horror in films like Hereditary and Midsommar.

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