THEME EXPLORATION

telephonic terror

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1963 · Mario Bava
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Child's Play
Child's Play
1988 · Tom Holland
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
1994 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma USA

His thriller 'Blow Out' and 'Dressed to Kill' use telephone communication as a device for psychological terror and voyeuristic dread.

 Takashi Miike Japan

His work in 'Audition' and other films explores the terror of unwanted contact and the vulnerability created through communications technology.