THEME EXPLORATION

abandoned asylum

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
January Stories
January Stories
2024 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor
1963 · Samuel Fuller
Mantrap
Mantrap
1953 · Terence Fisher
The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire
1923 · Frank Borzage
The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin
1976 · Bertrand Tavernier
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
2011 · Declan O'Brien
Cold Prey
Cold Prey
2006 · Roar Uthaug
Dark Woods
Dark Woods
2003 · Pål Øie
Horrors of Malformed Men
Horrors of Malformed Men
1969 · Teruo Ishii
The Nurse in the Military Madhouse
The Nurse in the Military Madhouse
1979 · Mariano Laurenti
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
2025 · Nathan Crooker & Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' delve into psychological deterioration and institutional confinement with visceral imagery.

 Ari Aster USA

His horror works explore trauma, isolation, and the breakdown of the human psyche in confined, nightmarish settings.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His intense psychological dramas examine mental anguish and societal alienation through claustrophobic, nightmarish environments.