ancestral curses

Aster explores inherited trauma and familial curses through psychological horror, most notably in 'Hereditary' where generational darkness literally haunts descendants.

Miike frequently interrogates cursed bloodlines and karmic consequences across genres, particularly in works like 'Audition' and his yakuza films examining cycles of violence.

Del Toro weaves ancestral sins and gothic family curses throughout his filmography, using magical realism to explore how the past devours the present in films like 'Crimson Peak' and 'The Devil's Backbone'.