THEME EXPLORATION

blood rituals

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · Luis Buñuel
La terza madre
La terza madre
2007 · Dario Argento
The European Showerbath
The European Showerbath
2004 · Peter Greenaway
Go! Go! Go! World
Go! Go! Go! World
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
Sürü
Sürü
1978 · Yílmaz Güney
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Agitator
Agitator
2001 · Takashi Miike
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire
1985 · Ricky Lau
My Dearest Assassin
My Dearest Assassin
2026 · Taweewat Wantha
Ouija
Ouija
2007 · Topel Lee
Penumbra
Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano
The Wound
The Wound
2017 · John Trengove
Winter Brothers
Winter Brothers
2017 · Hlynur Pálmason
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

He explores bodily transformation and violation as ritualistic transgression, treating blood and flesh as sites of horrifying metamorphosis and rebirth.

 George P. Cosmatos Canada/Peru

His films depict blood rituals within occult and mystical frameworks, using visceral imagery to explore spiritual corruption and ceremonial darkness with hypnotic intensity.