THEME EXPLORATION

curse and supernatural consequence

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · David F. Sandberg
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village
1996 · Kon Ichikawa
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Terence Fisher
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm
1988 · Ken Russell
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Le Puits fantastique
Le Puits fantastique
1903 · Georges Méliès
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper
Art of the Devil 3
Art of the Devil 3
2008 · Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew
Grave Halloween
Grave Halloween
2013 · Steven R. Monroe
Long Weekend
Long Weekend
2013 · Taweewat Wantha
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998 · Russell Mulcahy
The Chanting: Revisited
The Chanting: Revisited
2018 · Rizal Mantovani
The Sleep Curse
The Sleep Curse
2017 · Herman Yau
The Tomb
The Tomb
2006 · Frank Miller
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films explore inherited trauma and supernatural dread as manifestations of familial curses and occult consequences that haunt bloodlines.

 Takashi Miike Japan

He masterfully blends Japanese folklore with visceral horror to examine how curses perpetuate across generations through supernatural retribution and karmic consequences.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His gothic narratives intertwine supernatural curses with historical trauma, using magical realism to explore how dark forces bind characters to inescapable fates.