cursed artifacts

His films consistently explore objects imbued with dark supernatural power and historical trauma, most notably in *Crimson Peak* and *The Shape of Water*.

He obsessively examines how cursed or contaminated objects and artifacts transform and violate the human body in works like *Videodrome* and *The Fly*.

His horror films deeply engage with cursed Japanese artifacts and objects as vessels of supernatural vengeance, particularly in *Audition* and *One Missed Call*.