THEME EXPLORATION

cursed creature

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Jeepers Creepers 3

Jeepers Creepers 3
2017 · Victor Salva

Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott

Forest of the Damned

Forest of the Damned
2005 · Johannes Roberts

Island of Terror

Island of Terror
1966 · Terence Fisher

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Julien Duvivier

Demons 2
1986 · Dario Argento

Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava

The Host
2006 · Bong Joon-ho

Une Nuit terrible

Une Nuit terrible
1896 · Georges Méliès

Troll
2022 · Roar Uthaug

Dog Soldiers
2002 · Neil Marshall

The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins

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1998 · Takashi Shimizu

Creepy Crawly
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon & Pakphum Wongjinda

Dead Before Dawn

Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen

Devil Beneath
2023 · Luke Sparke

Djinn
2013 · Tobe Hooper

Ghost Lantern
1993 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Howling
2012 · Yoo Ha

Kaidan
2007 · Hideo Nakata

Kraken
2025 · Nikolay Lebedev

Kraken
2026 · Pål Øie

Poison Sangga: The Homewrecker's Curse

Poison Sangga: The Homewrecker's Curse
2024 · Rizal Mantovani

The Accursed
2010 · Adrián García Bogliano

The Beast Below

The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He consistently explores sympathetic monsters and cursed beings caught between worlds, treating them as tragic protagonists rather than villains.

David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films often feature protagonists transformed into cursed creatures, examining the psychological and physical anguish of unwilling metamorphosis.