THEME EXPLORATION

cursed locations

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Howling Village
Howling Village
2020 · Takashi Shimizu
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
Mogambo
Mogambo
1953 · John Ford
Land O’ Lizards (, incomplete)*
Land O’ Lizards (, incomplete)*
1916 · Frank Borzage
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Julien Duvivier
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 · Terence Fisher
Dr. No
Dr. No
1962 · Terence Young
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava
L’Auberge ensorcelée
L’Auberge ensorcelée
1897 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar center on locations imbued with supernatural dread and familial curse that trap characters in inescapable horror.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

The Ju-On series defines the cursed location subgenre, featuring a house where a vengeful spirit is bound, spreading its curse to all who enter.

 Robert Eggers USA

His films The Lighthouse and The Witch use isolated, foreboding locations as characters themselves, exploring how cursed settings drive psychological and supernatural torment.