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THEME EXPLORATION

ghosts and supernatural

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Il fantasma di Sodoma
Il fantasma di Sodoma
1988 · Lucio Fulci
Le Revenant
Le Revenant
1903 · Georges Méliès
How to Haunt a House
How to Haunt a House
1999 · Aaron Blaise
The Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion
2003 · Rob Minkoff
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'The Third Person' explore the liminal spaces between the living and dead with profound emotional depth and philosophical questioning.

Ari Aster → United States

Films such as 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' blend psychological horror with supernatural elements to examine grief, family trauma, and inherited darkness.

Guillermo del Toro → Mexico

His visually stunning works like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' weave supernatural creatures and ghostly presences into intimate human narratives about loss and wonder.

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