THEME EXPLORATION

haunted apartment building

26 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak
2015 · Guillermo del Toro
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
2005 · Terry Gilliam
7 note in nero
7 note in nero
1977 · Lucio Fulci
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
The Look of Love
The Look of Love
2013 · Michael Winterbottom
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
1997 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Mirrors
Mirrors
2008 · Alexandre Aja
Winchester
Winchester
2018 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
Fragile
Fragile
2005 · Jaume Balagueró
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016 · Osgood Perkins
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 · Takashi Shimizu
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 · Neil Jordan
Oddity
Oddity
2024 · Damian McCarthy
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper
3 A.M. Part 2
3 A.M. Part 2
2014 · Isara Nadee & Putipong Saisikaew
Asih 2
Asih 2
2020 · Rizal Mantovani
Dark Woods II
Dark Woods II
2015 · Pål Øie
Haunted Changi
Haunted Changi
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore psychological haunting and familial trauma within enclosed spaces that trap characters in inescapable horror.

 Kirk Wise United States

His masterpiece The Haunting (1963) remains the definitive exploration of how a building itself becomes a malevolent character that preys on its inhabitants' minds.