THEME EXPLORATION

haunted buildings

31 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
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
2005 · Terry Gilliam
The Burning Court
The Burning Court
1962 · Julien Duvivier
7 note in nero
7 note in nero
1977 · Lucio Fulci
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
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
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
Apartment 143
Apartment 143
2011 · Carles Torrens
Cold Prey
Cold Prey
2006 · Roar Uthaug
Dark Woods II
Dark Woods II
2015 · Pål Øie
Haunted Changi
Haunted Changi
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
High Spirits
High Spirits
1988 · Neil Jordan
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
Other
Other
2025 · David Moreau
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark
1995 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Presencias
Presencias
2022 · Luis Mandoki
Scared
Scared
2005 · Pakphum Wongjinda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Crimson Peak' and 'The Devil's Backbone' masterfully weave gothic atmosphere with haunted architecture as central to supernatural storytelling.

 Kirk Wise United States

'The Haunting' remains the definitive exploration of how a building's architecture and history can manifest as genuine supernatural terror.