THEME EXPLORATION

haunted institutions

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak
2015 · Guillermo del Toro
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
The Burning Court
The Burning Court
1962 · Julien Duvivier
Kino-Pravda No. 9
Kino-Pravda No. 9
1922 · Dziga Vertov
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
God's Crooked Lines
God's Crooked Lines
2022 · Oriol Paulo
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 Devil's Candy
The Devil's Candy
2016 · Sean Byrne
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
Anatomy 2
Anatomy 2
2003 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Asih 2
Asih 2
2020 · Rizal Mantovani
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
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
I Am
I Am
2009 · Igor Voloshin
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how trauma and grief haunt families and communities, creating atmospheric dread within intimate institutional spaces.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Works like The Shape of Water and Crimson Peak embed gothic supernatural elements within institutional settings, blending beauty with lingering dread.