THEME EXPLORATION

haunted village

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Suicide Forest Village
Suicide Forest Village
2021 · Takashi Shimizu
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak
2015 · Guillermo del Toro
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore isolated communities with disturbing rituals and ancestral hauntings that permeate entire villages.

 Robert Eggers United States

His atmospheric works including 'The Witch' and 'The Lighthouse' capture the psychological dread and supernatural terror embedded in isolated, insular communities.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

Director of 'Ju-On' and 'The Grudge,' his films center on cursed spaces and villages haunted by vengeful spirits that consume anyone who enters.