THEME EXPLORATION

monster characters

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sniffles and the Bookworm
Sniffles and the Bookworm
1939 · Chuck Jones
Speaking of the Weather
Speaking of the Weather
1937 · Frank Tashlin
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
La Table tournante
La Table tournante
1988 · Jacques Demy
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
La Villa dei mostri
La Villa dei mostri
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Tony Richardson
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967 · Kon Ichikawa
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Mike Hodges
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016 · Osgood Perkins
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently blur the line between monster and humanity, portraying creatures with empathy and complexity in works like Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He explores the horror of bodily transformation and the monstrous as an extension of human vulnerability and mutation in films like The Fly and Videodrome.