THEME EXPLORATION

occult

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster

Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas

Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini

The Dead
1987 · John Huston

The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher

Inferno
1980 · Dario Argento

Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès

Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou

Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett

Longlegs
2024 · Osgood Perkins

Kill List
2011 · Ben Wheatley

Oddity
2024 · Damian McCarthy

Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne

Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua

Necronomicon
1993 · Christophe Gans

Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano

Tenants
2018 · Chava Cartas

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Topel Lee

Visually striking horror that blends supernatural dread with modern Filipino sensibilities and atmospheric tension.

Ari Aster United States

Contemporary horror director who explores occult practices, pagan rituals, and folk spirituality with meticulous visual design and deeply unsettling psychological depth.