THEME EXPLORATION

occult archaeology

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
The Dead
The Dead
1987 · John Huston
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Inferno
Inferno
1980 · Dario Argento
The Keep
The Keep
1983 · Michael Mann
When a River Becomes the Sea
When a River Becomes the Sea
2025 · Pere Vilà Barceló
A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987 · Larry Cohen
Il gatto nero
Il gatto nero
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'Salò' and 'Canterbury Tales' excavate forbidden historical and mythological knowledge through transgressive imagery and ritualistic symbolism.

 Lucio Fulci Italy

His supernatural horror films like 'The Beyond' and 'City of the Living Dead' present archaeological sites and cursed locations as gateways to occult dimensions and ancient curses.