THEME EXPLORATION

occult games

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Inferno
Inferno
1980 · Dario Argento
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024 · Osgood Perkins
Turning Point
Turning Point
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Kill List
Kill List
2011 · Ben Wheatley
Oddity
Oddity
2024 · Damian McCarthy
Advantage Satan
Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
Lee's Adventures
Lee's Adventures
2011 · Frant Gwo
Penumbra
Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano
Tenants
Tenants
2018 · Chava Cartas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives consistently blend occult symbolism, hidden knowledge, and supernatural games that challenge viewers' perception of reality.

 Ari Aster United States

His horror films deeply investigate occult practices, ritualistic games, and folk traditions as windows into human trauma and spiritual manipulation.