THEME EXPLORATION

occult practices

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
The Dead
The Dead
1987 · John Huston
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024 · Osgood Perkins
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
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
1988 · Ricky Lau
Penumbra
Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano
Tenants
Tenants
2018 · Chava Cartas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His surrealist narratives explore hidden supernatural forces and psychological darkness beneath everyday reality, particularly in Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive.

 Ari Aster USA

He depicts occult rituals and pagan practices with meticulous visual detail in films like Hereditary and Midsommar, treating supernatural themes as central plot elements.