THEME EXPLORATION

sorcery

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Sam Raimi
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979 · John Woo
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
1991 · Peter Greenaway
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Le Fakir de Singapoure
Le Fakir de Singapoure
1908 · Georges Méliès
The Raven
The Raven
1963 · Roger Corman
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017 · Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
1990 · Ricky Lau
The Eternal Evil of Asia
The Eternal Evil of Asia
1995 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend gothic horror with magical realism, exploring sorcery as both literal and metaphorical transformation in works like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water'.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror cinema treats sorcery as disturbing transformation and corruption, examining how the human form becomes a vessel for otherworldly forces and dark power.