Tracing the thread…
Explores supernatural forces and occult rituals as manifestations of trauma and psychological breakdown in films like Hereditary and Midsommar.
Guillermo del Toro MexicoConsistently weaves supernatural beings and magical realism into narratives that examine human nature, as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.
David Cronenberg CanadaPioneered body horror and explores how supernatural/superhuman abilities emerge from biological mutation and psychological obsession in films like Scanners and The Fly.