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His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore supernatural horror through deeply personal family trauma and occult rituals.
Guillermo del Toro MexicoHe masterfully blends supernatural creatures and gothic fantasy with human emotion, as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.
Hideo Nakata JapanHis films like Ringu revolutionized supernatural horror by grounding ghostly encounters in modern anxiety and technological dread.