Tracing the thread…
His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore supernatural forces that relentlessly pursue and trap characters within inescapable cycles of dread and family curses.
Karyn Kusama United StatesThe Invitation and Destroyer showcase her mastery of tension where characters are hunted by supernatural or psychological forces that blur the line between the real and otherworldly.
George P. Cosmatos CanadaBeyond the Black Rainbow and Mandy feature supernatural entities and forces that actively pursue protagonists through nightmarish, visually hypnotic landscapes.