THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural transformation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crane
Crane
1988 · Kon Ichikawa
Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie
1964 · Vincente Minnelli
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 · Terence Fisher
Tiresia
Tiresia
2003 · Bertrand Bonello
Full Moon High
Full Moon High
1981 · Larry Cohen
Il Cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero: Dracula in Brianza
Il Cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero: Dracula in Brianza
1975 · Lucio Fulci
L’Alchimiste Parafaragamus ou La cornue infernale
L’Alchimiste Parafaragamus ou La cornue infernale
1906 · Georges Méliès
Shocker
Shocker
1989 · Wes Craven
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · John Landis
Wolf
Wolf
1994 · Mike Nichols
The Howling (Lewis Teague, ) script
The Howling (Lewis Teague, ) script
1980 · John Sayles
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
2012 · Wuershan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gordon Chan British Crown Colony [now China]

Synthesizes Hong Kong action cinema with genre-blending narratives and visual dynamism.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently explore supernatural transformation as metaphor for identity, power, and humanity, most notably in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He pioneered body horror and biological transformation as central themes, examining how the human form can horrifyingly evolve in works like The Fly and Videodrome.