THEME EXPLORATION

telephonic terror

21 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1963 · Mario Bava
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
1994 · Lars von Trier
High Tension
High Tension
2003 · Alexandre Aja
Them
Them
2006 · David Moreau
Together
Together
2025 · Michael Shanks
Advantage Satan
Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne
Door
Door
1988 · Banmei Takahashi
Horror Stories 3
Horror Stories 3
2016 · Min Kyu-dong
Keeper
Keeper
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Takut: Faces of Fear
Takut: Faces of Fear
2008 · Timo Tjahjanto
Three
Three
2002 · Kim Jee-woon
undertone
undertone
2026 · Ian Tuason
V/H/S/85
V/H/S/85
2023 · Mike P. Nelson
Z
Z
2019 · Brandon Christensen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma USA

Repeatedly used telephone anxiety and voyeurism in films like 'Dressed to Kill' (1980) and 'Blow Out' (1981), making phones central to suspense mechanics.