Tracing the thread…
His films like 'Gone Girl' and 'Zodiac' explore the vulnerability and psychological danger tourists and outsiders face in unfamiliar environments.
Ari Aster USA'Midsommar' directly confronts tourist danger through a group of travelers lured into a deceptively idyllic Swedish festival that turns horrific.
Karyn Kusama USA'Destroyer' and 'The Invitation' examine how strangers in foreign or unfamiliar social spaces face escalating peril and moral compromise.