THEME EXPLORATION

trapped spirits

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
Demons
Demons
1985 · Dario Argento
Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales
Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales
1979 · Chuck Jones
Le Revenant
Le Revenant
1903 · Georges Méliès
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 · James Whale
House of Wax
House of Wax
2005 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Fragile
Fragile
2005 · Jaume Balagueró
Asih 2
Asih 2
2020 · Rizal Mantovani
A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale
2005 · Paco Plaza
Death Whisperer 2
Death Whisperer 2
2024 · Taweewat Wantha
Dial: Help
Dial: Help
1988 · Ruggero Deodato
Erotic Ghost Story
Erotic Ghost Story
1990 · Lam Nai-Choi
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2007 · Yim Pil-sung
House Tour
House Tour
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
Innocent Curse
Innocent Curse
2017 · Takashi Shimizu
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Nightbooks
Nightbooks
2021 · David Yarovesky
Ouija
Ouija
2007 · Topel Lee
Scurry
Scurry
2025 · Luke Sparke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films haunt audiences with spiritually isolated characters trapped between memory, time, and place, exploring the invisible prisons of human existence.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical masterpieces explore souls trapped in existential labyrinths, where characters struggle against invisible spiritual and temporal forces.