THEME EXPLORATION

village curse

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
Suicide Forest Village
Suicide Forest Village
2021 · Takashi Shimizu
Water Monster 2
Water Monster 2
2021 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · David F. Sandberg
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar deeply explore inherited curses and ritualistic village darkness rooted in family trauma and occult traditions.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

Known for The Grudge and Ju-On, he masterfully crafts narratives where villages and homes are haunted by supernatural curses that transcend individual victims.

 Robert Eggers USA

The Witch and The Lighthouse examine isolated communities plagued by paranoia, superstition, and psychological curses rooted in folk beliefs and societal hysteria.