Ari Aster

Age: 39

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Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. After garnering initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing the feature films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), both released by A24, making a name as a filmmaker of elevated horror. After pivoting away from the genre with Beau Is Afraid (2023), his next film, Eddington, premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. His films are notable for their unsettling combination of horror, dark comedy, and graphic violence. He co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen in 2019.

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Ari Aster

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The Wailing Bell

In the year 1677, the Morrison family’s farm is struck by a deadly storm that kills all their livestock. Their only solution is to hunt for food in the woods surrounding their house. While hunting the father and son hear a bell in the woods that spooks them back to their home, with the bell getting closer and closer to the house hour by hour they have no choice but to sit and wait for whatever it is to leave. However it breaks into their house and murders the entire family, until this thing is taken by an entity in the sky. Ending the film.

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