Hereditary Changed The Horror Genre. There Was No Need For Jump Scares, The Tension Built Out Of Seemingly

Hereditary changed the horror genre. There was no need for jump scares, the tension built out of seemingly nothing. It has complicated relationships and character personalities that flew over my head the first time I saw it: the fact the mother kept the car her daughter died in, the mother citing her son as the reason she can't move on, the father desperately trying to mend the family, the lost son who can't understand why his mother won't connect with him. Not to mention that within this complex family dynamic there is an entire society of strangers watching them for decades in which it's possible the family has been involved for generations. Past the plot, the sound design is incredible. The single click of the tongue will make you piss yourself. Chaotic conversation suddenly breaks to silence. And the music doesn't just reflect what's happening on screen, it tells you what you can't see on screen. Why is there ominous music? They're just walking to someone's door, so why am I so nervous?

It leaves you completely stunned, speechless, unable to describe what you just watched. The combination of disturbing visuals and the true disturbing details of human nature and grief and mental illness shake me to my core and make my brain buzz for days after watching.

I love it

The human urge to shove pictures of my dog into the face of anyone around me

Edit: for some reason my phone autocorrected "human" into "hospitable man" and I think that still fits

So weird that other people perceive me even if I'm not their friend. Like this kid in math class said my name and I was absolutely flummoxed. Like ???? We've only spoken once ????? You know me ????

Anyone else been gaslit by medical professionals and then not given a straight answer when demanding a real explanation?

Good times

I just want to be a magical fairy woman who lives in a sensible home in the countryside with a garden, that produces the sweetest fruits, with a magical cat named Miriam who communicates with me telepathically. Is that too much to ask?

He looks like he just got back from helping Diego discover the West Indies

just wanted to make sure everyone saw ryan's cutie little outfit in today's ep