Hereditary, still creepy as fuck

So I finished my October challenge with barely 31 movies, but I fucking did it, and you can't argue with that! I beat the challenge with Toxic Avenger, but I also started wondering if the Toxic Avenger even counts, but IMDb lists it as horror, so I guess it does. But just to make sure nobody would combat my argument, I watched Hereditary again, just to make my victory solid.

I saw this movie a few months ago in theaters, and it stuck with me something fierce. It's a slow-burn movie in the same vein as Rosemary's Baby (particularly the ending), but the imagery in this movie is what horror is all about!

So this movie was written/directed by some relatively unknown nerd-looking guy named Ari Aster, but he fucking gets it. He knows how movies work. It's all about the story and progression. You can't start off with all your cards on the table, and expect it to be legit. You need to build up your characters and story, and engross the audience, and that's what Ari does.

I compare the movie to Rosemary's Baby a lot (because of the ending), but it's also about the slow-burn approach. This movie sizzles with foreboding tension, and you stick around to see wtf other kind of chills the movie has in store for you.

This movie gave me goosebumps both times I saw it. If you see a naked man in the shadows staring at you, you'd get goosebumps, too! Then again, if you see a naked man covered in grease, you'd laugh your ass off (like in The Greasy Strangler). It's a delicate balance, but this movie is more horror than I've seen in a long time.



Overall, I had a decent 2018 Halloween. I worked too much, but I also got home and drank too much, so that's a win-win. I hope everyone else had a decent (not) holiday.