Hmm I can't actually properly have an opinion on his new film cos I haven't seen it, and I didn't even finish the trailer lol. I thought hereditary was ok. Not sure I agree with making horror fresh, it's a new formula of 'post-horror: or 'elevated horror' or whatever you want to call it, where everything seems to always be a metaphor for trauma. 'The real monster is trauma', is rammed down your throat over and over in this new wave imo.

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I do agree with you there, I've seen various different iterations of "Trauma is the monster", and a lot of them are awful.

This one is good.

Another film that I liked that broke the horror mould was that korean film "Parasite".

Oh! So was Babadookie the first?

I thought it was clever the first time I watched it, in Babaduk, but I don't know how many times they can use this twist before everyone are in on their little secret.