How Grief Brings Out Our Inner Demons – “Hereditary” Review

*Warning: There are some spoilers. Enjoy! I’ve loved horror films quite a bit my entire life. Why you may ask? It could be because I have a fascination with our relationship with fear. Movies with characters like Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, etc. never scared me because they were human-like beings. I feel real fear comes from the unknown. Something you can’t see but can feel right behind you that makes the little hairs on the back of your neck stand up causing you to break out in a cold sweat. I am currently on the hunt for some of the scariest movies with “unknown” characters. Some things a successful paranormal movie should have are: 1) A family with a hidden family secret. 2) A big old looking house 3) Things that go bump in the night….and daytime. Hereditary has all of that and more! It is a very interesting thriller about a family that has gone through a series of tragic events and is torn apart by supernatural forces. This movie gives you everything that a story about the paranormal could give you; séances, headless bodies, jump scares, and naked figures that smile at you…….Okay maybe that’s not in all paranormal movies, but it is pretty creepy. I mean how would you feel if a random naked guy was smiling at you from inside a dark room. Being that this is Ari Aster’s first time writing and directing his own film, he has done a great job by telling a story that teaches us the sins of our elders can pass from generation to generation. What makes this movie so special a…