interview with the vampire (2022) sharp objects (2006)
Hereditary (2018) dir. Ari Aster // Stoker (2013) dir. Park Chan-wook // Interview With the Vampire (2022) dir. Levan Akin
I wanted her to leave with me. I know. I came to get her. She told me. I couldn’t get back. You shouldn’t be here now, Cass. But the last time I saw her, we argued. Don’t. I told her I was coming back. Stop. I should have never left that morning. Stop. She told me you’d say all this. — ANDOR (2022) ⪢ EP12 Rix Road
goncharov (1973) dir. martin scorsese // h of h playbook - anne carson // @/orpheuslament (x) // wolf in white van - john darnielle // “the gods show up” - michael kinnucan (x) // @/annevbonny (x)
I think a surprising amount of writers don’t realize that tragedies are supposed to be cathartic. They’re intended to result in a purging of emotion, a luxurious cry; the sorrow caused by a great tragedy is akin to fear caused by a good horror movie – it’s a “safe” sorrow, one that is actually satisfying to the audience. It can still be beautiful! It’s isn’t supposed to just be salting the earth so nothing can grow.
But that’s how you get grimdark: writers who don’t realize that they’re supposed to be doing something with the audience instead of to the audience.