Supernatural Audio-visual Strategies and the Presentation of Intergenerational Trauma in "Hereditary"
Abstract
This article explores how supernatural phenomena in contemporary horror films can symbolize and externalize intergenerational
trauma. Using Hereditary (2018) as a case study, it analyzes how audio-visual strategies simulate psychological symptoms. Drawing on trauma theory and psychoanalytic concepts, the article argues that supernatural elements serve not only as aesthetic devices but also as expressive
tools for unspeakable familial and societal trauma.
trauma. Using Hereditary (2018) as a case study, it analyzes how audio-visual strategies simulate psychological symptoms. Drawing on trauma theory and psychoanalytic concepts, the article argues that supernatural elements serve not only as aesthetic devices but also as expressive
tools for unspeakable familial and societal trauma.
Keywords
Supernatural phenomena; Intergenerational trauma; Audio-visual strategies; Film; Hereditary
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v3i6.7611
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