From the dawn of human civilization to today, death remains the ultimate mystery. We’ve found ways to delay the end with science, we search for what lies beyond it using religion, and we reckon with its emotional turmoil through art. And while there are plenty of films and shows about grief and funerals and the complexities of losing someone, is there any genre more equipped to deal with our questions about death than horror?
From classics like Frankenstein and Dracula to newer gems such as It Follows and Hereditary, horror movies have long confronted audiences with their own fragile mortality. One film in particular flew under the radar when it was released 10 years ago, but this underrated gem reckoned with what happens after death in a very literal and terrifying sense, and now it’s finally getting a long-awaited 4K Blu-ray release from Severin.
