![]() The idea of filth and disgust being accolades worth pursuing appears in a lot of these films. This idea runs through almost all of his films, and is most pronounced in his early work, the films he made with Divine, and the other members of his Dreamland troupe of performers. ![]() His films take the other side of the argument that the grotesque is liberating, that monstrosity is freedom, that taboo, disgust, and death, should be embraced. And these films all share a common reaction when it comes to the grotesque: that it is, in fact, terrifying and something we should run away from as fast as we can, and if it catches up with us, or infects us in some way, then all hope is lost. ![]() 0 WIHM “You’re a maniac Divine…”: Embracing the grotesque with John WatersĪ lot of horror comes from things being grotesque and monstrous, especially when it comes to horror about woman its where the scare factor of the hags of Baby Jane come from, why werewolf films like Ginger Snaps are effective it’s the currency that David Cronenberg used for the first decade of his career.
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