The New Creative
Why We Need the Dark Arts
Ruminations on the grotesque.
There’s something we need to understand about art and the role it plays in our society, particularly when it comes to stuff that’s a little more in the “borderline” zone.
The art that resonates with us the most says a lot about who we are — it speaks to our moral and political views, our personal struggles in life, and so on.
When I was growing up, the things I was allowed to watch ranged from Scooby-Doo to the Sixth Sense, from Star Wars to Hellraiser.
You may be wondering why a child would sit alone at night and play the Resident Evil series or watch movies like The Thing over and over again.
Truth be told, I wonder the same exact thing.
I had pretty chill parents in that regard. They didn’t really care what sort of things I saw on screen, even as a child. Of course, they still covered my eyes during sex scenes, but everything else was fair game.
I remember many nights in which I’d sit with my mother and watch scary movies — an activity that we both enjoyed.
There’s something I’ve come to realize more and more as I get older, however, which is that some people actually are spooked by scary, twisted, somewhat demented…
