'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it was important for me that the film functioned first as a family drama. I know that… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film, whereas 'It Comes at Night' was a lot of things: it was a thriller; it was a postapocalyptic drama. It was a slow-building, very dark movie about relationships. 'Hereditary' is also about relationships, and… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
My films typically veer towards the darker side, and I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really enjoy working in genre because people… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The joy of making a genre film is that you have audiences in that place, and it's a perfect place to start because all… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I love the horror genre. I consider myself a genre filmmaker. I love genre, but I think there's a certain amount of complacency that… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really like working in genre because people come into the films with certain expectations. They know… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The nice thing about a horror movie is that people go in looking to be unsettled. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010, where I studied as a director, and came out with a few features I really… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I found that the things I am afraid of most are things for which there are no obvious remedies. Like, what do you do… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
One reason I think I am able to work with such dark material is the fact I was never really discouraged from making this… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Most horror films are made very cynically, and they're usually made by studios for an audience that they know is there, no matter what… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Sometimes you want pain to be acknowledged and not whitewashed - or erased by some exceptionalist point of view. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I like to play with transgression and upending conventions, and I like the idea of rooting genre films in character. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I know that I put a lot into 'Hereditary', and I'm proud of what it is. Beyond the fact that the film takes its… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
