mediumship

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore supernatural communication and the blurred boundaries between the living and dead through deeply unsettling visual and narrative metaphors.

His horror masterpieces such as 'Séance' and 'Creepy' deliberately investigate mediumship, spiritual contact, and the vulnerability of individuals to otherworldly forces.

His surrealist cinema, particularly in 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead,' functions as a kind of mediumship itself, channeling the subconscious and creating liminal spaces between reality and the otherworldly.