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Bernice Murphy defines suburban gothic as “a subgenre of the wider American Gothic tradition which dramatises anxieties arising from the mass urbanisation of the United States and usually features suburban settings, preoccupations and protagonists”

This project will focus on two films, Todd Haynes' Safe and Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist.

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Various Examples of other Suburban Gothic Films

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Various Examples of other Suburban Gothic Films

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The Stepford Wives
Carrie
The Amityville Horror
The Stepfather
Blue Velvet
The Burbs
Edward Scissorhands
Heavenly Creatures
It Follows

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It Follows Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Horror Movie HD

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Paper on Suburban Gothic in Poltergeist and Safe

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Paper on Suburban Gothic in Poltergeist and Safe

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The developers of the Cuesta Verde neighborhood took shortcuts. Instead of moving everything, they only moved the headstones to another site. The bodies remained. Burial and death is sacred, and since that was disturbed, the vengeful spirits had their revenge. This shows the horror from a suburban standpoint; the curse wasn't inherited in the normal sense, but given to the Freelings and their house nonetheless.

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Poltergeist - You only moved the headstones!

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Why are there skeletons in the swimming pool? The cemetery was moved, right? Well, it appears not. The earth is literally spitting up the bodies. The house was built on the remains of a gravesite, and the bodies are still there.

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Poltergeist (1982) - Skeletons In Swimming Pool Scene (1080p)

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Steve's boss reveals that their community is built on what used to be a cemetery. The graves have been moved elsewhere. This worries Steve because his house is haunted by a poltergeist, and disturbed spirits might be the reason.

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Poltergeist(1982) - The Truth About Cuesta Verde

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Nature itself has turned against the Freelings. The outside tree is morphed into an evil being and captures Robbie. Meanwhile, a portal in the closet has opened up and is attempting to pull Carol Anne in.

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The poltergeist has begun. This normal suburban home is beginning to be taken over by spirits. It's strange and somewhat harmless at first, but will soon become much more menacing. Also, the best film performance by any dog. Seriously, the range this dog shows is great.

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Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore discuss Safe

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Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore discuss Safe

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At the end of the film, Carol, at the Wrenwood retreat for similarly environmentally ill people, has moved into an igloo so she can be more isolated from toxins. Her husband and son visited her, but it was very cold. Instead of getting better, she seems to be getting worse. She stares at the mirror, saying, "I love you. I really love you. I love you. I really love you."

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At this point in the film, Carol is in deep in finding what's making her sick. She has isolated herself into a room in her house, for the most part. Fear has gripped her, and she knows the modern world is what is making her sick.

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In this scene, notice the tension and unease in such a normal event. Carol is just getting a perm, but the focus of the camera and the music make it deeply uncomfortable. Something about this is poisoning Carol, and the scene ends with her nose bleeding.

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Poltergeist (1982) Official Trailer - JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson Horror Movie HD

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Carol attends a baby shower for a friend, and has some sort of panic attack. Make note of the odd stillness of the camera. It will just ever so slightly move, but mostly keeps its distance from the characters. This adds to the uneasy feel and makes the times a character's face is shown up close, stand out all the more.

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In the opening scene of Poltergeist, we can see the closeup of the television, then static. Then, we are invited to an introduction to a nice, normal suburban life, with the dog going throughout the home. Afterwards, we get a strange occurrence, with the young girl talking to unseen forces inside the television.