I've been watching a ton of horror movies lately for inspiration. Aside from the monsters and the killers, what I find most unsettling about a lot of the stuff I've seen are the locations. I learned a lot of these are called liminal spaces. It turns out that filmmakers have been using them for a while to give you a sense of dread.Today, I want to define those spaces, look at some characteristics, and find examples of liminal spaces across film and TV. Sound good? Let's dive in and see what we can come up with. What is Liminal Space?Liminal spaces are unsettling "between" places that give you a sense of unease as you transition to somewhere else. They are often empty or abandoned, and they can trigger feelings of nostalgia for what used to be there, disorientation, or even dread.Think David Lynch. Pretty much all liminal spaces have a Lynchian vibe. Characteristics of Liminal SpacesThese are the sort of things it's easier to show you than to describe, but I'm going to try anyway. Have you ever been walking through an area like a hallway, an airport at night, sitting in a waiting room, or gone through an abandoned building and just thought about how temporary or empty these places were? They give you memories or imaginative scenes of a time when they had people in them but now they just lie dormant. Anything could be around any curve waiting for you. What are some other key characteristics of...
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