Ari Aster, who is the mastermind director behind Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid, recently debuted his fourth full-length film last week on the big screen. Though the film’s box office revenue was especially underwhelming in the first few days of its release, one thing is clear: We are straying away from typical conventions of horror and delving into realist, satirized horror.

Aster utilizes the mundane—the real stuff—that strikes a nerve in our daily lives and amplifies it tenfold, reaching a new level of fear. He banks on a realism-to-surrealism cinema model that utilizes our rash and selfish actions, peanut allergies, toxic relationships, anxieties, political leanings, and more, to illustrate that these daily occurrences hold the power to destroy everything.

Now, sure, we’re all adults here. Critical thinking seems virtuous, right? But, having a realist horror handed to you on a silver screen that forces you to watch and relive something you’ve experienced firsthand, or very well might experience in the near future, instills a type of fear that doesn’t go away when you turn the lights on and check your closet for monsters. Much like Aster’s previous films, Eddington gives you a horrifying glimpse into the past, present, and future of the state of the world, while also satirizing it.