Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 film Parasite and Robert Eggers’ 2019 The Lighthouse are both distinctive horror films. They are incredibly psychological, from the bait-and-switch comedy veneer of Parasite, to the claustrophobic, swelling chaos of The Lighthouse. These films have been chosen as they were made in contrasting contexts, Parasite being South Korean and The Lighthouse being American, so the differences in genre tropes can be clearly seen. Joon Ho’s film follows a trio of families attempting to get by around an opulent suburban mansion, eventually resulting in a violent storm of intrigue which breaks all three families. The Lighthouse also features a slow-burn story of mystery and death, but a different narrative, as instead a pair of lighthouse keepers become stranded. Tensions between the two rise as they covet the light at the point of the tower, and the story slowly comes to a head as one kills the other.