Monster In It Follows

“This thing - It’s gonna follow you. Somebody gave it to me, and I passed it to you...It could look like someone you know, or it could be a stranger in a crowd. Whatever helps it get close to you.” In this spine-chilling description of the monster in It Follows, the evil entity is forewarn as a relentless threat, capable of whatever means to claim its victim. It Follows is a psychological horror film about a sexually transmitted curse; the curse itself is the entity hellbent on claiming its victims. The monster strikes fear into its victims by its unpredictable shapeshifting ability and its sadistic decision making. Because of the monster’s ability to shapeshift and make sadistic decisions, It Follows is a successfully scary psychological horror

Able to shapeshift into any age, sex, and stature, the monster is able to take on one form one instance and a totally different form the next. This unpredictability leaves its victims in constant fear of the monster’s next appearance. For example, the first reveal of the monster in It Follows depicts the entity as a nude, brunette woman covered in bruises and cuts. To Jay, the movie’s protagonist, this depiction is of an appalling stranger. For a first impression, the monster remains as a battered young woman in Jay’s mind. However, that assumed form is disregarded by the monster’s next appearance. Later shapeshifting into an gangly, dark-haired Caucasian man, the monster appears as having sunken, blackened eyes and flaky, peeling skin. This new form is a shockingly far cry from it’s initial appearance, which leaves Jay in a state of bewilderment. Aside from appearing as a stranger, the monster later takes on a familiar face. The monster shapeshifts into Jay’s best friend, Yara, who is petite, auburn-haired teen girl that wears glasses and has many freckles. At first sight, Jay falls for the monster’s deception. One she notices the nonverbal Yara was just a clever copycat, she realizes the monster nearly outsmarted her. By this