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3. The Naked Man Is Jay's Grandfather - It Follows
It Follows is one of the most original horror films of the last decade, a deeply anxious, patient genre effort in which protagonist Jay (Maika Monroe) is stalked by a supernatural entity after she catches an "STD curse" from a sexual encounter.
The movie is filled with intensely offputting imagery as Jay finds herself approached by the shape-shifting antagonist in the guise of various people.
Though it's well known that the Entity takes the form of Jay's father for the final standoff at the swimming pool, that's not the only member of Jay's family it dares to imitate.
A startling scene earlier in the movie sees the Entity appear as a nude older man standing on top of a house, and only those paying extremely close attention will recognise him as Jay's grandfather, who is seen briefly in a family portrait earlier on.
Some have interpreted this to suggest that the Entity takes the form of sexual abusers, implying Jay was molested by her father and grandfather, but either way, it makes the creature's relentless pursuit of its target even creepier than it already is.
And now from one STD allegory horror movie to another...