mental instability

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' obsessively visualize psychological unraveling through disorienting narratives and body horror.

He constructs dreamlike narratives that blur reality and delusion, exploring fractured psyches in works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead'.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict characters experiencing severe trauma and mental collapse within unsettling, surreal environments.