small-town crime

His masterpiece 'Twin Peaks' and films like 'Blue Velvet' expose the dark underbelly of seemingly innocent small-town America with surreal psychological depth.

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' unearth claustrophobic terror and hidden violence lurking beneath the surface of isolated communities.

'Fargo' and 'No Country for Old Men' brilliantly chronicle how ordinary crime erupts in rural, economically struggling towns with dark humor and moral complexity.