Faculty Mentor
Jeffrey Smith, PhD
Faculty Mentor Department
English & World Languages
Abstract
This essay explores how color functions as a structural, chromatic language in the horror films Smile (2022), A Different Man (2024), and Rosemary’s Baby (1968), revealing instability across the mind, body, and soul. Through the process of breakdown, blending, and layering, these films demonstrate that color does not simply symbolize meaning but makes visible the shifting and unstable conditions that shape fears regarding identity, perception, and belief.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Katelynn A.
(2026)
"Chromatic Systems: Instability Across Mind, Body, and Soul in Horror Film,"
PANDION: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/pandion_unf/vol7/iss1/9
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