" Because so much of horror is destabilisation—and often destabilisation come from an outside source (an alien invasion, a horrible plague…)—there is a temptation to think that destabilisation is the story all through. That civilisation collapses, that transformations are inevitable. But the response to destabilisation is frequently a matter of choice. "

― Octavia Cade , Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings