Wheatley's films themselves are a little more subtle, but the fact remains they tend to involve people doing horrid things to each other, the violence laced with extremely uncomfortable comedy.
But the art that palliates Humbert's misery has not notably relieved the distress of reviewers, most of whom have felt obliged to ask themselves, "Why has the author done this horrid thing?" Some have concluded, rather desperately, that he hasn't done it at all.
This removes mites, lice and other horrid things like bot fly eggs and can help alleviate sweet itch without the expense of buying a medicated horse shampoo that does the same thing!
Now people are saying the most horrid things.
"Facts are horrid things," declares Susan when they threaten to mildly scupper her plans.
And horrid things can happen in Hill country: ugly deaths, sexual threats, betrayals, disabilities, disappointments.
She points to the EU's fondness for compromise and listening, and its rejection of horrid things like conflict.
When Lady Susan deadpans a line like "Facts are horrid things," you can't help but laugh.
His "shock jock" views are not always edifying: he has described the Koran as a "book of hate", for example, and said horrid things about autistic children.
