DREADBERG EDITORIAL
Building your personal iceberg: from topic to sharing
Define a scope and explain placements before sharing your map.
A narrower topic makes your reasons clearer
Choose a scope based on a country, period, motif or viewing criterion instead of trying to include every horror film. A map of Korean horror or films that unsettle ordinary spaces gives a clearer starting point. Explain why the topic interests you rather than emphasizing the size of the list. Stating your viewing scope helps readers understand omissions. A simple note that the map covers films you have seen avoids implying exhaustive coverage.
Set the rule before placing titles
Decide what the upper and lower positions mean before dragging titles. Combining fame, difficulty and your own fear without explanation makes placements hard to justify. Choose one primary axis and keep other observations in the introduction. Consider whether titles at a similar depth represent similar experiences or only similar intensity. A rule set in advance makes the map easier to extend without losing its original purpose.
Include three things in the introduction
Include the topic, placement rule and one choice you particularly want to discuss. You need not retell every plot. Explaining why two titles share a layer gives commenters a starting point. Check whether labels overlap or become difficult to read in the exported image. Add a year or original title when a film name is ambiguous. Mark any explanation involving spoilers and keep ending information out of the introduction.
Let the shared map remain a viewpoint
Recommendations and other readings may lead you to revise a map, but you need not move every title to match the majority. Choose suggestions that serve your topic and explain your decisions. Share the introduction with the finished image so that your viewpoint remains understandable when the image travels. A personal iceberg begins a conversation; it is not an answer key. Explaining a changed rule can be the most valuable part of an update.