WhenTaylor Swiftannounced her latest album,Folklore, fans were stunned.

“Picking up a pen was my way of escaping into fantasy, history, and memory.

Now it’s up to you to pass them down.”

Taylor Swift

“I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t seenPan’s Labyrinthbefore.

One night I’d watch that, then I’d watchL.A.

Confidential, then we’d watchRear Window, then we’d watchJane Eyre.”

Taylor Swift

The films provided Swift with the inspiration to tell a different kind of story with her next album.

“‘Why have I never created characters and intersecting storylines?