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This Video Tackles Why Jump Scares Suck…and Why They Shouldn’t
The jump scare is one of the most abused and, as this video posits, improperly used mechanics in horror movies. A loud noise, a sharp cut, and there you go. Scare achieved, moving on.
But what needs to be recognized is that the jump scare isn’t actually the problem, it’s simply how it’s utilized that makes people hate it. After all, how many times have we seen a cat jump out of a closet or from behind a table before we begin to roll our eyes instead of flinch?
YouTube channel Now You See It has created a wonderful video that goes into the mechanics of crafting a well-structured jump scare and why they can actually be of the utmost importance in setting the right mood and atmosphere in a horror film.
Check it out below and then weigh in with your thoughts on the jump scare. Do you like them? Hate them? Hate movies that use them poorly? Let us know!
Just two months after his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan debuts on the big screen with horror movie The Watchers, M. Night Shyamalan is back with his new thriller Trap.
M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller for Warner Bros. – the sixteenth movie in his Oscar-nominated career thus far – is headed to movie theaters nationwide on August 9, 2024.
Watch the official trailer below to begin a twisted new mystery-box experience, which features performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan as fictional pop star Lady Raven.
In the upcoming thriller starring Josh Hartnett, “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”
As the official trailer for Trap reveals, the pop concert is actually an elaborate trap designed to catch The Butcher, a sadistic serial killer who has been evading authorities.
Hartnett had recently described the mysterious film as “very bizarre” and “very dark.”
According to IMDb, the cast for Trap also includes Hayley Mills, Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe, Saleka Shyamalan, Scott Ian MacDougall, Kristi Woods, and Cali Lorella.
Trap is the first film Shyamalan has made under his new deal with Warner Bros., which has been described as a “multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement.”
The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan.
The executive producer is Steven Schneider.
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