The Science Behind Fear
30 Morbid Minutes
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The Fear Response in Horror Movies
There are also other ways that horror movies trick us into being afraid besides sound. Remember how we said that people see things when the frequency is just right? Well, the exorcist took advantage of this, but with subliminal images. Stanley Kubrick uses negative space in the wide shots of the mountain roads and like the hotel hallways to cause unease.
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