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Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies' best scares
Source: Phys.org · Published
Imagine you're in the movie theater watching 2018's "Hereditary." During one of the film's most unsettling sequences, the main character, Peter, wakes up in bed disoriented. As he sits up, you hear a couple of gasps from others in the audience. The camera stays locked on Peter as he moves through his house and enters the dim living room.
Key points
- Imagine you're in the movie theater watching 2018's "Hereditary." During one of the film's most unsettling sequences, the main character, Peter, wakes up in bed disoriented.
- As he sits up, you hear a couple of gasps from others in the audience.
- The camera stays locked on Peter as he moves through his house and enters the dim living room.
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