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Video Essay Asks "What Makes A Movie Scary?"

A new video essay uses the example of Lights Out to examine what scares movie audiences.






Comparing a scene from upcoming horror movie Lights Out with a similar moment from the original short it's based on, this video essay from Now You See It looks at the subtleties of cinematic scaremongering.