A shot of a character from The Birds and Florence Pugh as Dani from Midsommar
Summary While the horror genre is almost universally associated with things that go bump in the night, many directors have flipped this particular script on its head, subverting expectations with the starkness of the horrors they offer–– and in these cases, more is usually more. These scenes of day lit terror provide directors with room to play, building suspense through a particular context rather than a lack thereof.
As she passes the time before her friend Annie Hayworth finishes her class, Melanie lights a cigarette. She sighs. She shifts her weight. Schoolchildren sing an ominous tune in chorus. It’s eerily silent otherwise, except for the slowly growing whisper of wings as corvids settle on the play structure, one by one.
Director Steven Spielberg Release Date June 18, 1975 Writers Peter Benchley , Carl Gottlieb , John Milius , Howard Sackler , Robert Shaw Cast Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton , Carl Gottlieb Runtime 124 minutes Main Genre Adventure Expand 8 Dinnertime - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? “What’s For Dinner?” Robert Aldrich’s classic domestic nightmare, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? turns sunny bedrooms and cheerful sitting rooms into prisons for...
Director George A. Romero Release Date October 4, 1968 Distributor Walter Reade Writers George A. Romero , John A. Russo Cast Judith O'Dea , Kyra Schon , Duane Jones , Marilyn Eastman , Karl Hardman Runtime 96 minutes Expand 6 The Final Scene - Invasion of the Body Snatchers “You’re Next!” Like Night of the Living Dead, Jaws, or The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers relies on the blandest kinds of normalcy to elicit its scares.
Leatherface’s first kill brings this dynamic home through contrast and surprise. Kirk, one of the men on the cross-country road trip, is searching for his girlfriend. Walking through the dry, sun-baked yard, he enters the old house that hides this monstrous family from the outside world. With daylight filling the frame at his back through the screen door, he hesitates, calling into the darkened space, safety still easily attainable.
Director Ari Aster Release Date July 3, 2019 Writers Ari Aster Cast Julia Ragnarsson , Rebecka Johnston , Henrik Norlén , William Jackson Harper , Gunnel Fred , Anna Åström , Will Poulter , Archie Madekwe , Louise Peterhoff , Björn Andrésen , Isabelle Grill , Jack Reynor , Florence Pugh , Liv Mjönes Runtime 147 minutes Expand 3 Running to the Lake House - It Follows “It’s Trying To Come In...” David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows.
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