Coming to understand the antagonist is usually where dread comes from. You’re afraid of Jigsaw because whatever byzantine situation he’s set up will inevitably turn into a murder puzzle. Train to Busan (2016) tells you clearly: if zombies get on this train, or if they bite anyone aboard, we’ll be in trouble. The Blair Witch Project asks: how do you escalate a threat that will never be knowable?Īt the outset, the movie won’t make up its mind. No two people that the students interview agree on what the exact legend of the Blair Witch is. She might attack children who don’t go to bed on time, or she might be covered in horsehair and float mysteriously above rivers, or she might tie together the disemboweled bodies of men. Still, others say the real local legend is Rustin Parr, the previously mentioned serial killer who kidnapped and murdered children. But we do know he hated being watched.Īs such, any little event on the students’ camping trip could indicate what’s after them. When Josh knocks over a pile of significant-looking stones, it could have angered a spirit. When the students hear sounds at night, those could be a witch, or stalkers from town, or a red herring.
Enough plot dots have been scattered that the audience starts connecting things. We can connect enough things that by the time of the first big night chase, we’re looking for corroboration of our fears.
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