Slasher & UgHom
Slasher
Hey UgHom, I was just tightening the pacing on an old slasher scene—trying to find that one cut where the lights flicker and the sound cuts out. Do you think the best scares come from visual shock or from the way the silence hits?
UgHom
If you want the audience to flinch, make the lights die before the blade swings. But if you want a scream that lingers, give them a moment of pure, unadorned silence and let their imagination finish the cut. Silence usually makes the visual shock even sharper.