Terror-In-A-Can Part II

Here we are...part II of a multi-part blog. If you've neglected to read the first part, you really oughtta. Not because it is life-changing or anything, it just doesn't make sense to read part II before you read part I.

These next couple of blogs will involve the "stock scenes" I mentioned in part I. These are the scenes that always pop up in modern horror flicks. For explanation's sake, I will refer to the bad guy as "The Villain", and any of his victims as "The Victim". Clever, huh? These scenes are in no particular order, other than the order that I type them.


Stock Scene #1: The False Reveal

This scene goes something like this. One of the victims hears something in another room, outside the window, etc. The slowly walk to the door/window as the creepy violin music ramps up. The grab the door/window and...open it to reveal nothing. Whew!! They narrowly escaped some terrible demise.

Some amateurish movies will stop here. However, the pros will add what I call the "double-bump". That goes like this: Once the False Reveal happens, and the victim laughs to themselves, the turn around and...BAM!!! There is something/one behind them! Now depending on the movie maker's choice one of the following 3 things will be behind them.

1. The Villain - of course, that means that the Victim is now dead.
2. Another Victim - and they both laugh or one slaps the other and says "Johnny!! Why are you always sneaking around." - something like that.
3. The Villain Unrevealed - this is the mastercraftsman's choice. It's the old caretaker, or the neighbor, or someone other than a Victim. Now, you know he's the Villain, but the Victim doesn't, and for some reason the Villain is not ready to do his dirty work.

I'm calling this Stock Scene #1. Keep a look out for it in a horror flick near you. (Though I am not encouraging you to watch lame horror flicks.)

Next time we'll tackle scene #2, The Walk By, and scene #3, The Peak.