If you were to map out rising tension on a graph, most horror films will have peaks and valleys of tension. For example, a jump scare will show up as a sharp "peak," followed by a release of tension, a "valley" -- "it was just the wind/cat/doorbell/neighbor." Films will do this several times over the course of playtime, ramping up the tension each time, with small releases of tension until the final act where the killer is chasing the protagonist with a bloody crowbar or whatever.
Audition does not do this.
The entire film is a slow build in tension, never giving you a break, leading up to some really choice body horror. It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles. Maybe not the best horror film in the world, but truly a singular experience.
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Audition (1999).
If you were to map out rising tension on a graph, most horror films will have peaks and valleys of tension. For example, a jump scare will show up as a sharp "peak," followed by a release of tension, a "valley" -- "it was just the wind/cat/doorbell/neighbor." Films will do this several times over the course of playtime, ramping up the tension each time, with small releases of tension until the final act where the killer is chasing the protagonist with a bloody crowbar or whatever.
Audition does not do this.
The entire film is a slow build in tension, never giving you a break, leading up to some really choice body horror. It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles. Maybe not the best horror film in the world, but truly a singular experience.