Alfred Hitchcock
'There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it' - Alfred Hitchcock
Much of Hitchcock's horror was psychological, he would slowly build up a sense of dread throughout his films. He used suspense to bring you to a breaking point which he would then release you from and move on to the next part of the film. While this is subtle it has a longer-lasting effect on you afterwards. To Hitchcock murder and suspense were the height of terror. To add to this the thought that the majority of the scenarios seen in his films can be applied to real life make you think they could, potentially, happen to you. The body counts in his films were also much more realistic - with a small amount (if any) being killed in each film - he didn't need body counts to make his films scary, just the threat of death was enough.
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