Journal 23- Scary Stories

I dislike scary things because they're scary. I usually only watch scary movies when I am with friends and I know that I will be up all night. If I had to go to sleep soon I probably would not watch the movie because I would never be able to fall asleep. I get scared pretty easily and living in the basement does not help.

Scary story tellers use a lot of different techniques in making their listeners freak out a little. A lot of these story tellers use suspense. Suspense makes the audience ponder what is going to happen next. During a scary story suspense helps the audience feel the feeling from the story.

Another technique that scary story tellers use is their own voice level. When someone is creeping up the stairs the speaker may lower their voice to show that the creeper is trying to be quite. The speaker may raise his or her voice when something important is happening like a person being killed.

Scary movies use similar techniques. They use suspense and voices just like story tellers do. Directors have more options, though. A director can use music. Music plays a big part in scaring people. The music may be slow while the murderer is making his way into the house, and then when he breaks in and the action happens, the music may speed up. It really adds a great effect.

I enjoy scary movies when I'm with other people, but I hate watching them by myself. After I finish a movie by myself, I think about it and if it can happen to me. Even if I watch a crime show I will be scared and run down the stairs instead of walking when I go to my room. When I watch a scary movie with my friends, I will get distracted with whatever we are doing. I would not really think about the movie like I would if I were alone.