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		bee_rider on Aug 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What the hell is a luminiferous theremin? How will we know we are in a horror movie, if nobody is playing the theremin?

defrost on Aug 10, 2024 [–]

Good question, great question even. So many tropes to subvert.

Rapid intercut tight shots of different pairs of feet gradually increasing in tempo. Girls scream. Cool hip young black guy disappears or dies. Audience shouts They're behind you!

aebtebeten on Aug 10, 2024 | [–]

Oh no, they aren't

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