Dealing with Reader Knowledge
by Wen Spencer
Is it really stupid to go down into the basement with whatever light source you
can find?
Think about, you re sitting at home and the lights go off.
What s wrong? You
could just sit there and hope the lights...
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Dealing with Reader Knowledge
by Wen Spencer
Is it really stupid to go down into the basement with whatever light source you
can find?
Think about, you re sitting at home and the lights go off.
What s wrong? You
could just sit there and hope the lights come on, or you start trying to find the nearest
light source.
Ah here s a flashlight.
Cool.
Turn it on.
Now what? Well, is it just your
house or the whole neighborhood? Hmmm, looks like just your house, so possibly you
blew a fuse.
Down into the basement you go to see if flipping the circuit breaker will
work.
Typical life.
Why, then, do we think characters in a horror movie are so stupid to do the same?
Because WE KNOW what s down in the basement waiting for them.
We know
that this is a horror movie.
We know that there s a killer on the loose.
We know BAD
things happen in basement.
Only an idiot would go down and try to get the lights on.
Consider this situation:
Hannibal the Cannibal walks into a flower shop where the her
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