The mechanics of horror are manyfold. Tone, pacing and theme all play their respective parts, but the key to slipping past the sunlit realm of rationality and into the dark territory of instinctual dread is context…
…or the deliberate abscence thereof.
Recommended listening: Alien Sex Fiend – Ignore the Machine (from The Singles: 1983-1995
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What you don’t know can hurt you.
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October 12th, 2011 - 12:57 pm
If I had to guess, I’d say this is a setup whereby if you stand on the plate and touch the skull while the coil is charged, your hair would stand up on end due to static electricity.
Or you’ll get electrocuted. Either one.
October 12th, 2011 - 1:51 pm
It specifically says “skull”.