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What madeLonglegssuch a terrifying viewing experience for me was that it kept me fixated on the setting of every shot in anticipation of a brood jump panic . Longlegshas been praised as the scariest movie of 2024 – it ’s this yr ’s answer to last year ’s cock-a-hoop horror hit , babble out to Me – and it for certain last up to that repute . Nicolas Cage ’s nominal serial killer , who was hidden in all the trailers , does n’t let down when he bursts onto the screen in the opening scene .

Longlegsdirector Osgood Perkins , the Word ofPsycholegend Anthony Perkins , is a master of the repulsion genre . He maintain a taut sense of tension from the opening flashback to the climactic shootout , save you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire film . He entrenches a impression that you do n’t jazz what ’s coming next , and anything could happen . Longlegsis a truly terrific film , andPerkins ’ shot make-up goes a long agency toward produce that inquietude in the audience .

Focusing On The Background Of Longlegs Made It Scarier For Me

I kept waiting for a jump scare

Perkins composed many of the shots inLonglegsknowing that audiences would be anticipating a scope panic . After Lee returns to the house and searches for the intruder , she discover a software package on her desk . While she ’s audit the parcel , Perkins leaves a bad space of the skeletal frame empty . Throughout that whole shot , I was just staring at the empty blank space in the background , waiting for the killer to pop out . Focusing on the background and trying to be on top of the jump scares makesLonglegsan even scarey experience , because you ’re always on edge .

Longlegs Still Has Several Effective Jump Scares That Deliver

Osgood Perkins is a master of the jump scare

Whereas a less horror filmmaker would cram a jump affright into every single backcloth shot , Perkins seldom takes advantage of the audience ’s anticipation of a jump panic . But that does n’t signify every jump scare setup inLonglegsis a fake - out . From a gruesome axe murder to a decomposing corpse full of maggots to the goat - headed spectre of Satan , the flick still has plenty of jump scare that get you off - guard .

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Longlegs is a horror thriller movie by author - director Osgood Perkins . When FBI agentive role Lee Harker is assign to a nonparallel killer cold lawsuit , their probe leads them down a rabbit hole riddled with disturbing discoveries and the occult at the center of it all . When the track of grounds reveals a personal connecter , it becomes a wash against time to foreclose another execution .

Maika Monroe as Agent Lee Harker stands against a wall in Longlegs

Maika Monroe Pointing a Gun in Longlegs

Longlegs is a horror thriller film by writer-director Osgood Perkins. When FBI agent Lee Harker is assigned to a serial killer cold case, their investigation leads them down a rabbit hole riddled with disturbing discoveries and the occult at the center of it all. When the trail of evidence reveals a personal connection, it becomes a race against time to prevent another murder.

Nicolas Cage’s face in Longlegs

Longlegs 2024 Movie Poster

Longlegs is a horror thriller film by writer-director Osgood Perkins. When FBI agent Lee Harker is assigned to a serial killer cold case, their investigation leads them down a rabbit hole riddled with disturbing discoveries and the occult at the center of it all. When the trail of evidence reveals a personal connection, it becomes a race against time to prevent another murder.

Headshot Of Maika Monroe In The PUMA x Balmain Launch Event

Headshot Of Nicolas Cage In The 77th Cannes Film Festival ‘The Surfer’ Premiere

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