Featuringscreen legend Audrey Hepburnin perhaps her most vulnerable role,Wait Until Darkcrafts a unique sense of dread.
Every creak of the floor, every whisper, and every movement resonates with suspense.
He juxtaposes tuned instruments and out-of-tune instruments to create shocking musical motifs.
Susys blindness, which forces her to rely on senses beyond sight, amplifies this feeling.
The anticipation of what could go wrong makes each moment suspenseful, not blood and gore.
The confined setting of Susys apartment, while simple, becomes a space of fear and desperation.
One reasonWait Until Darkoften flies under the radar isits divergence from traditional horror structure.
There are no elaborate special effects, no supernatural elements, and no gore.
