{"id":317010,"date":"2021-08-06T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:27:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T13:27:20","slug":"breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Breaking Down the Scariest Scene in Banshee Chapter \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c2a2d76570\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c2a2d76570\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/#The_Set-Up\" >The Set-Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/#The_Story_So_Far\" >The Story So Far<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/#The_Scene\" >The Scene<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breaking-down-the-scariest-scene-in-banshee-chapter-film\/#The_Impact_Ariels_Take\" >The Impact (Ariel\u2019s Take)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Breaking Down the Scariest Scene in Banshee Chapter \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-691675\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Scariest-Scene-Ever-Banshee-Chapter-1-700x392.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Scariest-Scene-Ever-Banshee-Chapter-1.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Scariest-Scene-Ever-Banshee-Chapter-1-360x202.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Welcome to <\/span><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slashfilm.com\/category\/scariest-scene-ever\"><b>Scariest Scene Ever<\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts <\/span><\/i><b><i>Matt Donato<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/i><b><i>Ariel Fisher<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this edition: one of the scariest scenes in <\/span><\/i><strong>Banshee Chapter<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0may grab you when you least expect it.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the comprehensive discussion of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations,<\/span><b> Blair Erickson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s <\/span><b><i>Banshee Chapter<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is often overlooked since the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> merely mines <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Beyond<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for influences \u2014 but it deserves a footnote mention. I can still remember my first viewing back when screeners came via mail as DVDs you\u2019d pop into your player. My bedroom door was shut tight not to disturb slumbering roommates, lights switched off, and horror atmospheres cranked to optimal settings. How creepy could this sci-fi horror flick about government experiments and hypnotic broadcast signals prove itself?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spoiler alert: this is \/Film\u2019s \u201cScariest Scenes Ever\u201d column.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As my comforter inched closer to my eyes, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banshee Chapter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showcased the efficiency of jump scares through a blend of first-person camera angles and unparalleled horror of the most intimate independent means. Erickson uses the screen as a thin barrier between the viewer and shadowy figures by framing countless sequences with close-up perspectives, which becomes a flinch-worthy assault as ghastly visions invade our personal spaces. Y\u2019all, I was petrified watching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banshee Chapter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alone as a much fresher-faced horror critic \u2014 no shame in that admission. It was hard to pick just one favorite scare when three stood out upon my latest rewatch, but one reigns supreme after a few more nightmares drove that realization home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom\u2019s up, superfreaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Set-Up\"><\/span><strong>The Set-Up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anne Roland (<\/span><b>Katia Winter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is an intrepid online journalist who\u2019s investigating the disappearance of her writer friend James (<\/span><b>Michael McMillian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) after the latter ingests drugs supposedly used during the U.S.\u2019s Project MKUltra studies. Anne contacts Hunter S. Thompson-type Thomas Blackburn (<\/span><b>Ted Levine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in the hopes he\u2019ll supply the dimethyltryptamine-19 (DMT-19) formula in question. If Anne can expose the secrets of an unspeakable part of American history, maybe she can uncover James\u2019 whereabouts. If not? James will be lost forever to a classified substance that reportedly operates as a beacon with otherworldly connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Story_So_Far\"><\/span><strong>The Story So Far<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, Anne has already interacted with Thomas and he\u2019s invited the persistent questioner over for a DMT-19 session. Chemist and mixologist Callie (Jenny Gabrielle) provides the narcotic that Thomas tricks Anne into consuming, and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely they hear the same eerie song James heard before his vanishing act. Then something breaks into Thomas\u2019 house, kills the power, and turns Callie into this pale-faced figure that spews blood before everyone falls unconscious. Thomas and Anne rise, Callie nowhere to be found, their safety in question, but no immediate threats remain for the moment.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In search of answers, Anne drives Thomas to Callie\u2019s basement laboratory for anything useful. She glimpses the chemical composition of DMT-19 written on Callie\u2019s board, confirming the anonymous voices heard over radio frequencies are relaying DMT-19\u2019s ingredients. Anne starts cycling through security camera footage, searching for clues, which leads to a startling discovery once she realizes the video timestamp. Thomas is still outside, mind you, crippled by side-effects that lead to one of my favorite lines of dialogue since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banshee Chapter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s release: \u201cCan we go already? It\u2019s 2:45 in the morning, and my eyes are bleeding!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Banshee Chapter (2013) Jump Scare - The Stairs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_O5d-oRe4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Scene\"><\/span><strong>The Scene<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anne sleuths in solitude under greenish night vision hues, scouring through WatchfulEye security footage that ends on September 30th. Anne observes as the final video begins where she previously noticed the first surveillance camera not far from the basement, which displays blackness until a mutation shambles down the hallway \u2014 presumably Callie, but her physicality is far more alien than human. The cameras follow whatever Callie\u2019s become down the wooden stairs and into the pitch-black shadows next to the same flight of steps Anne used upon entry. Callie vanishes into the darkness, which causes Anne to radio Thomas out of panic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can see the footage; it\u2019s by the stairs.\u201d Anne balks a second and cranes her neck closer to the monitor that reads a timestamp. \u201cEight minutes ago,\u201d Anne slowly utters as cinematographer <\/span><b>Jeremy Obertone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holds on a visibly tense trespasser with the same patch of suspect blackness framed over Anne\u2019s shoulder. Her breathing hastens as she rises to a standing position while refusing to make eye contact with the danger area she must now pass to escape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A diabolical turn of events.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anne finally musters the courage to at least face the staircase and the blackout on the left, calling Callie\u2019s name a few times with no response. You can tell Anne\u2019s hesitance and paranoia is near-paralyzing, and yet her flight instincts must persevere. She begins inching with shuffle-steps towards her exit, still speaking Callie\u2019s name, as the camera presses almost against her back in close proximity. I recall <\/span><b><i>[REC]<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at this moment, and that unshakable attic jump scare in the way we know something nasty will lunge towards the lens, but the length of time it takes almost convinces us maybe we\u2019re wrong. Anne sure hopes nothing patiently awaits a timely attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once Anne reaches the stairs, she stops shouting Callie\u2019s name \u2014 sound design goes quiet, barely even the faintest wind whistle. She conquers one step, the next, then another. Anne could potentially ascend without evil intervening, but what fun would that be?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A deformed arm reaches through the banister and grabs Anne\u2019s leg, but she\u2019s able to shake the thing\u2019s grasp. There\u2019s something inhuman in that basement, yet Anne doesn\u2019t stick around as she yelps a most fearful scream and bolts upstairs. This scene, a monster in hiding, is precisely why I sprinted over my basement staircase as a kid like it was an Olympic trial so no boogie-oogies could clutch my ankle and drag me into their den.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Impact_Ariels_Take\"><\/span><strong>The Impact (Ariel\u2019s Take)\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d be lying if I said this movie didn\u2019t creep me out when I first saw it in theaters. I happened to catch it late one night at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2013. It was definitely the perfect movie to see with a crowd, and at the time it made me jump out of my skin. On this rewatch, however, it didn\u2019t have quite as big or lasting an impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, it\u2019s a banger as far as jump-scares are concerned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, like Matt pointed out, what kid <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hasn\u2019t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had the nightmare of being grabbed by something through the slats in the stairs? Stephen King articulated the fear with perfect simplicity in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the novel, not the movie): He did not like the cellar, and he did not like going down the cellar stairs, because he always imagined there was something down there in the dark.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_4 --><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, Georgie boy. If you only knew.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Banshee Effect<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had an appropriately strong effect on me when I saw it initially, largely due to the sound design. I respond very readily to ASMR stimuli, so <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Babadook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example, have actual visceral effects on me because of their sound design. A lot of that plays a big role in how <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banshee Chapter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> impacts me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also why this scene preps me for terror but doesn\u2019t really have much of an impact anymore beyond catching my breath for a moment. It doesn\u2019t linger with me. It doesn\u2019t grab hold like other films have in the past, or even other scares in\u00a0<em>Banshee Chapter<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a jumpy person, which is odd considering how much I love horror movies. Put me in front of the right movie and I\u2019m like a bunch of popcorn kernels bursting in a pot on the stove. (Weekly food reference quota = complete.) I quite literally <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaped across the room<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while watching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47 Meters Down<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last week\u2019s entry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve yet to watch <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crawl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a fully seated position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So this made me jump. I held my breath waiting for the moment I knew was coming, and the tension was released like a tightly-coiled spring being let go, but it didn\u2019t really <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> me in any major way. 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