Bold Colors in Horror Movies Can Be Just as Disturbing as Shadows (opens in new tab)

When it comes to the horror genre, color palettes tend to be quite limited. Murky black shadows that hide untold terrors. Bright white flashlights that cut through the gloom, but only offer a limited perspective that prevents either characters or audiences from seeing too much. Sometimes, when a movie like Longlegs wants to get spicy, it’ll throw some muted browns in there, too.This ultimately makes sense because horror movies derive most of their tension from the unseen. Audiences are kept o...