| CaptainExplosion said: You wouldn't think someone as funny as Jordan Peele could do movies so scary. XD |
The element of subverting expectation in a scene beat is something horror and comedy have in common. So, in a way, comedy and horror are kind of siblings. Ari Aster (Hereditary and Midsommar) also came from a comedy background… though, dark comedy.
Even Hitchcock approached suspense and horror comedically.
https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2013/feb/08/alfred-hitchcock-psycho-joke
They also have kind of a similar effect as comedy. While sitting in a very tense film and a creak during a very intense scene scares someone, or the lurking killer appears and terrifies the whole audience, the reaction from the crowd once the tension dissipates is often laughter.
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