A good opening scene in a movie helps grab viewers' attention and keep them glued to their seats until the very end. A horror movie often relies on subverting typical genre conventions, and an opening scene that tells viewers the movie is either going to be exactly what they want or is going to surprise them is imperative to horror.

So, for example, a perfect Good For Her movie like Companion , starting with a scene that comforts a viewer before plunging them into a gory horror movie with slasher elements, demonstrates how a tonally different opening scene can help the horror aspect hit viewers harder. An amazing opening scene can set a great pace for the rest of the film.

As a horror film buff, some horror movies that are unlike anything I've ever seen drew me in simply beca

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