"In the end … in the end, the father will probably take them away from here."
"But Sansa, the father doesn't seem to be normal anymore."
Carolee could hear the discussion between the two people behind her.
The best ending Carolee could imagine was that the father would escape with his wife and son.
However, just by looking at the suggestive scenes and plot hints, Caroline had already guessed what would happen next.
The father had long been bewitched by the ghosts, and his behavior had become somewhat deranged!
When the camera turned to the little boy lying on the bed in a daze, the background music became ear-piercing and depressing again. The word "murder" was written in scarlet on the door, and the surging blood swept the corridor again.
At this moment, the surrounding discussion stopped again.
The audience was already mentally prepared for something scary to jump out at any time.
Carolee vaguely heard someone holding their breath. In fact … she was holding her breath too.
But no … there were no more scary scenes after that.
It was just that the irascible father and his wife had a disagreement over whether they should leave the manor or stay here. Then, they had a heated argument.
"I won't let you mess up my life anymore!"
The father on the screen roared at her in this way, then left the room and walked through the basement, violently pushing everything on the ground.
This scene was also suitable for all kinds of ghosts and spirits. But the next second, the camera turned again, and the father appeared in a luxuriously decorated corridor.
Is something going to come out?
Carolee's nerves were tense, and she began to imagine the scary scene that was about to happen.
Was it a ghost? Or a rotten corpse? Or a skeleton?
But there was nothing … The father on the screen came to a ballroom. There were no undead here, but a luxurious noble ball was being held.
The ball was filled with nobles who were dressed luxuriously and behaved in a reserved manner.
"Aren't there a lot of people here? Herland … doesn't have to be afraid of those ghosts anymore? "
Sansa whispered to Herland beside her.
A lot of people?
No … That's not right. Looking at the extravagant ball on the screen, Caroline suddenly realized that there were only three people in the manor from start to finish. That's that family!
Where did this group of people come from? There was only one explanation … they were all ghosts!
Realizing this, Carolee instantly hugged her legs and curled up.
The male lead on the screen was participating in a … feast made up of ghosts!
What happened next was just as Carolee expected. The father played by the Knight Of The White Thorn went completely mad. He handed over his soul to a ghost or some kind of monster. He picked up an axe and chased after his wife and children.
Every time he chopped down on the wooden door, the audience would scream. The axe seemed to have become the conductor of an orchestra. Every time it was swung, a female singer would sing a high note.
Carolee was one of the female performers. In the latter part of the movie, she had lost track of how many times she had screamed.
Carolee began to regret it. She should have disobeyed her mother's order and quickly left this place!
Fuya was right … absolutely right. She shouldn't have come to watch this movie.
… …
After two long hours, when the cast behind the scenes appeared on the screen, no one in the entire theater applauded.
Only the faint sound of someone sobbing in the audience could be heard.
Mrs. Sizer looked around at the reaction of the audience.
Under normal circumstances, after the premiere of a movie, the audience should stand up and give applause. This was the most basic etiquette.
Whether it was the premiere of "This Demon Is Not Too Cold" or the premiere of "The Loyal Dog Hachi", most of the audience stood up to congratulate the birth of this wonderful movie, although their eyes were full of tears.
But this time, no one on the set of "The Shining" took the lead to congratulate. The surroundings were eerily quiet. The appearance of this movie was like a curse.
Everyone who watched the movie was under the curse of fear. Mrs. Sizer glanced at her daughter. She had never seen such a fragile Carolee.
As the flower of Falosi, although she usually liked to play some childish pranks, Carolee still had the pride of being the flower of Falosi. She knew that she must maintain her perfect demeanor at all times.
But now, Carolee did not. It was as if she had become the little girl who could only fall asleep in her arms.
"Mr. Josiah, why … did you make this kind of movie?"
Mrs. Sizer held Carolee's hand and turned to look at Josiah.
"Is there anything wrong?"
Josiah couldn't think of how to answer Lady Sizer for a while. He couldn't say, "I made this movie to scare people."
"'The Shining' only brings fear and uneasiness to the audience. This is not the emotion that a performance can bring to the audience."
Mrs. Sizer had been involved in stage plays for many years. The simplest goal of all the scripts she wrote was to make the audience feel happy and moved. Fear and disgust were the elements that needed to be avoided.
"Reason?"
Josiah was willing to spend a few minutes listening to the manager of Black Swan's experience.
"If the emotion of watching a movie is treated as a commodity, the audience is more willing to spend money to buy 'happiness' and 'moving.' No one is willing to spend money to buy fear," Mrs. Sizer said.
"No one is willing to spend money to buy fear. Allow me to correct your thinking, Lady Sizer. 'The Shining' not only brings fear to the audience, but also the excitement after that."
Josiah didn't quite understand why people liked to watch horror movies. He didn't even understand why he would watch a movie that scared him so much that he couldn't sleep at night.
But … Josiah just wanted to watch it. Occasionally, he would drag his friends to watch it together.
Josiah carefully pondered the reason for this. It was that a large part of human nature was "seeking death," or "curiosity."
"Lady Sizer, are you afraid of snakes?" Josiah suddenly asked.
Mrs. Caesar chose to answer Josh honestly. "I'm afraid, especially if it's a poisonous species."
"I'm afraid, too. But if there really is a poisonous snake in front of me, and it's separated by a thick enough glass, I'll go up and watch. This is what it means to be curious."
When Josiah said this, the theater was already filled with scattered applause.
The audience had recovered from the fear and subconsciously applauded.
"Also, Lady Sizer, my goal in making movies has never been the box office. The premiere is over, and I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."
After saying goodbye to Carolee, Josiah walked out of the theater with Hiri.
"You seem to be smiling very happily," Hiri said softly beside Josiah.
"Did I?"
Josh touched his own face. He had been trying his best to control his emotions ever since the premiere had ended, but Josh was already trying his best to control his expression.
"Mhm, actually, I've done this before."
Hiri jogged to Josiah, then turned around and said to Josiah.
"I brought my sister to an abandoned manor, and when she was scared by the ghosts inside, I felt inexplicably happy."
"Have you ever done something so outrageous to your sister?"
Josiah finally understood why Herland was so scared.
"At that time, I helped my sister chase the ghosts away!" said Hiri.
While Josiah and Hiri were talking, the audience in the theater came out one after another.
"Mr. Josiah, are we really going to use this poster for the premiere tomorrow?"
The Knight Of The White Thorn quickly walked in front of Josiah and asked.
"Let's change it to a more realistic poster, and also add a reminder that young children should be accompanied by their parents."
Josiah glanced at the man in yellow and Sophina who walked out of the theater. If Sophina attended the premiere alone, the audience would definitely fall into panic.
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