The cheapest way to garner a scream is that of the “jump scare”, which is the sudden change in either audio or visuals usually through a loud noise to elicit fear, yet the Norman Bates reveal takes an opposite approach. Rather than using a “jump scare”, the reveal of Norma Bate’s corpse and Norman Bates himself are all forewarned early through audio cues or the slow movements. When Lila enters the basement and sees Norma Bates sitting on the chair, the audience senses that something is off due to the unnatural stillness of the character. Once Lila turns the chair around, rather than employing a quick turn to obtain a jump scare from the audience, it slowly turns around before settling in a frontal position. This allows the audience to
