What are the historical, aesthetic and psychological reasons for lighting from beorror films?
Up lighting distorts the human face, creating shadows around the eyes. Light from below does not occur in the natural world, and also symbolizes light coming from hell and is therefore scary to the audience. The light from below is symbolic of this emotion over the course of film history and so it is natural for people to associate this kind of lighting style with horror. Often times, fear comes from association with other elements that are seen as scary in other scenes in life.
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