this trailers sound is very effective at building up a sense of tension and mystery from the beginning, when you hear a voice asking "are you ready?" and then a ticking sound, this makes the viewer question why the character has been asked if they are ready, creating a sense of mystery.
the use of a creaking sound is also a very typical convention of the horror genre and is widely regarded as a key code for the horror/thriller genre as it signifies haunted houses and ghosts in traditional movies. the use of blasts of static in the audio to break up the trailer are also highly effective as they give a sense of panic and erraticness which invokes fear in the listener.
the use of a crescendo is a very effective tool to build up tension as it lets the listener know something is about to happen, in this case the crescendo builds up and then the woman tells says "its not the house thats haunted, its your son", this challenges the typical convention of the haunted house and adds a new dimension which intrigues the listener further, this shows how a good quote from the film can get the listener interested more than they wouuld have been without hearing snippets from the movie.
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