series, that kind of took the standard slasher film and kind of twisted it so people weren't sure in which direction it was going, when to laugh, when to really be scared. It unsettled the audience. "I think that's been really key to the most successful horror franchises are the ones that the audience thinks they can predict but they can't always predict. You get that bigger scare out of it." 5 Can you talk about why we tend to be so captivated by real-life ghost stories? Why do stories like that of the Screaming Tunnel have such power over us? SH: "I guess it's our desire to understand the world around us, to cope with everything that's going on at one time, that we kind of turn to horror as an example of trying to puzzle and work through these sorts of issues. "I think as humans, we kind of like to have these questions and not always have these sorts of answers. I think the paranormal and the fears of this both help to keep us on edge but keep us sharp at the same time."