suspense in 'the shining'

Suspense was created in the opening through an exciting and thrilling storyline. I picked up 3 examples of scenes which I personally think had the most suspense.

The first example would be in one of the earlier scenes where ‘Danny’ the son is in his tricycle riding around. In this case the storyline or context is not particularly ‘scary’ but the way in which the camera shots were taken created suspense, tension and fear within the mind of the viewer, which in this case is me.

Another example would be when the husband, in this scene travels across the room towards the bathroom in an unfamiliar hotel room; he then slowly opens the door revealing a person sitting in a bathtub hidden behind a shower curtain. The way in which orchestral music is playing and the ‘creek’ in the door is loud as he open it gives away a sense of suspense.

Last example of suspense in ‘the shining’ is when the black guy comes to look for the family and he finds the hallways are quite and deserted, as he peers around the corners and looks over his shoulder, this creates tension and fear and then from the character it is transmitted to the viewer.