In this non-fiction thriller, \u201cSnap Judgement Spooked\u201d, includes a montage of different horror stories. Each episode tells the tales of different encounters with real life events, told by real victims. Hosted by Glynn Washington, he begins every episode enticing readers by instantly putting them onto the edge of their seat. In the first episode titled \u201cThe Watcher,\u201d Washington opens up the podcast by asking if you know if you are ever truly alone, setting an eerily feeling into our minds.
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The podcast begins with Washington telling a story of how two brothers planned to tell the other when one would die, this being known as the \u201cHoudini Promise\u201d. Flash forward, one of the brothers is presumed dead, however, the other one believes that he can still see him. Abruptly the story is cut off and the introduction begins playing. The whole entire beginning story helped set up the mood and scene for the stories that follow after the introduction is finished playing.
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In the first story a woman talks about her experience being left alone back in the fifties. The change in voices captures any listeners attention because the whole entire tone and mood of the podcast has shifted. We learn that her mother was running late and alone in a house, all she could hear were the sounds of heavy footsteps and felt an unknown presence watching her. Immediately, the sounds of footsteps and knocking play into the background, adding to the tension of the narrator\u2019s current situation. The music in the background picks up, and the narrator’s voice begins to have a sense of urgency, until everything stops and goes silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly, the setting completely shifts to her hearing the sound of sirens approaching her house. When the police arrived at her door she found an officer, a woman, and her baby. The once tense mood is immediately eased and taken back into a more seemingly normal setting. However, we soon learn that the sounds previously heard were the result of a murder going on in the house next door. The story then ends there and the listeners are met with a moment of silence, which helps to take a moment to process that story.
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The next story divulges into a woman\u2019s high school life after a breakup with her boyfriend. The narrator uses many personal pronouns to appeal to listeners, and make her current situation feel more relatable. She then shifts the more sentimental tone into a state of confusion as she walks into a forest and senses someone watching her. Suddenly she hears a voice urging her to \u201crun\u201d and \u201cstop,\u201d these voices change from the narrator\u2019s into a more high pitched screaming. As listeners, the upbeat music and change in voices make us feel the urgency and stress that the narrator was feeling. Luckily, the voice that blared into her ears is said to have saved her life because she would most likely have fallen victim to whoever or whatever was in the forest if she wasn\u2019t told to leave.
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The first episode then concludes there, inviting any listeners to submit stories of their spooky encounters. The abrupt ends to each story leaves us wanting more and more, thus retaining listeners for every new episode. The dramatic music that plays in the background helps build up tension, and the sudden silence allows for all the possible drama to unfold. Each narrator emphasizes and describes their encounter in such detail that any listener can feel as though they were in their position. The constant change in voice also helps keep listeners feel engaged with the narrator, making me especially excited to see what future episodes hold.
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