Explicitly or implicitly, there's an idea that Light Is Good and Dark Is Evil, and violating that suggests that something has gone wrong with the audience’s understanding of the natural order.Remember all those childhood dreams and nightmares with a monster attacking you under a bright blue sky? It's surreal and dreamlike to see a monster or horrific sight in broad daylight.The sunlight is used to defuse the horror in a non-horror story, especially stories aimed at children, often failing for the above-listed reasons.It's sunlight, but the sunlight is dampened for another reason, and the reason is horrifying.The daylight is dampened by normal clouds, creating a depressing atmosphere.The jarring emotional roller coaster ride between the dark and the light. ![]()
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