The scene starts with a high pitch neighing sound of a horse which puts the audience on edge as a common convention of supernatural horrors is that animals have a sixth sense. You can see that Mr Kipps is agitated and the audience empathise with him. It is very dark in the house as it set at night, with only the the light of candles as in the time period there would not be electrical lamps. The fact that Mr Kipps has a axe with him suggests that he is afraid. His loud footsteps are parallel to the silence that you hear which makes them seem more pronounced and harsher. The house is very large and quite dirty which is a common convention of supernatural horrors.
The weather is contrapuntal to the scene as there are occasional booms of thunder and the rain reflects the emotions of Mr Kipps throughout the whole film. When the high pitch non-diegetic sound starts the sound of the rain decreases, this means that the audience focus more on this sound. It is unnerving because Mr Kipps can see something mysterious in the distance.
The scream that you hear is not expected which makes the audience jump. The sound is very short but sounds quite pained. The heavy breathing of Mr Kipps also foreshadows this. As the figure gets closer the non-diegetic high pitch sound builds in volume.
The barking of the dog is very worrying and keeps the tension high. The metal doorknob banging together is quite ominous. There is also a low pitched non-diegetic sound which adds to the drama. Mr Kipps tone of voice is very agitated.
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