Dante stood up and glanced at the entrance to the core area. A strange smile appeared on his face as he couldn't help but be amused by the situation.
What was the scariest thing? It was when there was fatal and agony-inducing danger was nearby and you could not see it. This was why the horror genre was so popular, not because of the jumpscares, but because of the promise of violence in the corner of your vision that you could not see.
A person watching a horror movie was not too frightened when they as well as the protagonist could not see the danger and were jumpscared. It was only averagely scary at best.
What was truly terrifying was when you could see the horrifying danger approaching the protagonist but they could not see it even as it was about to effect its violence upon them.