Staged scares and uncertainty
A production crew increases the frights during the contestants’ night in the caves, while secrets emerge and suspicion may turn towards the teenagers.Exploratory / explanatoryExploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.Exploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.How the book presents it: The premise uses the gap between manufactured scares and possible danger between contestants to sustain a mystery; this describes its suspense structure, not an endorsement of deception.
Talk about: If a scare is arranged by the crew, how might that affect the contestants’ ability to tell what is genuinely dangerous?