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I was actually thinking something along these lines when I was watching a horror film. When a child sings about death, the framing of the situation always seems to involve complete acceptance of death. This creates a feeling of horror for viewers who internalize the idea of death and feel threatened that an otherwise harmless child is okay with death or killing. People tend to imagine 3 figures in such a situation: the child as a witness, the attacker, and themselves by internalizing the fear. With the child siding with the attacker as accepting the death, this creates the feeling that there is no escape for the viewer, making the circumstance more terrifying.
Obviously, this is just a stream of consciousness and has no scientific backing.
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