Future studies should compare the Dabbe trailer audience reactions to those of Western found-footage trailers ( Paranormal Activity , The Blair Witch Project ) to quantify how culturally specific sound design influences the startle response.
The Dabbe film series (directed by Hasan Karacadağ) represents a significant cultural export in Turkish horror cinema. Unlike Western franchises that rely heavily on gore or Judeo-Christian iconography, Dabbe utilizes Islamic demonology (specifically Dabbe referring to a beast or evil omen in eschatology) and possession narratives. This paper analyzes the recurring structural and aesthetic techniques employed in the official trailers for the series—specifically Dabbe: Bir Cin Vakası (2012), Dabbe 4: Zehr-i Cin (2013), and Dabbe 6 (2015)—to determine how the trailers generate dread without revealing narrative coherence. dabbe movie trailer
Furthermore, the trailers feature inverted Adhan (call to prayer) samples, reversed digitally. For an audience familiar with Islamic audio landscapes, this creates a deep-seated cognitive dissonance. Future studies should compare the Dabbe trailer audience