> "night creatures call / and the dead start to walk in their masquerade / there's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they're open wide)" these lines lean fully into the theme of the undead, referencing night creatures and the walking dead. the use of masquerade suggests that even the dead can hide their true intentions, and the mention of alien jaws further adds to the sense of entrapment by supernatural forces. > "this is the end of your life, ooh" the realization of inescapable doom. by now, the listener is fully immersed in the horror movie atmosphere, and the sense of inevitable death is unavoidable. > "they're out to get you / there's demons closin' in on every side / they will possess you / unless you change that number on your dial" the demons closing in is another classic horror trope, but the reference to changing the number on your dial brings it back to pop culturelikely a nod to tv or radio. its as if the only way to escape the horror is to switch the channel, yet even that seems futile. > "now is the time / for you and i to cuddle close together, yeah / all through the night / i'll save you from the terror on the screen / i'll make you see" this section is almost comforting, as jackson speaks to the girl, reassuring her that he will protect her from the terror. the screen could reference the tv screen or the film screen, but the illusion of safety contrasts with the true horror still at play. > "that this is thriller, thriller night / 'cause i can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try / thriller, thriller night / so let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller  chiller, thriller here tonight" here, jackson reclaims control over the situationhes no longer just in the horror story; hes taking control of the thrill itself. it becomes a dance between horror and desire. *-*-*
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