This scene is intense and cinematic, with strong emotional contrast between the chaos outside and Jacob’s eerie inner calm. The arrival of the shadowy figure adds a supernatural layer that heightens the tension and explains Jacob’s detached reaction without overexplaining. The pacing is tight, the violence impactful without being gratuitous, and the final moment with the axe is chilling in a good way. Consider adding one or two sensory details from Jacob’s perspective to deepen his dissociation, but overall this is a powerful and haunting sequence.
