Yes, very scary.
Add to that the bizarre impromptu Masque of The Red Death thing we’ve got going on, the silence in the stores, no more conversations, no more connections, no more infectious laughter from somewhere out of sight.
The stiff and suspicious posture of everyone, looking at everyone else like they’re possibly rabid.
The only expressions we see are the angry/frightened/paranoid eyes without a face.
It’s a breeding ground for creeping darkness.
Perhaps that was the intent, all along.