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Paying Guest

2020 · 15 min

A tense, slow-burning horror short that uses a simple house tour to build creeping dread and supernatural unease.

Directed by
Awais Sulaman
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
It's often said that If you talk about someone, they tend to show up, sometimes uninvited.
Overview
A man turns up on the door to inspect the house he seeks to purchase, though the tenant's tour reveals more than what he expected.
How it feels
Eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, deception, fate, death
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Awais Sulaman
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Awais Sulaman
Written by
Awais Sulaman
Starring
Muneeb Butt, Noreen Gulwani, Awais Sulaman, Saife Hassan
Runtime
15 min
Country
Pakistan
Languages
English, Urdu

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