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Midnight

1982 · 94 min

A grim, backwoods horror that unsettles with its cult rituals and sudden brutality, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by: John A. Russo
Genres: Horror
Starring: Melanie Verlin, Lawrence Tierney, John Hall

Tagline: A Startling & Shocking Adventure - As Three College Students Take a Strange Detour to the Land of the LIVING DEAD!
Overview: While hitchhiking to escape an abusive home life, a teenage girl is picked up by a couple on a camping trip. The trip turns deadly when a group of Satanists, hellbent on resurrecting their dead mother, attack the campers.

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Directed by: John A. Russo
Genres: Horror
Starring: Melanie Verlin, Lawrence Tierney, John Hall

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
trauma
faith
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror
Directed by: John A. Russo
Written by: John A. Russo
Starring: Melanie Verlin, Lawrence Tierney, John Hall, Charles Jackson, Doris Hackney, John Amplas, Greg Besnak, Jackie Nicoll
Cinematography: Paul McCollough
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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