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Marge

2026 · 15 min

A quiet, unsettling reflection on motherhood and inherited darkness, where a short runtime carries a heavy, lingering dread.

Directed by: Michael Prieto, Julia Kern
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Rachel Matthews, Devon Ross, Liv Davenport

Overview: After learning she’s pregnant, Sadie reflects back on the night she learned her mother was a serial killer. But now becoming a mother herself, Sadie suddenly finds herself understanding Marge in a way she never has before.

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Directed by: Michael Prieto, Julia Kern
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Rachel Matthews, Devon Ross, Liv Davenport

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
identity
memory
trauma
family
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, drama
Directed by: Michael Prieto, Julia Kern
Written by: Julia Kern, Michael Prieto
Starring: Rachel Matthews, Devon Ross, Liv Davenport, Newman Wolf, Alexis Felix, Paige Searcy, Colin Burgess, Lili Currie
Cinematography: Jacob "Kuba" Bojsza
Runtime: 15 min
Languages: English

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