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The Tell-Tale Heart

2006 · 8 min

A short, claustrophobic plunge into guilt and dread, its stylised images pressing in until the heartbeat becomes unbearable.

Directed by
Annette Jung
Genres
Animation, Horror, Thriller
Overview
Ed hates the disgusting eye of his father and so he made up his mind to take the life of the old man to rid himself of the eye forever. Based upon the novel „The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Guilt, madness, obsession, death
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Annette Jung
Genres
Animation, Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, horror, thriller
Directed by
Annette Jung
Starring
Andreas Fröhlich
Runtime
8 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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