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The Pact

2012 · 89 min

A slow-burning haunted-house mystery that relies on creeping dread and a few sharp scares rather than gore.

Directed by
Nicholas McCarthy
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner
Tagline
Some doors should never be opened.
Overview
After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole and Annie reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams - visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mother's past that is finally revealing itself.

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Directed by
Nicholas McCarthy
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • mystery
  • trauma
Places
  • single country house
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Nicholas McCarthy
Written by
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Starring
Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner, Haley Hudson, Dakota Bright, Sam Ball, Mark Steger, Kathleen Rose Perkins
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
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Languages
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