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Cold Trail

2025 · 15 min

A slow, snowbound creep of dread, sparse and quiet, with the woods always watching and the threat never fully seen.

Directed by
Werner Traut
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Overview
During the heart of winter in a remote Maine town a State Forest Ranger is unwittingly stalked by an ancient predator.
How it feels
Tense, eerie, dark and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, nature, fate
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Werner Traut
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
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
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Werner Traut
Written by
Werner Traut
Starring
Jeffrey Alan Solomon, Harry Aspinwall, Ilya Tsymbal, Ciaran Byrne
Runtime
15 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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