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Jumpscare!

9 min

A quick, playful meta-slasher that winks at eighties horror while keeping the chase tense and the stakes light.

Directed by
Allison Dayne
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Overview
Lindsey, a modern teen without a date for homecoming, stays home to watch an eighties slasher movie about Diana, a girl fleeing a killer who massacred her friends. When the power goes out, the movie’s killer enters the real world, forcing Lindsey and Diana to either work together to survive or decide who will be the “final girl” left standing.
How it feels
Campy, tense, satirical and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, isolation, media, identity
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Allison Dayne
Genres
Horror, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Allison Dayne
Written by
Caroline Abbott
Starring
Bryan Forrest
Runtime
9 min
Country
United States of America

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