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Rough Draft

2026 · 88 min

A meta horror puzzle that keeps shifting underfoot, unsettling more than shocking as fiction and reality blur.

Overview
Much to his wife’s chagrin, Michael can’t seem to settle on the ending to his latest novel. Even though he has owed the publisher for some time now, he keeps deleting and tweaking the ending to his tale of horror, with each change ultimately affecting the outcome of the group of teens who are being killed one by one by an unknown killer in his story.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • art
    • violence
    • deception
    • madness
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror7
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, thriller
    Directed by
    Michael Caissie
    Written by
    Michael Caissie
    Starring
    Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Lochlyn Munro, Siena Bjornerud, Karin Ann, Lucy Ryemill, Manulies Pajda, Joshua Bertell
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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