Movie

A Wicked Muse

2026 · 89 min

A slow, uneasy descent into creative obsession, where ambition curdles into dread and every success feels like a warning.

Overview: A struggling novelist makes a deal with a demonic spirit promising to catapult his writing career to stardom.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, ambition, corruption, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: obsession
ambition
corruption
guilt
art
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Dennis Alexander Nicholson, Nick Talon
Written by: Mark Brombacher
Starring: Mark Brombacher, Helene Robbie, Cassidy Lawson, Raissa Souto, Donovan Brown
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Canada