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The Victim

1972 · 74 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning thriller that traps you in a dark house with a woman stalked by a killer, keeping tension high through isolation and dread.

Directed by: Herschel Daugherty
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Eileen Heckart, Sue Ane Langdon

Tagline: The phone is not the only thing that's dead in Susan's house!
Overview: A woman is trapped during a storm in a house with no electricity or phone. A killer has murdered her sister, stuffed the body in the basement, and is now after her.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, survival, grief, freedom
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Directed by: Herschel Daugherty
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Eileen Heckart, Sue Ane Langdon

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
grief
freedom
violence
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none