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Apnea

2026 · 8 min

A short, suffocating watch that turns a bedroom into a trap, building dread through grainy footage and the helplessness of sleep.

Directed by
David C. Nelson
Genres
Horror
Overview
A sleep-deprived woman sets up a camcorder to record herself at night, hoping to prove something is visiting her, only to capture her own slow suffocation at the hands of an unknown entity.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, madness, survival
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
David C. Nelson
Genres
Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror8
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    David C. Nelson
    Written by
    David C. Nelson
    Starring
    Suzana Norberg, Sara Levy
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United States of America

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