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The Cabin

2013 · 30 min

A slow-burning, tense thriller that keeps you on edge as a romantic getaway turns unsettling and secretive.

Directed by: Tommy Faircloth
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jason Vail, Morgan Monnig, Shelby Washburn

Overview: A single woman, Laura, meets a nice guy, John, on an online dating site. After a few dates he invites her to his vacation cabin in the mountains. Laura ignores the warnings from her friend, Ashley, about it being too soon to go away with a guy she just met. Once at the secluded cabin, Laura begins to notice strange behavior changes in John. She also begins to be drawn to the crawlspace under the cabin. Is this all in her head, or is there a deeper, darker secret to be uncovered?

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Directed by: Tommy Faircloth
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jason Vail, Morgan Monnig, Shelby Washburn

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
deception
obsession
betrayal
fate
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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