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The Den

2013 · 77 min

A tense, immersive screenlife horror that traps you in a nightmare of online voyeurism and escalating dread.

Directed by: Zachary Donohue
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Melanie Papalia, Matt Riedy, David Schlachtenhaufen

Tagline: Unmask a Whole New Side of Fear
Overview: A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for the same grisly fate as the first victim.

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Directed by: Zachary Donohue
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Melanie Papalia, Matt Riedy, David Schlachtenhaufen

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
crime
technology
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by: Zachary Donohue
Written by: Lauren Thompson, Zachary Donohue
Starring: Melanie Papalia, Matt Riedy, David Schlachtenhaufen, Adam Shapiro, Matt Lasky, Victoria Hanlin, Bill Oberst Jr., Katija Pevec
Music: Evan Goldman
Cinematography: Bernard Hunt
Runtime: 77 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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