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Abattoir

2016 · 98 min

A slow, grim descent into a small-town mystery that grows increasingly eerie and unsettling, with a constant sense of dread.

Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
He's been expecting you
Overview
A reporter unearths an urban legend about a home being constructed from rooms where horrific tragedies have occurred.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • death
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by
Christopher Monfette
Starring
Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye, Dayton Callie, Michael Paré, Bryan Batt, Aiden Flowers, John McConnell
Music
Mark Sayfritz
Cinematography
Michael Fimognari
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Thai, English

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