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House of Purgatory

2016 · 75 min

A quick, tense haunted-house ride that preys on secrets, offering jumpy thrills without much depth.

Directed by: Tyler Christensen
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Torey Adkins, Brian Krause, Anne Leighton

Overview: Four teenagers go looking for a legendary haunted house that gives you money back for every floor you can complete. Once finding it, they realize the house is much more terrifying than a normal Halloween attraction - the house knows each of their secrets and one by one uses them against the teens.

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Directed by: Tyler Christensen
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Torey Adkins, Brian Krause, Anne Leighton

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
deception
survival
identity
fate
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: thriller, horror
Directed by: Tyler Christensen
Written by: Tyler Christensen
Starring: Torey Adkins, Brian Krause, Anne Leighton, Laura Coover, Lisa Musser, Danny Rhodes, Aaron Galvin, Tom Lodewyck
Runtime: 75 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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