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Prelude

1927 · 7 min

A brief, dreamlike plunge into claustrophobic dread, more suffocating mood than story, and over almost before the unease settles.

Directed by: Castleton Knight
Genres: Horror
Starring: Castleton Knight

Overview: A man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.

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Directed by: Castleton Knight
Genres: Horror
Starring: Castleton Knight

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
madness
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	6
Humour	0
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Castleton Knight
Written by: Castleton Knight
Starring: Castleton Knight
Runtime: 7 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: No Language

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