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Midnight Menace

1946 · 23 min

A short, odd little mystery-comedy that plays its spooky premise for light chills and laughs.

Directed by
Josh Binney
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Lollypop Jones, James Dunmore, George Wiltshire
Overview
A strange voodoo man kills women and moves their bodies wherever he wants. But this time, he just wants to torment Lollypop Jones with a body that keeps showing up no matter where he goes.

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Directed by
Josh Binney
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Lollypop Jones, James Dunmore, George Wiltshire
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror4
    Humour4
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, comedy, horror
    Directed by
    Josh Binney
    Written by
    Hal Seeger
    Starring
    Lollypop Jones, James Dunmore, George Wiltshire, Bob Walker
    Runtime
    23 min
    Languages
    English

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