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Bug Chaser

2012 · 20 min

A short, grim spiral into bodily dread and self-destruction, watching a man unravel alone in close, uncomfortable intimacy.

Directed by: Ian Wolfley
Genres: Horror
Starring: Brenden Gregory, James Arthur M.

Tagline: We're all after something
Overview: Nathan's one-night stand ends abruptly when his date finds an alarming growth on his body. As it rapidly gets larger, Nathan gets sicker. He looks to alcohol, the Internet, and a needle for help, but to no avail. Drunk and desperate, Nathan finally reaches out to an unlikely source: a former hook-up, a nurse, who can't believe what he sees.

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Directed by: Ian Wolfley
Genres: Horror
Starring: Brenden Gregory, James Arthur M.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
addiction
trauma
sexuality
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Ian Wolfley
Written by: Ian Wolfley
Starring: Brenden Gregory, James Arthur M.
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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