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Vengeance of the Spirits

1911 · 5 min

A curious little oddity: jerky phantom drawings pirouette and pester a smug sceptic, more playful prank than genuine fright.

Overview
Grotesque animated spirits punish a disbeliever who scorns his wife’s interest in the occult.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • fate
    • faith
    • betrayal
    Places
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour4
    Realism1
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, animation, comedy
    Directed by
    Émile Cohl
    Starring
    Lucien Cazalis, Ellen Lowe
    Runtime
    5 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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