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Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn

2015 · 62 min

A claustrophobic, grim siege that keeps you tense and uneasy, with relentless undead pressure and little relief.

Directed by: Krisztian Majdik, Zebediah De Soto
Genres: Action, Animation, Horror
Starring: Amanda Niles, Gus Malliarodakis, Danielle Harris

Overview: A group of survivors trapped in a New York apartment fight to stay alive against legions of zombies.

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Directed by: Krisztian Majdik, Zebediah De Soto
Genres: Action, Animation, Horror
Starring: Amanda Niles, Gus Malliarodakis, Danielle Harris

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
death
violence
morality
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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