Movie

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1972 · 72 min

A slow, uneasy drift into dread as a small town's ordinary world quietly curdles into something wrong.

Overview: Strange things start to happen when Mr Dark's Pandemonium Carnival arrives in Greentown.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Fate, identity, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: fate
identity
isolation
coming-of-age
deception
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: horror, fantasy, drama
Directed by: Colin Finbow
Starring: Ben Clennell, Mark Ashman, Jenny Glennell, Glen Dunderdale, Les Scott, Greg Page, Tony Collins
Runtime: 72 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English