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Vacant House

2016 · 84 min

A somber, eerie slow-burn that blends quiet horror with a melancholic meditation on broken lives and second chances.

Directed by: Jeremy Casper
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Cris Cunningham, Dee Ann Newkirk, T. J. Maxwell

Overview: A fugitive, an empty house, a rotting corpse. The journey begins. Cameron Matthews, a petty criminal and fugitive from the law, hides from police by taking shelter in an old dilapidated house in the middle of the city. There he discovers the rotting corpse of Bart Giordano, the owner of the house, whose death has gone unnoticed by friends and family for years. Though separated by death, the two men form an unlikely spiritual connection and help each other rebuild broken relationships in their personal lives.

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Directed by: Jeremy Casper
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Cris Cunningham, Dee Ann Newkirk, T. J. Maxwell

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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
redemption
guilt
family
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, horror, thriller
Directed by: Jeremy Casper
Written by: Jeremy Casper, Cris Cunningham
Starring: Cris Cunningham, Dee Ann Newkirk, T. J. Maxwell, Richard Miraan, Don Bondi, Jason Zahodnik, Carlee Zabel, Brayden Armes
Cinematography: Thomas McCarty
Runtime: 84 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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