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Brief History of Horror

1985

A staged, theatrical creep through horror's moods, more unsettling atmosphere than shocks, with a strange, slightly absurd edge.

Directed by
Maruxa Vilalta
Genres
Horror
Starring
José Luís "El chido" Castañeda, Mercedes Boullosa, Luis Mercado
Overview
Horror short based on a stage production.

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Directed by
Maruxa Vilalta
Genres
Horror
Starring
José Luís "El chido" Castañeda, Mercedes Boullosa, Luis Mercado
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • madness
  • fate
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Maruxa Vilalta
Starring
José Luís "El chido" Castañeda, Mercedes Boullosa, Luis Mercado, Enrique Castillo
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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