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Black Box

1979 · 20 min

A grimy, claustrophobic descent into cruelty and dread that feels like a bad dream you cannot wake from.

Directed by
Beth B, Scott B
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bob Mason, Lydia Lunch, Harvey Robbins
Overview
An innocent youth is abducted and dragged down into a dystopian nightmare where teenage Lydia Lunch throws him into the Black Box.

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Directed by
Beth B, Scott B
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bob Mason, Lydia Lunch, Harvey Robbins
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • violence
    • madness
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Beth B, Scott B
    Written by
    Beth B, Scott B
    Starring
    Bob Mason, Lydia Lunch, Harvey Robbins, Kiki Smith, Ulli Rimkus, Christof Kohlhöfer, Alley
    Cinematography
    Beth B, Scott B
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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