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The Toybox

2018 · 81 min

A tense, eerie desert survival horror that traps you in a claustrophobic RV with a bickering family and a malevolent force.

Directed by: Tom Nagel
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Mischa Barton, Denise Richards, Greg Violand

Tagline: Vacations can be deadly
Overview: An estranged family take a trip to the desert in their used RV and become stranded and isolated in the scorching terrain. They soon learn their RV holds terrible, haunting secrets, and it starts killing them off one by one.

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Directed by: Tom Nagel
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Mischa Barton, Denise Richards, Greg Violand

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
family
betrayal
death
Places: wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Tom Nagel
Written by: Jeff Denton
Starring: Mischa Barton, Denise Richards, Greg Violand, Brian Nagel, Katie Keene, Matt Mercer, Andrew Staton, Carolyne Maraghi
Music: Holly Amber Church
Cinematography: Ken Stachnik
Runtime: 81 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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