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Love, Cheryl

2018 · 14 min

A short, unsettling holiday-themed sci-fi horror that plays like a creepy toy-box fable, brisk and strange with a wry, uneasy edge.

Directed by: Devin Febbroriello
Genres: Science fiction, Horror
Starring: Alissa Jessup, John Paulsen, Sean Bowie

Overview: Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2018 Creepy Christmas Film Festival, in which each short is inspired by a holiday-themed word. This film, the nineteenth in the series, is inspired by the word “toys.”

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Directed by: Devin Febbroriello
Genres: Science fiction, Horror
Starring: Alissa Jessup, John Paulsen, Sean Bowie

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
obsession
identity
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: science fiction, horror
Directed by: Devin Febbroriello
Written by: Devin Febbroriello
Starring: Alissa Jessup, John Paulsen, Sean Bowie, Ashley Mellinger, Riley Turner, Ben Lawrence
Runtime: 14 min
Languages: English

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