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Hacksaw

2020 · 70 min

A tense, shaky-cam descent into a haunted-looking ruin where the dread builds through what you can't quite see.

Directed by: Anthony Leone
Genres: Horror
Starring: Amy Cay, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess

Overview: A young couple on a road trip takes a detour to the site where a notorious murderer, Ed "Hacksaw" Crowe, became an urban legend on the day he was killed many years before, but they quickly find the legend may not be quite as dead as they were counting on.

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Directed by: Anthony Leone
Genres: Horror
Starring: Amy Cay, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
death
Places: single country house
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Anthony Leone
Written by: Anthony Leone
Starring: Amy Cay, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess, Cortney Palm, Kylie Young-Harper, George Jac, Jayce Venditti, Christine Wawira
Runtime: 70 min
Languages: English

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