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Shock

1977 · 95 min

A slow-burn psychological horror that burrows under your skin with eerie domesticity and creeping dread, building to a shocking, frenzied climax.

Tagline
A new look at the face of evil.
Overview
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava
Written by
Dardano Sacchetti, Lamberto Bava, Alessandro Parenzo, Gianfranco Barberi
Starring
Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov, Nicola Salerno, Lamberto Bava
Music
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Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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