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Department 666

2019 · 10 min

A short, wry slice of afterlife bureaucracy that plays office drudgery as a deadpan horror-comedy.

Directed by
Adam York
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patrick G. Keenan, Michael Ray Williams, David G. Holland
Tagline
Work is Hell.
Overview
A recently deceased man discovers that the afterlife isn't quite what he was expecting.

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Directed by
Adam York
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patrick G. Keenan, Michael Ray Williams, David G. Holland
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • work
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Adam York
Written by
Dave Harlequin
Starring
Patrick G. Keenan, Michael Ray Williams, David G. Holland, Margaret Alice, Jaysen P. Buterin, Rich Sigfrit
Cinematography
Jesse H. Knight
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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