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Candy

2012 · 5 min

A short, queasy phone-call thriller that tightens the screws with each nervous exchange.

Directed by: Mark Bessenger
Genres: Horror
Starring: Mike Justice, Peter Stickles, Ari Sylvio

Overview: In this short horror/thriller from director Mark Bessenger (Bite Marks, The Last Straight Man), a man calls into phone sex lines looking for a potential romantic partner. Vic, a college student, is interested, but is too nervous to accept, prompting the mysterious caller to take matters into his own hand.

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Directed by: Mark Bessenger
Genres: Horror
Starring: Mike Justice, Peter Stickles, Ari Sylvio

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
deception
sexuality
loneliness
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Mark Bessenger
Written by: Mark Bessenger
Starring: Mike Justice, Peter Stickles, Ari Sylvio
Cinematography: Mark Bessenger
Runtime: 5 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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