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Horsehair

1998 · 7 min

A short, strange, unsettling oddity that mixes deadpan laughs with creeping dread in a single cramped room.

Directed by
Duncan Nicoll
Genres
Horror
Starring
Audrey Jenkinson, Alastair Mackenzie, Annie Louise Ross
Overview
A surreal black comedy about a man who spends too much time in his favourite armchair.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Duncan Nicoll
Genres
Horror
Starring
Audrey Jenkinson, Alastair Mackenzie, Annie Louise Ross
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • madness
    • obsession
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror5
    Humour6
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Duncan Nicoll
    Written by
    Jolyon White, Duncan Nicoll
    Starring
    Audrey Jenkinson, Alastair Mackenzie, Annie Louise Ross
    Cinematography
    Scott Ward
    Runtime
    7 min

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