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Mortuary

2005 · 94 min

A grimy, low-budget zombie chiller that lurches between eerie small-town dread and absurd, ooze-soaked mayhem.

Tagline
When the dead break free all hell breaks loose.
Overview
A family moves to a small California town where they plan on starting a new life running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, suspected to be on haunted ground.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
Written by
Adam Gierasch, Jace Anderson
Starring
Dan Byrd, Alexandra Adi, Bug Hall, Denise Crosby, Lee Garlington, Rocky Marquette, Greg Travis, Courtney Peldon
Music
Joseph Conlan
Cinematography
Jaron Presant
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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