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Backwoods

2019 · 15 min

A quiet, creeping dread settles in as a lone scholar's curiosity pulls him into a haunted stillness that lingers after it ends.

Directed by
Ryan Mackfall
Genres
Horror
Overview
1907, Massachusetts. A scholar drifts from his path and finds himself in a house he assumed to be deserted - apart from a beguiling book containing dark secrets that exerts a powerful hold over those who come into contact with it.
How it feels
Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Obsession, isolation, deception, madness
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ryan Mackfall
Genres
Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Ryan Mackfall
Written by
Neil Fox
Starring
Ciaran Clarke, Kevin Horsham, Noah Wallace
Runtime
15 min
Country
United Kingdom

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