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Penance Lane

2020 · 84 min

A grimy, tense haunted-house thriller that keeps you uneasy with its twisted secrets and sudden shocks.

Directed by
Péter Engert
Genres
Horror
Starring
Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, John Schneider
Tagline
You will pay for their sins.
Overview
A hardened criminal fresh out of the joint takes a job as a handyman in a dilapidated house; but the twisted horrors he finds inside are enough to send anyone running. So why does he stay? And why are so many people drawn to Penance Lane?

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Directed by
Péter Engert
Genres
Horror
Starring
Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, John Schneider
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • violence
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Péter Engert
Written by
Munier Sharrieff
Starring
Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, John Schneider, Daniel Roebuck, Dallas Page, Sailor Larocque, Troy Brenna, T. Love
Music
Jason Todd Shannon
Cinematography
Steven Della Salla
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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