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Cobweb

2023 · 88 min

A slow-building, claustrophobic horror that tightens like a vice, blending domestic dread with a grim fairy-tale menace.

Directed by: Samuel Bodin
Genres: Horror
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman

Tagline: Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.
Overview: Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.

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Directed by: Samuel Bodin
Genres: Horror
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
betrayal
revenge
trauma
Places: suburbs
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Samuel Bodin
Written by: Chris Thomas Devlin
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman, Woody Norman, Luke Busey, Aleksandra Dragova, Jay Rincon, Anton Kottas
Music: Sofia Hultquist
Cinematography: Philip Lozano
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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