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Dwellers: The Curse of Pastor Stokes

2020 · 92 min

A slow, unsettling puzzle of dark secrets that keeps you leaning in, uneasy and curious about what lurks beneath.

Directed by
DeShon Hardy
Genres
Horror
Starring
Tina Krause, Alan Bendich, Stacey Giambastiani
Tagline
When you exorcise your demons, where do they go?
Overview
A puzzle of dark secrets surfaces when a pastor inherits a church from his mentor.

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Directed by
DeShon Hardy
Genres
Horror
Starring
Tina Krause, Alan Bendich, Stacey Giambastiani
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • corruption
  • sexuality
  • guilt
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
DeShon Hardy
Starring
Tina Krause, Alan Bendich, Stacey Giambastiani, Tiffany Browne-Tavarez, Tina Jetter, Caitlin Clark, Sean A Kaufman
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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