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Daniel

2014 · 4 min

A tight, nerve-jangling four-minute scare that keeps you braced and guessing until the final beat.

Directed by: Peter Dukes
Genres: Horror
Starring: Dominic Pace, Peter Le Bas, J.P. Giuliotti

Tagline: ARE WE IN DANGER?
Overview: A young child is hiding in a closet from a dangerous intruder, but is all what it seems?

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Directed by: Peter Dukes
Genres: Horror
Starring: Dominic Pace, Peter Le Bas, J.P. Giuliotti

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
deception
fate
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	0
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Peter Dukes
Written by: Peter Dukes
Starring: Dominic Pace, Peter Le Bas, J.P. Giuliotti, Varda Appleton, Jake Ryan Scott
Cinematography: John Snedden
Runtime: 4 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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