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Cyst

2020 · 68 min

A gleefully silly, gory creature feature that plays like a schlocky B-movie with a wink.

Directed by: Tyler Russell
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Comedy
Starring: Eva Habermann, George Hardy, Greg Sestero

Overview: In the 1960s, a nurse's last day on her job is ruined when a doctor inadvertently creates a cyst monster that terrorizes the office.

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Directed by: Tyler Russell
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Comedy
Starring: Eva Habermann, George Hardy, Greg Sestero

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: madness
science
violence
work
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: horror, science fiction, comedy
Directed by: Tyler Russell
Written by: Tyler Russell, Andy Silverman
Starring: Eva Habermann, George Hardy, Greg Sestero, Jason Douglas, Gene Jones, Darren Ewing, Torren Davis, Terri Merritt Bennett
Music: Sam Lipman
Cinematography: Nick Gardner
Runtime: 68 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English

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