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The Hills Run Red

2009 · 81 min

A grimy, meta-slasher that traps you in a sweaty, nasty world of film obsession and brutal kills, with a mean streak that lingers.

Directed by
Dave Parker
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Trespassers will be slaughtered...
Overview
A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

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Directed by
Dave Parker
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • violence
  • art
  • corruption
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Dave Parker
Written by
David J. Schow
Starring
Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler, Janet Montgomery, Alex Wyndham, Ewan Bailey, Mike Straub, Hristo Mitzkov
Music
Frederik Wiedmann
Cinematography
Ilan Rosenberg
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America, Bulgaria
Languages
English

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