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Don't Look in the Basement

1973 · 89 min

A grimy, claustrophobic asylum chiller that unsettles through erratic behavior and sudden violence rather than jump scares.

Directed by
S.F. Brownrigg
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Hell... has found a new home!
Overview
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Madness, isolation, betrayal, death
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
S.F. Brownrigg
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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