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The Bloody Man

2020 · 133 min

A nostalgic, scrappy eighties-set horror that leans on childhood grief and a lurking boogeyman for a slow, uneasy dread.

Directed by
Daniel Benedict
Genres
Horror
Tagline
He's ancient, he's evil, and he's terrorizing the 80s.
Overview
In the 1980s, and after the death of his mother, Sam is struggling with family, friends, school, and the most evil being he can imagine - The Bloody Man, who is unknowingly summoned and will stop at nothing to destroy everything Sam holds dear.

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Directed by
Daniel Benedict
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Daniel Benedict
Starring
Tuesday Knight, Lisa Wilcox, David Daniel, Dawn Phillips Fink, Mercedez Varble
Runtime
133 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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