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Gone in the Dark

16 min

A tight, nerve-shredding home-invasion short that turns ordinary suburban comfort into a pressure cooker of dread.

Directed by
Steven Moreno
Overview
The peace of an imperfect family is shattered when a twisted serial criminal invades their home. They must work together to overcome the intruder, whose awful intentions are to shake them awake from their American Dream. Based on true events. Set in late 70’s suburban California and based on actual events, this award wining short film chronicles the terrifying methods of the unidentified serial killer known as The Golden State Killer (aka The Original Night Stalker aka The East Area Rapist).
How it feels
Tense, dark and bleak. Relentless and needs your attention.
About
Crime, violence, family, survival
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Steven Moreno
Starring
Lindsay Wolf, Carter Johnson, Kurt Caceres
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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