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Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996 · 98 min

A grim, grisly straight-to-video chiller that trades dread for cheap shocks and a steady sense of doom.

Directed by
Adam Grossman
Genres
Horror
Tagline
Some things are better left... dead.
Overview
Jon Porter comes home for a funeral and walks straight back into hell. The demons who butchered his sister are back, nastier than ever, and now they want his daughter, body and soul.

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Directed by
Adam Grossman
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • death
  • family
  • isolation
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

In this series

Sometimes They Come Back Collection

  1. Sometimes They Come BackMovie · 1991
  2. Sometimes They Come Back... AgainMovie · 1996 This title
  3. Sometimes They Come Back... for MoreMovie · 1998

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