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The Repression

22 min

A short, quietly unsettling psychological piece that lingers on grief and self-confrontation, building unease rather than shocks.

Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
You can't run away from yourself.
Overview
A therapist starts seeing a dark version of herself after creating a painting of her recently deceased daughter.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, identity, obsession, madness
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror6
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, thriller
    Directed by
    Jack Grant-Roberts
    Written by
    Jack Grant-Roberts
    Starring
    Jamee Brotherton, Shonna Morgan, Kelly Chan, Nazanin Shoja
    Runtime
    22 min
    Country
    United States of America

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