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Hellhole

1985 · 96 min

A lurid, claustrophobic asylum thriller that mixes exploitation shocks with a queasy sense of dread.

Directed by: Pierre De Moro
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Ray Sharkey, Judy Landers, Mary Woronov

Tagline: CAPTIVES... Stripped Naked, Forced To Submit To The Ultimate Experiment!
Overview: An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. She’s committed to a mental institution, where Silk follows her, looking for the papers he was trying to get from her mother. And Silk’s only the beginning of her problems, since the asylum is run by a mad doctor, performing experiments in chemical lobotomies!

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Directed by: Pierre De Moro
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Ray Sharkey, Judy Landers, Mary Woronov

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
survival
corruption
trauma
Places: hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, drama
Directed by: Pierre De Moro
Written by: Aaron Butler
Starring: Ray Sharkey, Judy Landers, Mary Woronov, Marjoe Gortner, Richard Cox, Edy Williams, Terry Moore, Robert Z'Dar
Music: Jeff Sturges
Cinematography: Stephen L. Posey
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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