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Homicidal

1961 · 87 min

A twisty, gimmicky shocker that builds unease through a sinister double life and a notorious final reveal.

Tagline: A WORD OF WARNING! Please don't reveal the ending of this picture or your friends will kill you - IF THEY DON'T, I WILL!
Overview: A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
greed
family
betrayal
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none

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

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Genres: horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by: William Castle
Written by: Robb White
Starring: Joan Marshall, Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Bunce, Richard Rust, James Westerfield, Gilbert Green
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Runtime: 87 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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