Short film

Ritual

2020 · 19 min

A creeping, uneasy short that builds quiet dread around a small town's hidden menace.

Directed by: Matthew Stewart
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jon Devlin, Brandon Brown, Lamar Eason

Overview: Ritual (2020) A young preacher and his pregnant wife move to a quiet little town...a small town with an ancient secret.

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Directed by: Matthew Stewart
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jon Devlin, Brandon Brown, Lamar Eason

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
isolation
conspiracy
survival
deception
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Matthew Stewart
Written by: Matthew Stewart
Starring: Jon Devlin, Brandon Brown, Lamar Eason, Taylor Hopkins, Lillie McGill, Rae Miller, Kiristen Murray, Dalton Santiago
Runtime: 19 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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