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The Terror

1963 · 79 min

A dreamlike, cobwebbed gothic trudge through fog and crumbling stone, more atmospheric than coherent, with a lurid final sting.

Directed by: Roger Corman
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight

Tagline: A new classic of horror comes to the screen!
Overview: Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.

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Directed by: Roger Corman
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
guilt
betrayal
death
identity
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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