Movie

The Black Cat

1989 · 89 min

A dreamlike, unsettling horror that blurs filmmaking and reality, pulling you into a slow, eerie nightmare of witchy menace.

Tagline: Between dreams & nightmares... between reality & fantasy... lies the terror of
Overview: When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc and bloodshed throughout the world.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, campy and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, madness, art
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
madness
art
deception
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild