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House of the Long Shadows

1983 · 100 min

A creaky, stormy old-dark-house lark that trades real scares for hammy star wattage and a cheeky wink.

Tagline
Room for every nightmare… A nightmare in every room.
Overview
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • deception
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, mystery
Directed by
Pete Walker
Written by
Michael Armstrong
Starring
Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz Jr., John Carradine, Sheila Keith, Julie Peasgood, Richard Todd
Music
Richard Harvey
Cinematography
Norman G. Langley
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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