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The City of the Dead

1960 · 78 min

A slow-creeping, fog-drenched chiller that wraps you in old-fashioned dread and occult menace.

Tagline
300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!
Overview
In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • survival
  • deception
  • death
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror
Directed by
John Llewellyn Moxey
Written by
George Baxt
Starring
Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Tom Naylor, Betta St. John, Venetia Stevenson, Valentine Dyall, Ann Beach
Cinematography
Desmond Dickinson
Runtime
78 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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