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Night Shadows

1984 · 99 min

A grimy, slow-burn creature feature that trades scares for a creeping sense of small-town rot and paranoia.

Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
Mankind's Deadliest Threat Will Not Come From The Skies.
Overview
When brothers Josh and Mike go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. Mike soon disappears as well, leaving Josh to team up with the local sheriff and school teacher to find him in a town that’s hiding a dark, twisted secret.

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Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • survival
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • grief
  • conspiracy
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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