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Alone in the Dark

1982 · 93 min

A tense, dark siege thriller with a touch of campy slasher energy and a creeping sense of dread.

Directed by
Jack Sholder
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
When the lights go out, the terror begins.
Overview
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

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Directed by
Jack Sholder
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • revenge
  • survival
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Jack Sholder
Written by
Jack Sholder
Starring
Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth, Deborah Hedwall, Lee Taylor-Allan, Phillip Clark
Music
Renato Serio
Cinematography
Joseph Mangine
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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