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Free to a Bad Home

2023 · 80 min

A grim, object-centered horror anthology that trades jump scares for creeping dread and a sense of inescapable misfortune.

Directed by
Scott Hale, Kameron Hale
Genres
Horror
Starring
Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Roni Locke
Tagline
Suffer Well
Overview
In this terrifying horror anthology, the lives of three strangers - a widow, a thief, and an addict - are changed by cursed objects and those that spread them.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Scott Hale, Kameron Hale
Genres
Horror
Starring
Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Roni Locke
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • addiction
    • crime
    • fate
    • guilt
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror8
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Scott Hale, Kameron Hale
    Written by
    Scott Hale, Kameron Hale
    Starring
    Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Roni Locke, Jake C. Young, Olivia Dennis, Tyler McGraw, Katelyn Nevin, Benjamin Paul Rigney
    Cinematography
    William E. Newton
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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