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Sweet Dreams

2021 · 5 min

A short, quietly unsettling watch that leans on shadow and silence to make the dark feel watchful.

Tagline
What do you see in the DARK?
Overview
A boy is haunted by a spooky figure stalking him in the dark. This ghost story is inspired by childhood nightmares, aimed to build a creepy atmosphere with one or two jumpscares mixed in there.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • fate
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Christopher Cox
    Written by
    Christopher Cox
    Starring
    Reid Schmidt, Gordon Rocks, Julia Donnell
    Runtime
    5 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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