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VACANT

2026 · 85 min

A clammy, slow-creeping descent into a decaying building where quiet dread builds toward something lurking below.

Directed by: Joshua Sowden
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Brant Rotnem, Craig Gellis, Brock Jones

Overview: When a new landlord inherits a run-down apartment complex, he expects late rent and repairs — not silence, and not the disappearances. As tenants vanish one by one, he descends into the basement and discovers something still alive below the building.

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Directed by: Joshua Sowden
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Brant Rotnem, Craig Gellis, Brock Jones

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
mystery
survival
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by: Joshua Sowden
Written by: Joshua Sowden
Starring: Brant Rotnem, Craig Gellis, Brock Jones
Cinematography: Joshua Sowden
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: English

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