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Abject

2022 · 75 min

A slow, suffocating descent into grief and hallucination, where quiet domestic misery curdles into something vicious and dreamlike.

Directed by
David R. Williams
Genres
Horror
Starring
Helena Simon, Joe Gallagher, Andy Rich
Overview
A year after the death of their only child, a couple journeys to an isolated retreat to try and work through their grief and save their disintegrating relationship. There, however, the wife experiences strange visions and horrific dreams. The husband sinks deeper into an alcoholic daze. Violence erupts, but death is only the beginning of their torment.

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Directed by
David R. Williams
Genres
Horror
Starring
Helena Simon, Joe Gallagher, Andy Rich
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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
    • grief
    • isolation
    • addiction
    • madness
    • death
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror8
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    David R. Williams
    Written by
    David R. Williams
    Starring
    Helena Simon, Joe Gallagher, Andy Rich
    Runtime
    75 min
    Languages
    English

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