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Summoners

2022 · 89 min

A quiet, somber horror that lingers on grief and moral unease, with an eerie atmosphere and emotional weight.

Directed by
Terence Krey
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Christine Nyland, McLean Peterson, Larry Fessenden
Tagline
There are things magic can't fix.
Overview
Jessica Whitman isn’t a witch. Not anymore, at least. She left it behind when she left her hometown almost ten years ago. But when a childhood friend needs her help performing a dark spell, she’ll find herself questioning her sense of right and wrong, and grappling with her late mother’s secrets.

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Directed by
Terence Krey
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Christine Nyland, McLean Peterson, Larry Fessenden
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • grief
  • identity
  • morality
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, drama
Directed by
Terence Krey
Written by
Terence Krey, Christine Nyland
Starring
Christine Nyland, McLean Peterson, Larry Fessenden, Madeline Grey DeFreece, Margaret Reed
Cinematography
Daniel Fox
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America

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