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Superstition

1982 · 85 min

A grim, slow-creeping haunted-house slasher that trades subtle dread for sudden, nasty violence and a pervasive sense of doom.

Genres
Horror
Tagline
You'll believe it just before you die...
Overview
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • death
  • faith
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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