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The Dogs

2025 · 97 min

A tense, shadowy rural haunting that keeps you uneasy with growling dread and buried secrets.

Directed by: Valerie Buhagiar
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Donovan Colan, Kathleen Munroe, Kristen Holden-Ried

Tagline: Unbury the past, unleash the nightmare.
Overview: After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.

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Directed by: Valerie Buhagiar
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Starring: Donovan Colan, Kathleen Munroe, Kristen Holden-Ried

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

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

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Genres: horror, mystery
Directed by: Valerie Buhagiar
Written by: Anthony Artibello, Sheila Rogerson
Starring: Donovan Colan, Kathleen Munroe, Kristen Holden-Ried, Stuart Hughes, Asher Grayson, Aidan Kalechstein, Dylan Taylor, Patrice Goodman
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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