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The Ghost Within

2023 · 103 min

A slow, sombre haunting that leans on dread and family sorrow more than shocks, asking patience as it circles an old grief.

Directed by
Lawrence Fowler
Genres
Horror
Starring
Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Tom Millen
Overview
A young woman revisits her family home desperate to discover her sister Evie's murderer 20 years before. After a series of terrifying encounters with Evie's ghost at 09:09pm, Margot knows she must fight to learn the truth once and for all.

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Directed by
Lawrence Fowler
Genres
Horror
Starring
Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Tom Millen
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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
    • mystery
    • family
    • death
    • memory
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Lawrence Fowler
    Starring
    Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Tom Millen, Victor Mellors, Simon Davies, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Honor Davis-Pye, Georgina Jane
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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