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The Unbinding

2023 · 98 min

A slow-creeping real-life ghost story that makes an old object feel genuinely dangerous to look at.

Directed by: Karl Pfeiffer
Genres: Documentary, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Greg Newkirk, Dana Newkirk, Tyler Strand

Tagline: Suffer a witch
Overview: After discovering a strange statue in the Catskill Mountains, two hikers become the target of chilling paranormal phenomena. As the activity escalates, occult museum curators Greg and Dana Newkirk are called to uncover the startling truth behind the haunted artifact before it’s too late

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Directed by: Karl Pfeiffer
Genres: Documentary, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Greg Newkirk, Dana Newkirk, Tyler Strand

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: obsession
mystery
fate
isolation
faith
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary, horror, thriller
Directed by: Karl Pfeiffer
Written by: Dana Newkirk, Greg Newkirk
Starring: Greg Newkirk, Dana Newkirk, Tyler Strand, Jason Gowin
Cinematography: Karl Pfeiffer
Runtime: 98 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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