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Census

2023 · 12 min

A tight, uneasy little nightmare that traps you in a strange house and keeps the dread humming until the last frame.

Directed by
Jason Affolder
Overview
A census enumerator finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion, where she attempts to help two children in peril while evading their cruel caretaker. CENSUS is a short horror thriller inspired by genre classics from several eras: 1960s television, 1970s cinema, and 1980s literature!
How it feels
Eerie, tense, dark and bleak. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, survival, deception, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Jason Affolder
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America

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