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Hellmouth

2022 · 7 min

A short, uneasy descent into intimacy turned sinister, keeping you tense with quiet dread and a sense of wrongness.

Directed by
Gus Reed
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Rhian Rees, Shane Coffey
Overview
A L.A. couple takes a shortcut down a steep staircase while playing a question-and-answer exercise designed to rekindle intimacy, but find that some questions may be better left unanswered.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gus Reed
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Rhian Rees, Shane Coffey
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • fate
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Runtime
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