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After Midnight

1989 · 90 min

A creepy, stormy-night anthology that mixes jump scares with dark irony and a surreal twist.

Directed by
Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Tagline
Terror Has No Curfew.
Overview
A college professor teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear" brings his students (including a psychic) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, a woman on crutches confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.

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Directed by
Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Genres
Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • survival
  • obsession
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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