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Cries in the Night

1980 · 93 min

A slow-burn slasher that creeps under your skin with its eerie small-town setting and unsettling family secrets.

Directed by
William Fruet
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
They were warned, they were all warned...Don't go down to the cellar!
Overview
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.

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Directed by
William Fruet
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • madness
  • family
  • death
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
William Fruet
Written by
Ida Nelson
Starring
Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson, Barry Morse, Dean Garbett, Stephen E. Miller, Alf Humphreys, Peggy Mahon, Harvey Atkin
Music
Jerry Fielding
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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