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Grey Matter

2016 · 21 min

A chilly, snowbound short that tightens its grip slowly, feeling like a campfire tale told by someone who has seen too much.

Directed by
Bobby McGruther
Genres
Horror
Starring
Ralph Cobert, Tom Kucharuk, Stu Mark
Tagline
The Devil's in the Bottle
Overview
An older "local" man, begins as he is sitting around at a convenience store in Bangor, Maine with a group of his friends during a heavy snowstorm. A young boy runs in, deathly afraid.

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Directed by
Bobby McGruther
Genres
Horror
Starring
Ralph Cobert, Tom Kucharuk, Stu Mark
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • fate
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    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
    Action3
    Horror7
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Bobby McGruther
    Written by
    Bobby McGruther
    Starring
    Ralph Cobert, Tom Kucharuk, Stu Mark, Brian mcgurk, Steve Reynolds, Jeffrey J. Scott, Mark A. Yajcaji
    Cinematography
    Eric Tremaine
    Runtime
    21 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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