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The Man with the Black Umbrella

2025 · 90 min

A grim, unsettling found-footage plunge into a murder investigation that grows increasingly disturbing and claustrophobic.

Directed by
Ricky Umberger
Genres
Horror
Starring
Carey Bibb, Robert Bigley, James Herbert
Tagline
Some murders shouldn’t be solved.
Overview
On January 8th, 2015, a man with a black umbrella broke into 818 Hilltop Drive at 3:38a.m., committing a double murder. The investigation that ensued proved that some murders shouldn’t be solved.

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Directed by
Ricky Umberger
Genres
Horror
Starring
Carey Bibb, Robert Bigley, James Herbert
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • violence
  • death
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Ricky Umberger
Starring
Carey Bibb, Robert Bigley, James Herbert, Max Johnson, Jeff Lukeski, Ryan Milliner, Dylan R. Nix, James Michael Potts
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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