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Film202068 min

Host

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealgrittyenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Someone new has joined the meeting."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror film: fresh and small-scale. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Haley BishopJemma MooreEmma Louise WebbRadina DrandovaCaroline Ward

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2020
Runtime
68 min
Status
Released
Studio
Shadowhouse Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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