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The Call of Cthulhu

2006 ·47m · ★ 7.0 (175)

A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he begins piecing together the dread implications of his grandfather's inquiries, and soon he takes on investigating the Cthulhu cult as a crusade of his own.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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CultLovecraftian

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

cthulhugrayscalenightmarenotebookobsessionsilent film

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