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The Reflecting Skin

1990 ·1h 35m · ★ 6.7 (217)

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.

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3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

1950scancerex soldierfarmkillermidwestmurdernuclearradiationreflectiverural areawidow

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