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After Midnight

1989 ·1h 30m · ★ 5.7 (60)

A college professor teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear" brings his students (including a psychic) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, a woman on crutches confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
0
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
0
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Animal Harm
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

broken down carcollegenight shiftprofessorpsychicpsychology studentstalkerstormy nightteenage girltrendyvicious dog

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