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In the Fire

2023 ·1h 27m · ★ 4.6 (64)

A doctor from New York travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to care for a disturbed boy who seems to have inexplicable abilities. She begins treating the child, but in doing so, ignites a war between science and religion as the local priest believes the boy is possessed by the devil and the cause of the village's woes.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Child in DangerMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

19th centuryappreciativechild psychiatristdemonic possessionfemale psychiatristpriestvillage

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