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Scream of the Banshee (2011) poster

2011 · horror · tv-movie · monster

Scream of the Banshee

Directed by Steven C. Miller1h 30m2011

An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scream.

Our read: Scream of the Banshee (2011) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive horror · tv-movie · monster entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Sombre, kinetic, measured horror / tv-movie, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb3.83k
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Scream of the Banshee feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want low-budget creature horror about a bone-splitting screaming monster.”

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