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Horror Story

1993·Movie
1h 39min

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Horror Story fingerprint

Strong craft, striking style, light on feelings.

Energy

Tense

  • Tension7
  • Fast Pace6
  • Violence6

Heart

Melancholic

  • Melancholy7
  • Pathos6
  • Nostalgia5

Humor

Some dark humor and absurdist humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor7
  • Absurdist Humor6
  • Satire & Parody6

World

The mind and society

  • World Immersion7
  • Novelty7
  • Dialogue Centrality6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Character Depth7

Style

Standout visual style

A distinctive visual signature.

  • Visual Stylization8
  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7

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About

The distinctive artist, typographer, and writer Josef Váchal is known to the public primarily for his Blood Novel. The surrealistic exuberance of this defense of 19th-century pulp fiction caught the attention of Jaroslav Brabec and his colleagues, who found a corresponding image of 20th-century "trash." The authors' interest focuses primarily on the silent film era, with a journey through the history of cinema continuing through the advent of sound film to the present day (auteur cinema of the 1960s, modern horror), formally employing techniques such as tinted film. The versatile parody intertwines a colorful plot with the story of the author (Váchal/Paseky), who comments on and creates his book, and is further split in the plot into the characters of Fragonard and the Master. As with Váchal, reality increasingly enters the fiction, so that the only "happy ending" turns out to be the artist's finished work.
Czech CinemaSurreal ParodyExperimental FilmDark HumorMeta-NarrativePulp Fiction HomageVisual StylizationPsychological

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Is Horror Story worth watching?

62
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 6.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Horror Story rated?

ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

How long is Horror Story?

1 h 39 min

Horror Story runs 1 h 39 min.

Is Horror Story based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

What language is Horror Story in?

Czech

It was made in Czech. Produced in Czechia.