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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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WNUF Halloween Special
Horror · Comedy · 2013
A local TV personality leads a team of supernatural investigators, including an exorcist, into the darkest corners of a supposedly haunted house.
Movie details
WNUF Halloween Special
“The infamous 1987 live broadcast!”
2013 Horror · Comedy 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
A local TV personality leads a team of supernatural investigators, including an exorcist, into the darkest corners of a supposedly haunted house.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over WNUF Halloween Special?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
A Haunted House
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A Haunted House 2
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After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
Night of the Demons 2
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Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
Night of the Demons
Horror · 1988
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.
Deadstream
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A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life.
Bodycam
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Paranormal Activity 2
Horror · 2010
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
Paranormal Activity
Horror · 2007
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.
The Cleansing Hour
Horror · 2019
Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.
The Blair Witch Project
Horror · 1999
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Chris LaMartina
Written by
Chris LaMartina · Jimmy George · Jamie Nash
Paul Fahrenkopf
Frank Stewart
Patricia Mizen
Ms. Kim
A
Aaron Henkin
WNUF Announcer (voice)
N
Nicolette le Faye
Veronica Stanze
Leanna Chamish
Deborah Merritt
Richard Cutting
Gavin Gordon
B
Brian St. August
Dr. Louis Berger
Court is in session
Put WNUF Halloween Special on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.