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Superstition

1982 · 85 min · Director: James W. Roberson ★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,829 ratings

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A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

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Superstition (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Tension
Fear
Surprise
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %50 %38 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension46 %44 %31 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity40 %33 %21 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Disturbing44 %31 %21 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity44 %34 %24 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity35 %29 %18 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity39 %35 %24 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing55 %51 %44 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity59 %55 %46 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension56 %55 %39 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension59 %57 %39 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing63 %59 %45 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension65 %61 %50 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Tension64 %61 %46 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Disturbing60 %59 %41 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Tension60 %61 %45 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension71 %73 %60 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension82 %82 %72 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 83′Surprise85 %75 %75 %80 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JH
James Houghton

JH
James Houghton

Rev. David Thompson

LP
Larry Pennell

LP
Larry Pennell

George Leahy

RS
Robert Symonds

RS
Robert Symonds

Pike

HB
Heidi Bohay

MM
Maylo McCaslin

CG
Carole Goldman

KM
Kim Marie

BJ
Billy Jayne

Justin Leahy

SK
Stacy Keach Sr.

Rev. Maier

JA
John Alderman

Romberg

NB
Nova Ball

Nancy

EM
Earl Montgomery

Father

MC
Michael Cornelison

Danny

CK
Casey King

Jack Hollister

BL
Bennett Liss

Arty

JC
Joshua Cadman

Arlen

Details

Directed by
James W. Roberson
Written by
Galen Thompson, Michael O. Sajbel, Bret Thompson Plate, Brad White
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,829 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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