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House of the Long Shadows

1983 · 100 min · Director: Pete Walker ★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,840 ratings

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An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

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House of the Long Shadows (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Humor 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
25%Humor
  1. Fear30%
  2. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Humor, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Humor and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Curiosity
Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSurprise
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor32 %28 %9 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity35 %32 %16 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor36 %34 %23 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity36 %35 %26 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity43 %43 %29 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity50 %50 %34 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity53 %53 %36 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity50 %50 %31 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity50 %50 %31 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity57 %57 %39 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity67 %65 %51 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension74 %66 %66 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension76 %61 %73 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension72 %51 %69 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension70 %41 %66 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension76 %41 %74 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension82 %49 %81 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension84 %48 %69 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Surprise77 %35 %35 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Surprise62 %27 %12 %58 %
Man in a hole

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

Vincent Price

Lionel Grisbane

Christopher Lee

Corrigan

DA
Desi Arnaz Jr.

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Desi Arnaz Jr.

Kenneth Magee

SK
Sheila Keith

JP
Julie Peasgood

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Louise English

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Norman Rossington

RH
Richard Hunter

Andrew Caulder

Details

Directed by
Pete Walker
Written by
Earl Derr Biggers, Michael Armstrong, Michael Armstrong
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,840 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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