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The City of the Dead

1960 · 78 min · Director: John Llewellyn Moxey ★ IMDb 6.7 · 9,944 ratings

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In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

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The City of the Dead (1960) — 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

35%Fear
25%Tension
20%Disturbing
  1. Fear35%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Disturbing20%
  4. Surprise10%
  5. Anxiety10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing79 %72 %62 %75 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Disturbing72 %56 %50 %60 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity56 %34 %25 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity50 %29 %16 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity52 %35 %21 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity54 %43 %26 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity56 %50 %34 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity61 %56 %41 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Tension72 %70 %58 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension85 %81 %76 %75 %
52.5 %≈ 41′Disturbing83 %74 %69 %73 %
57.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity71 %59 %40 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity65 %54 %28 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity65 %57 %38 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 57′Tension66 %61 %48 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %66 %54 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension79 %76 %65 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 68′Tension88 %88 %78 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 72′Tension92 %91 %80 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 76′Tension90 %88 %75 %73 %
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

DL
Dennis Lotis

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Prof. Alan Driscoll

PJ
Patricia Jessel

PJ
Patricia Jessel

Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless

TN
Tom Naylor

BS
Betta St. John

VS
Venetia Stevenson

VD
Valentine Dyall

VD
Valentine Dyall

Jethrow Keane

AB
Ann Beach

AB
Ann Beach

Lottie

NM
Norman MacOwan

JD
James Dyrenforth

JD
James Dyrenforth

Garage Attendant

FJ
Fred Johnson

The Elder

WA
William Abney

Policeman

Details

Directed by
John Llewellyn Moxey
Written by
Milton Subotsky, George Baxt
Type
Movies
Released
1960
Runtime
78 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 9,944 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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