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Dylan's New Nightmare

2023 · 35 min · Director: Cecil Laird ★ IMDb 6.5 · 465 ratings

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'Dylan's New Nightmare' acts as an unofficial sequel to 'Wes Craven's New Nightmare,' one of the most unique and high concept installments in the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' franchise. This short film picks up 25 years after the events of 'New Nightmare' and follows Dylan Porter (Miko Hughes), the young son of Heather Langenkamp, now a grown man trying to make his way in the world his parents raised him in: Hollywood. Little does he know that the evil entity known as Freddy Krueger is back, and eager to once again break into our world through the son of his favorite victim.

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Dylan's New Nightmare (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 38%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 17%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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  • Fear
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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Fear

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 1′Humor34 %24 %12 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 3′Sadness36 %27 %14 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 4′Tension50 %44 %35 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 6′Fear75 %71 %68 %58 %
22.5 %≈ 8′Tension75 %70 %66 %63 %
27.5 %≈ 10′Disturbing55 %40 %31 %37 %
32.5 %≈ 11′Sadness50 %27 %13 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 13′Sadness52 %39 %22 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 15′Tension48 %42 %25 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 17′Sadness46 %37 %22 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 18′Tension57 %52 %39 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 20′Tension62 %61 %46 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 22′Tension64 %62 %46 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 24′Fear81 %73 %69 %69 %
72.5 %≈ 25′Disturbing76 %61 %63 %67 %
77.5 %≈ 27′Sadness50 %32 %30 %34 %
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Cast

MH
Miko Hughes

MH
Miko Hughes

Dylan Porter

DM
Dave McRae

CK
Cynthia Kania

RS
Ron Sloan

RD
Reavis Dorsey

CF
Courtney Fishell

Details

Directed by
Cecil Laird
Written by
Cecil Laird
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
35 min
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 465 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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