# The Atticus Institute (2015)

> A pseudo-documentary horror mystery reconstructs a 1976 Pennsylvania lab’s terrifying possession case after the military turns its subject into a classified experiment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/183008

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Chris Sparling
- Cast: William Mapother, Rya Kihlstedt, Sharon Maughan, Anne Betancourt, John Rubinstein, Suzanne Jamieson, Gerald McCullouch, Brian Chenoweth
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3280916/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, restrained, late night horror, found footage marathon

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