# Tenebre (1982)

> A novelist in Rome finds his fiction transformed into a blueprint for a chilling series of murders.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18345

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Dario Argento
- Cast: Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma, Christian Borromeo, Mirella D'Angelo, Veronica Lario, Ania Pieroni
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084777/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: stylized, paranoid, foreboding, late night horror viewing, giallo film marathon

## Synopsis

A writer's return to Rome spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer.

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