# My Bloody Valentine (1981)

> A coal-mining town’s Valentine’s celebration becomes a blood-soaked reckoning with the legend of a murderous survivor.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25250

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: George Mihalka
- Cast: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight, Cynthia Dale, Alf Humphreys, Helene Udy, Carl Marotte
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082782/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, gruesome, claustrophobic, halloween horror marathon, valentine’s day horror night

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