# Shocker (1989)

> A grieving young man battles a murderous television repairman who returns from the electric chair as a body-hopping force of electrical evil.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7165

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Wes Craven
- Cast: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Peter Berg, Camille Cooper, Sam Scarber, Richard Brooks, Vincent Guastaferro, Ted Raimi
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098320/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, macabre, frantic, late night horror marathon, cult movie night

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