Stake Land: Jebediah
A stark three-minute horror vignette fuses Bible reading with the unnerving ritual of tattooing a man’s scalp.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- austere
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- short film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jebediah receives a tattoo on the back of his head while engaged in religious reading.
Jebediah reads the Bible during an invasive tattooing ritual.
The three-minute runtime focuses exclusively on the tattooing of Jebediah Loven.
The tattoo is applied to the back of Jebediah's head, an intimate and vulnerable body area.
Films like Stake Land: Jebediah, and why
The House of the Devil
shares minimalist horror, religious imagery, and an unsettling body-centered ritual
The Skin I Live In
shares provocative tattoo imagery, transgressive body modification, and disturbing psychological atmosphere
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
shares concentrated short-form horror, ritualized imagery, and unnerving ambiguity
Movie Details
- Director
- Larry Fessenden
- Release Date
- 2011-05-11
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Michael Cerveris
- Doug Drucker
Common questions
- What is Stake Land: Jebediah about?
- A stark three-minute horror vignette fuses Bible reading with the unnerving ritual of tattooing a man’s scalp.
- What is Stake Land: Jebediah like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stake Land: Jebediah as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Stake Land: Jebediah violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Stake Land: Jebediah as mild.
- Which films are like Stake Land: Jebediah?
- Films with a similar feel include The House of the Devil, The Skin I Live In, and The Strange Thing About the Johnsons.
- How long is Stake Land: Jebediah?
- Stake Land: Jebediah runs 3 minutes.
