Stake Land: Martin
A concise nightmare in which Martin’s dream of plague turns familiar family presence into an unsettling vision of contagion and dread.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- bleak
- late night horror viewing
- short film showcase
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martin's encounter with the plague occurs within a dream, foregrounding subjective and potentially unstable perception.
The dream directly links Martin's personal experience to the threat of plague.
The five-minute runtime and dream premise suggest a tightly concentrated horror experience.
Martin's mother is a principal character within a dream organized around plague and danger.
Films like Stake Land: Martin, and why
The Babadook
brief dream-centered horror with surreal imagery and an isolated protagonist confronting plague-related dread
Mamá
short-form psychological horror using dreams, family presence, and unsettling supernatural atmosphere
Stake Land
independent horror focused on plague imagery, nocturnal menace, and bleak survivalist tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Glenn McQuaid
- Release Date
- 2011-05-11
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 3.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Connor Paolo
- Traci Hovel
Common questions
- What is Stake Land: Martin about?
- A concise nightmare in which Martin’s dream of plague turns familiar family presence into an unsettling vision of contagion and dread.
- What is Stake Land: Martin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stake Land: Martin as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Stake Land: Martin violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Stake Land: Martin.
- Which films are like Stake Land: Martin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Babadook, Mamá, and Stake Land.
- How long is Stake Land: Martin?
- Stake Land: Martin runs 5 minutes.
