Marble Hornets
Movie • 2009 • Horror
ReportWhen a film student decides to look through the tapes of a canceled project his friend Alex had directed, and he had participated in, he discovers that his friends have been stalked by a paranormal entity known as the Operator and decides to get himself involved.
This movie contains 64 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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ParaR0tting
If you count death, then yes.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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LEVIATHAN
Not specifically on screen, but it's talked about as one of the characters backstories
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
55 supporters
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sae
There are issues of parental neglect explained in the text, but it's not shown on-screen.
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Is someone stalked?
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GhostlyBugg
Totheark, Alex, and The Operator all stalk someone during the series.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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sae
given the themes of missing memories and altered reality, characters frequently conflict over what is "real." Jay more explicitly tries to gaslight Jessica in one instance near the beginning of season two.
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nygmagrindset
not on screen but one of the character's backstory implies that they were maltreated as a kid
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Addiction
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GhostlyBugg
Tim uses medications throughout the series, sometimes appearing to take more than prescribed. He also smokes cigarettes.
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Is there addiction?
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GhostlyBugg
Tim is shown smoking cigarettes multiple times.
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Animal
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GhostlyBugg
It's mentioned and not shown. In Entry #15 - Interview with Tim, Tim mentions that someone had been leaving dead animals on Brian's yard.
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Is there a dead animal?
116 supporters
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Anonymous
At some point one character mentions finding dead animals in their yard, but no dead animals are shown on screen.
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Does a pet die?
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questforcollection
its heavily implied that rocky, a dog, dies, but is not shown on screen nor does any character react to it. genuinely the folks behind it just forgot that good boy rocky was a character and never mentioned him again
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Does a dragon die?
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Anonymous
There are no dragons in this universe.
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Are there spiders?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
YES. There's a spider in one of the "totheark" videos.
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Are there bugs?
39 supporters
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nygmagrindset
none are actually shown in detail but there's some bugs in the totheark videos, although, nothing crazy
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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nygmagrindset
jay is given medication without his consent
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Is someone held under water?
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nygmagrindset
someone finds themselves under the water at some point in entry #65 but they're not held down by someone, they just find themselves underwater and can't go up to the surface. this happens a couple of times in the same frangent of time when they start teleporting around. around the 2 minute mark
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Is someone restrained?
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nygmagrindset
jay gets tied up at some point, so does alex
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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sae
with duct tape. Also, several characters wear masks.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
33 supporters
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GhostlyBugg
No characters self-harm in Marble Hornets.
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Are any hands damaged?
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sae
A character punches a wall.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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sae
a character is stabbed in the neck.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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sae
very frequent coughing fits which sometimes devolve into choking
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Is someone crushed to death?
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LEVIATHAN
A guy gets his head crushed with a big rock on screen lol
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Is someone choked?
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nygmagrindset
multiple times throughout the series people choke eachother. a character chokes on their blood
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Is someone burned alive?
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Anonymous
A character threatens to burn another to death, but said threatened character escapes.
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Is there body horror?
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nygmagrindset
lots of blood and some libs appear to be broken on screen
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Does a head get squashed?
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magpieswings
Entry #49, however the footage [of the violence] is removed.
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Is there a hanging?
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sae
a character briefly describes this occurring to people hundreds of years ago.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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nygmagrindset
someone dies because they choke on their own blood
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Does someone break a bone?
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GhostlyBugg
In Entry #35, a character's leg is broken with a block of cement. It isn't shown on screen but is heavily implied.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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GhostlyBugg
multiple characters have seizures on screen throughout the series.
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Is someone tortured?
92 supporters
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magpieswings
Vaguely; at a point one character is tied to a chair and another is shown punching him repeatedly in the face.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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nygmagrindset
the show is from a first person perspective and the camera falls down the stairs and holes at some point
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Does someone fall to their death?
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GhostlyBugg
In Entry #83, a character jumps from a ledge in an escape attempt, falling to their death.
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Is someone stabbed?
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sae
lethally.
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Is there excessive gore?
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nygmagrindset
not excessive but there's blood shown
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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sae
a character describes a child being mysteriously killed a few hundred years ago, but nothing is shown onscreen. another character implies that the story was made up, anyway.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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LEVIATHAN
One of the main characters repeatedly OD's on-screen (at least twice to my memory) but nothing comes from it. you can't tell me taking an entire bottle of pills isn't ODing
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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GhostlyBugg
One of the characters is kidnapped multiple times in the series
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
Alex is haunted by a sinister, faceless apparition known as the Slender Man or Operator.
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Are there jump scares?
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GhostlyBugg
There are multiple instances of sudden loud noises and distortion throughout the series. There are also instances of people jumping suddenly attacking the main character.
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Is someone possessed?
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GhostlyBugg
While it can be argued that Masky and Hoodie are simply being possessed by The Operator, it's highly unlikely. Both characters appear to act on their own free will. Alex is also not possessed, rather he is influenced by The Operator.
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Are there mannequins?
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sae
In a totheark video, there is a small mannequin (the kind used for art references) that moves around on its own
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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GhostlyBugg
A character vomits off-screen in Entry #86, and multiple characters spit up blood.
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Does someone spit?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
YES. Lots of spitting, sometimes of blood, after coughing.
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Is there audio gore?
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Strawberry.whipcream
A lot
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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GhostlyBugg
While not shown, Tim mentions his time in a children's hospital in Entry #66. His medical records also detail his time in the institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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honeyoats
the characters are in an abandoned hospital in a few entries
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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bingbong
mental illness is a… strong theme throughout the entire series
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smolboy
In Entry 60.5 suicide and self harm are mentioned in regards to a medical document. Might not matter to some people but hearing those words upset me greatly so, theres the warning.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Strawberry.whipcream
Deeply traumatized/Mentally Ill people do get violent both verbally and physically and with weapons
(Basically all of the characters do at some point)
(Basically all of the characters do at some point)
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
23 supporters
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LEVIATHAN
vaguely?? wtf is going on with masky man
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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sae
Not necessarily in the autistic sense, but someone does definitely have an on-screen panic attack and melts down
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Is there misophonia?
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sae
but there are a lot of upsetting, startling noises. especially in season 1, audio is not well balanced, meaning videos may rapidly change from very quiet to very loud.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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GhostlyBugg
In Entry #66, a character has what can be described as an anxiety attack.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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moonpoppy
Not exactly, but a character does mention “killing yourself” as something they think is necessary.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
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sae
but I would warn that a lot of fandom content, especially in earlier years, fatshamed Tim as a "joke," which contributed to the decision to turn off comments on all video entries.
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Anonymous
One character dies from an accidental fall and another briefly mentions committing suicide, but no actual suicide is shown.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Reds
Some characters can be interpreted to be experiencing PTSD and panic attacks caused by it.
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
42 supporters
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connorhedgehog
a big part of the series is relating to loud noises suddenly happening!
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Is there shakey cam?
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Anonymous
Found Footage production on damaged videotapes.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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sae
Surprisingly not. Characters get cut off before they can swear.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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GhostlyBugg
There's video distortion present throughout the series, which could trigger photosensitive epilepsy.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Reds
The series is "unfiction". The series is presented as if it actually happened, with two youtube channels, a twitter, etc. which interacted with fans as if the events in the series were actually happening. The videos are filmed by characters using a camcorder so characters sometimes talk to the camera vlog-style, and characters instinctively look at the camera. Characters address the viewers/twitter users they interacted with sometimes, usually during the vlog-style scenes or via text on screen.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
40 supporters
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Anonymous
A character is frequently called a "psychopath"
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Does an LGBT person die?
35 supporters
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GhostlyBugg
Both no and yes. While it's not brought up in the series itself, one of the creators (Troy Wagner) has confirmed that one of the characters was gay. This isn't something confirmed by the series itself though, so it's a grey area.
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Are there fat jokes?
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sae
but the fandom has a history of making these, specifically at Tim's expense.
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Is there aphobia?
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LEVIATHAN
nope but again the community has a history of this sorta thing
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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sae
No, but there are themes of Christianity in season 1 (which got dropped in future seasons).
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Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
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Zombxy
Specifically a "demon" (the operator)
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Yes
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
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Reds
Two characters houses burn down, another is implied to stay in abandoned/derelict buildings, and for a large part of the series we see one of those characters either in a motel or in their car.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
0 supporters
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GhostlyBugg
In Entry #65, a character falls into water but does not drown.
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Is there blood/gore?
57 supporters
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GhostlyBugg
There are multiple instances of blood being shown in the series. Especially in Entries #86, #83, #80, and #14.
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Is there gun violence?
28 supporters
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GhostlyBugg
Characters are threatened with gun violence multiple times, including one character being shot and killed in Entry #80.
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