The Frighteners

A research mini-site: similarity visualization plus the wiki's plot, structure, and analysis pages.

→ Similarity visualization

A force-directed graph of 466 films sharing plot anchors with The Frighteners: ghost protagonists, fake mediums, marked victims, supernatural killers, horror-comedy register. Each node sizes by release breadth or Rotten Tomatoes score; color by decade or by which of 16 plot properties they share. Hover for preview cards.

Wiki hub

The Frighteners (Wiki home)

Hub page with tagline, cast, key dates, and an index of all related pages.

Plot & structure

The Frighteners (1996)

The film's main page — plot summary, production, reception.

Backbeats

40-beat scene-by-scene breakdown, structured by Two Approaches rivets.

Plot Structure

The Two Approaches structural skeleton — initial vs. post-midpoint approach.

Analysis

Two Approaches reasoning

The full reasoning trace behind the Two Approaches analysis.

Two Approaches structure

Abbreviated quadrant + 10-rivet structure.

The Dragged-Down Climax

An essay on why the climax doesn't fully resolve the structural arc.

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