# Totem (2017)

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**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: Horror
**Directed by**: Marcel Sarmiento
**Written by**: Evan Dickson
**Starring**: Kerris Dorsey, Ahna O'Reilly, James Tupper, Lia McHugh, Braeden Lemasters, Lawrence Pressman

> *How far would you go to protect your family?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Sheaf of fall leaves skitter past the porch swing at dusk. The girl nails a row of dolls to the fence, but when the wind stops the dolls begin to twitch. The last nail is driven just as the laughter starts. One of the old Mexican horror films that actually frightens you.

**Mood tags**: dread, slow-burn

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