Chapelwaite

Director(s)Burr Steers
Production year2021
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes60m
CastAdrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens

Chapelwaite

strong gory violence, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US historical horror series; in this episode, a widowed sea captain moves his family to a small town in Maine, but the townspeople do not welcome their arrival.

violence
In a scene of strong violence and threat, a man brutally attacks his wife and son and attempts to bury the boy alive but is shot to death before he can complete the act. The shooting results in darkly lit but grisly wound detail. In another scene a person strikes a man and his horse with a mallet, without clear visual detail. The killer then cuts the man’s throat, creating a dimly-lit gush of blood, and sets him on fire as he dies.
threat and horror
There are scenes of threat and suspense in which people are unnerved or suddenly startled by noises in the dark. A man experiences a frightening vision in which his bathwater turns to soil and worms.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of historical racism, such as one in which white men make derogatory comments aimed towards a group of mixed-race children; discrimination is not condoned. There are scenes of bereavement, and infrequent non-graphic references to suicide. Bad language is mild (e.g. ‘shit’).
strong horror, violence, bloody images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, the Boone family face continued hostility from the locals, who blame them for the mysterious sickness afflicting the town.

violence
The recap of the previous episode features a sequence in which a killer strikes a horse’s head with a mallet before cutting the owner’s throat and setting him on fire; the throat-slitting creates a dark gush of blood, but the sequence is otherwise devoid of grisly visual detail. Another short sequence shows a child witnessing his father pinning his mother to a wall by her throat and then dropping her to the floor.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and suspense, including a ‘jump scare’ moment in which a woman is suddenly grabbed from behind in the dark. There is also a disturbing scene in which a baby is born with severe malformations, initially implied to be supernatural in origin.
injury detail
A man experiences a horrifying hallucination in which he cuts into the side of his own nose with a straight razor after discovering live worms in his nostrils. The sequence features close-up bloody detail but no clear sight of the resulting wound.
additional issues
There are moderate scenes of historical racism, sexism, disablism and bullying, including one in which white children throw flour at mixed-race children ‘to lighten them up’ and a white teen addresses a Black man as ‘darkie’; discrimination is clearly criticised. Bad language includes ‘whore’, ‘shite’ and ‘son of a bitch’. There are scenes of emotional upset when a child dies of illness. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody violence, threat, suicide, sex references
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Charles continues to have hallucinations, people try to intimidate his family, and he visits an asylum looking for answers.

violence
There are scenes of strong violence with resulting bloody detail, including characters being hit across the head, their throats slit and their blood drained into a bucket. There are also scenes in which a character is set on fire, others are beaten and a mentally ill man in a hospital screams during a lobotomy.
threat and horror
There are scenes in which a man has nightmares and hallucinations of dead bodies and insects crawling on his skin. A man almost hits his daughter with an axe during a psychotic episode.
sex
There is a sexually explicit joke about anal sex.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene in which a man attempts to take his own life, and another in which a woman finds a man hanging in a barn after a suspected suicide.
additional issues
There are references to racism against a non-white family and scenes wherein white characters assault and intimidate them. Racism is not condoned by the piece as a whole.
strong bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Charles prepares to leave his family and commit himself to the asylum, the family hear noises in the walls of their home and characters who were once thought to be dead reappear.

threat and horror
There are moments of strong threat where characters are tormented by vampires and possessed people. A man hallucinates worms crawling under his skin and almost hits his daughter in the head with an axe.
injury detail
A possessed woman slits her own throat resulting in blood spurts, and a woman slices her own hand and leg with a knife whilst threatening a character.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate violence where characters are hit with blunt objects and shot. There are references to racism.
strong bloody violence, horror
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Boone pays a visit to Jakub.

violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including a woman’s throat being cut, with bloody detail, a man repeatedly stabbing another, and references to a man’s bloody facial disfigurement. There are frequent bloody images.
threat and horror
There are sustained sequences of strong threat, during which fantastical characters frighten and attack others
additional issues
A woman attempts to murder her children and take her own life, but a man is able to rescue the younger characters in time. A woman recalls her time working as a prostitute.
strong bloody violence, injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Charles and his family mourn Loa's death, and Stephen and Uncle Phillip come to Charles with a proposition.

violence
There are scenes where characters are ambushed in the woods and killed with bladed weapons. A woman stabbed repeatedly in the back and chest. A man suffocates his wife with a pillow to prevent her from turning into a vampire.
threat and horror
There are moments of threat in which characters are tormented by vampires, a man almost hits his daughter with an axe and a man hallucinates a room covered in worms.
injury detail
A pair of scissors protrude from a woman's neck when she falls down a flight of stairs whilst trying to escape.
additional issues
A man positions a gun beneath his chin but is interrupted before he can pull the trigger.
strong violence, bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Charles retrieves the book and prepares to defend Chapelwaite against imminent invasion, but his increasingly unstable behaviour frightens Rebecca and the children.

violence
Dark blood gushes from a vampire’s neck after he is struck with an axe. There are bloody stabbings and impalements, although the visual detail is partially concealed by shadow. A vampire bites a man’s neck, creating a spray of blood. Moderate violence includes beatings and heavy blows.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including vampire attacks and disturbing vision sequences. In other scenes, a man who has fallen under supernatural influence traps his children and their governess in the house with the intention of killing them.
injury detail
There are darkly lit images of dead or dying people covered in blood, in addition to brief sight of a severed head.
additional issues
Other issues include moderate bad language (‘whore’) and infrequent undetailed sex references.
strong injury detail, violence, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US horror series; in this episode, Charles and his family defend Chapelwaite from Jakub and his army with the help of Dennison and Burroughs.

violence
There are scenes of strong violence in which characters are killed with bladed weapons and shot. A woman's head is slammed against a table, characters are impaled with table legs and beaten with frying pans. Some moments include blood spurts.
threat and horror
A vampire stalks a family from outside their home whilst carrying a severed head, and a group of menacing characters break into a family's home.
injury detail
Bloodied dead bodies and severed heads are seen.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a woman attempting to hang herself and her children.
strong horror, bloody images, violence, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US historical horror series; in this episode, Charles must convince the townspeople of the vampire threat in order to recruit fighters to face Jakub’s army.

violence
A man is stabbed, and a woman is bitten by a vampire, with brief bloody detail. Another woman poisons her husband and calmly watches as he vomits and dies, before taking her own life off screen.
threat and horror
A vampire is exposed to sunlight, causing her face to char and flake before she bursts into flames, screaming. In another scene, vampire familiars willingly submit to being strangled with ropes in order to become vampires themselves.
suicide and self-harm
A man kills himself with a gun, creating a spray of blood.
injury detail
A vampire uses a blade to inflict bloody cuts on his followers’ arms as part of a ritual. There is occasional sight of bloodied corpses and of blood around vampires' mouths.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent undetailed sex references.
strong bloody violence, horror
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

CHAPELWAITE is a US historical horror series; in this episode, Charles leads the surviving townspeople in battle against Jakub’s army.

violence
There are scenes of strong vampire horror. One brief sequence shows vampire familiars willingly submitting to being strangled with ropes in order to become vampires themselves. A vampire is engulfed in flames when exposed to sunlight, without gory detail.
threat and horror
A vampire is beheaded, with strong bloody detail. Humans and vampires are stabbed, slashed or impaled during battle, creating darkly lit blood spurts, and another vampire is bludgeoned with a rock.
additional issues
Bad language is infrequent and mild (e.g. ‘bastard’).
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Classified date27/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
In a scene of strong violence and threat, a man brutally attacks his wife and son and attempts to bury the boy alive but is shot to death before he can complete the act. The shooting results in darkly lit but grisly wound detail. In another scene a person strikes a man and his horse with a mallet, without clear visual detail. The killer then cuts the man’s throat, creating a dimly-lit gush of blood, and sets him on fire as he dies.
threat and horror
There are scenes of threat and suspense in which people are unnerved or suddenly startled by noises in the dark. A man experiences a frightening vision in which his bathwater turns to soil and worms.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of historical racism, such as one in which white men make derogatory comments aimed towards a group of mixed-race children; discrimination is not condoned. There are scenes of bereavement, and infrequent non-graphic references to suicide. Bad language is mild (e.g. ‘shit’).
strong bloody violence, horror
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of strong vampire horror. One brief sequence shows vampire familiars willingly submitting to being strangled with ropes in order to become vampires themselves. A vampire is engulfed in flames when exposed to sunlight, without gory detail.
threat and horror
A vampire is beheaded, with strong bloody detail. Humans and vampires are stabbed, slashed or impaled during battle, creating darkly lit blood spurts, and another vampire is bludgeoned with a rock.
additional issues
Bad language is infrequent and mild (e.g. ‘bastard’).
strong horror, bloody images, violence, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
A man is stabbed, and a woman is bitten by a vampire, with brief bloody detail. Another woman poisons her husband and calmly watches as he vomits and dies, before taking her own life off screen.
threat and horror
A vampire is exposed to sunlight, causing her face to char and flake before she bursts into flames, screaming. In another scene, vampire familiars willingly submit to being strangled with ropes in order to become vampires themselves.
suicide and self-harm
A man kills himself with a gun, creating a spray of blood.
injury detail
A vampire uses a blade to inflict bloody cuts on his followers’ arms as part of a ritual. There is occasional sight of bloodied corpses and of blood around vampires' mouths.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent undetailed sex references.
strong bloody violence, injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
04/11/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes where characters are ambushed in the woods and killed with bladed weapons. A woman stabbed repeatedly in the back and chest. A man suffocates his wife with a pillow to prevent her from turning into a vampire.
threat and horror
There are moments of threat in which characters are tormented by vampires, a man almost hits his daughter with an axe and a man hallucinates a room covered in worms.
injury detail
A pair of scissors protrude from a woman's neck when she falls down a flight of stairs whilst trying to escape.
additional issues
A man positions a gun beneath his chin but is interrupted before he can pull the trigger.
strong injury detail, violence, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of strong violence in which characters are killed with bladed weapons and shot. A woman's head is slammed against a table, characters are impaled with table legs and beaten with frying pans. Some moments include blood spurts.
threat and horror
A vampire stalks a family from outside their home whilst carrying a severed head, and a group of menacing characters break into a family's home.
injury detail
Bloodied dead bodies and severed heads are seen.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a woman attempting to hang herself and her children.
strong violence, bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
Dark blood gushes from a vampire’s neck after he is struck with an axe. There are bloody stabbings and impalements, although the visual detail is partially concealed by shadow. A vampire bites a man’s neck, creating a spray of blood. Moderate violence includes beatings and heavy blows.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including vampire attacks and disturbing vision sequences. In other scenes, a man who has fallen under supernatural influence traps his children and their governess in the house with the intention of killing them.
injury detail
There are darkly lit images of dead or dying people covered in blood, in addition to brief sight of a severed head.
additional issues
Other issues include moderate bad language (‘whore’) and infrequent undetailed sex references.
strong bloody violence, horror
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including a woman’s throat being cut, with bloody detail, a man repeatedly stabbing another, and references to a man’s bloody facial disfigurement. There are frequent bloody images.
threat and horror
There are sustained sequences of strong threat, during which fantastical characters frighten and attack others
additional issues
A woman attempts to murder her children and take her own life, but a man is able to rescue the younger characters in time. A woman recalls her time working as a prostitute.
strong bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
threat and horror
There are moments of strong threat where characters are tormented by vampires and possessed people. A man hallucinates worms crawling under his skin and almost hits his daughter in the head with an axe.
injury detail
A possessed woman slits her own throat resulting in blood spurts, and a woman slices her own hand and leg with a knife whilst threatening a character.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate violence where characters are hit with blunt objects and shot. There are references to racism.
strong bloody violence, threat, suicide, sex references
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of strong violence with resulting bloody detail, including characters being hit across the head, their throats slit and their blood drained into a bucket. There are also scenes in which a character is set on fire, others are beaten and a mentally ill man in a hospital screams during a lobotomy.
threat and horror
There are scenes in which a man has nightmares and hallucinations of dead bodies and insects crawling on his skin. A man almost hits his daughter with an axe during a psychotic episode.
sex
There is a sexually explicit joke about anal sex.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene in which a man attempts to take his own life, and another in which a woman finds a man hanging in a barn after a suspected suicide.
additional issues
There are references to racism against a non-white family and scenes wherein white characters assault and intimidate them. Racism is not condoned by the piece as a whole.
strong horror, violence, bloody images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
The recap of the previous episode features a sequence in which a killer strikes a horse’s head with a mallet before cutting the owner’s throat and setting him on fire; the throat-slitting creates a dark gush of blood, but the sequence is otherwise devoid of grisly visual detail. Another short sequence shows a child witnessing his father pinning his mother to a wall by her throat and then dropping her to the floor.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and suspense, including a ‘jump scare’ moment in which a woman is suddenly grabbed from behind in the dark. There is also a disturbing scene in which a baby is born with severe malformations, initially implied to be supernatural in origin.
injury detail
A man experiences a horrifying hallucination in which he cuts into the side of his own nose with a straight razor after discovering live worms in his nostrils. The sequence features close-up bloody detail but no clear sight of the resulting wound.
additional issues
There are moderate scenes of historical racism, sexism, disablism and bullying, including one in which white children throw flour at mixed-race children ‘to lighten them up’ and a white teen addresses a Black man as ‘darkie’; discrimination is clearly criticised. Bad language includes ‘whore’, ‘shite’ and ‘son of a bitch’. There are scenes of emotional upset when a child dies of illness. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong gory violence, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
27/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
In a scene of strong violence and threat, a man brutally attacks his wife and son and attempts to bury the boy alive but is shot to death before he can complete the act. The shooting results in darkly lit but grisly wound detail. In another scene a person strikes a man and his horse with a mallet, without clear visual detail. The killer then cuts the man’s throat, creating a dimly-lit gush of blood, and sets him on fire as he dies.
threat and horror
There are scenes of threat and suspense in which people are unnerved or suddenly startled by noises in the dark. A man experiences a frightening vision in which his bathwater turns to soil and worms.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of historical racism, such as one in which white men make derogatory comments aimed towards a group of mixed-race children; discrimination is not condoned. There are scenes of bereavement, and infrequent non-graphic references to suicide. Bad language is mild (e.g. ‘shit’).
Director(s)Burr Steers
Production year2021
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes60m
CastAdrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens
Classified date27/10/2022
LanguageEnglish