Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Titles begin with compass directions
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North, South, East, and West each take the first position in one title.
medium
Newspaper reporters chase the central story
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Reporting, sourcing, editing, and the pressure to publish turn a newspaper investigation into the main engine of the plot.
hard
Movie theaters are central to the story
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The cinema is more than a screening room. Running it, programming it, or surviving what happens inside supplies the story's pressure.
tricky
Someone secretly lives inside another household's home
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A concealed resident uses walls, crawlspaces, or forgotten rooms while the household misreads the evidence around them.