Interview with the Vampire(1994)
1994 · Neil Jordan · 123 min
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Horror · Drama · Fantasy
7.46.6k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Interview with the Vampire scares
Watching it feels more like sinking into a sad, beautiful tragedy than being scared by a monster movie. The pace is slow and mournful, following one long life story full of regret, loneliness, and longing rather than building tension scene to scene. There are moments of real cruelty and blood, but the horror here is more about grief and losing your humanity than jump scares or gore. It's a good pick if you want something moody and emotional with a gothic vampire feel, not a movie that will make you jump.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Interview with the Vampire rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 8 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A moody, slow-simmering tale that rises and falls in waves of dread, growing steadily more intense as it moves toward a dark, unsettling final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4.
How scary is Interview with the Vampire?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Interview with the Vampire rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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