Swamp Thing(1982)
1982 · Wes Craven · 91 min
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life.
Horror · Science Fiction
5.4487 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Swamp Thing scares
Swamp Thing plays more like a pulpy comic-book adventure than an actual horror movie, with monster fights, chases, and rescue-mission energy driving most of the runtime. There's a mutated-creature angle that gives it a sci-fi monster movie feel, but it's campy and light-hearted rather than tense or dreadful. Nothing here is likely to unsettle you afterward, and the violence is mild and cartoonish. It's a fun, goofy watch for fans of old-school creature features, not something for people looking to be genuinely scared.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Swamp Thing rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 5 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A pulpy, adventure-style romp that bounces between calm stretches and bursts of action rather than building steady dread, closing with a bigger action-driven push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4.
How scary is Swamp Thing?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Swamp Thing rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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