Delirium(2018)
2018 · Dennis Iliadis · 96 min
A man recently released from a mental institute inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.
Horror · Thriller
5.7346 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Delirium?
It starts slow, settling you into a big empty house and a man's shaky grip on reality, then keeps stretching that unease out rather than rushing to scares. Most of the fear comes from not knowing if what's happening is real or just in his head, so it plays more like a slow mental unraveling than a monster movie. There's little blood and few jolts here; it's more about isolation, paranoia, and things that feel just slightly wrong. Good for someone who likes quiet, creeping dread over loud scares, though it's not the kind of movie that stays with you for long after.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Delirium rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, uneasy build in a big empty house that keeps tightening until it turns into a nonstop scramble by the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
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