Alone in the Dark(2005)
2005 · Uwe Boll · 98 min
Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.
Action · Fantasy · Horror
3.4699 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Alone in the Dark?
Watching this feels less like horror and more like a clumsy action movie that occasionally remembers it's supposed to be scary. The pace is choppy, jumping between gunfights, monster attacks, and exposition dumps with little atmosphere or build-up in between. Any tension comes from creature attacks and shootouts rather than dread or mind games, and the scares feel more like action-movie jolts than real fear. It's more of a so-bad-it's-fun watch than anything that will actually unsettle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Alone in the Dark rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 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 choppy, uneven ride that shifts between dull calm and bursts of chaotic action without much sense of building tension.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3.
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