The Blackening(2023)
2023 · Tim Story · 97 min
Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.
Horror · Comedy
5.8441 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Blackening?
Watching this feels more like hanging out with funny friends who happen to be in danger than being genuinely scared. The comedy leads, with horror-movie jokes and knowing winks at slasher rules taking center stage over real dread. There's a killer and some chase-and-hide tension, along with a bit of blood, but the mood stays playful and self-aware rather than tense or upsetting. It's a good pick for a laid-back group watch when you want laughs mixed with just enough horror flavor to keep things fun.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Blackening 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: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 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 comedic slasher that starts with playful setup and then keeps bouncing between tense scares and laugh-break dips all the way to a busy finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3.
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