My Name Is Bruce(2007)
2007 · Bruce Campbell · 84 min
B-movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.
Comedy · Horror · Fantasy
5.8378 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is My Name Is Bruce?
Watching this feels more like hanging out with a goofy comedy than sitting through anything scary. The whole thing is played for laughs, poking fun at cheesy monster movies and B-movie horror stars instead of trying to genuinely frighten you. There's some silly monster action and a bit of cartoonish blood, but it's all in service of jokes, not dread. This is a good pick if you want horror-themed fun without any real tension or unease.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, My Name Is Bruce rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 20 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 goofy, self-aware comedy romp that stays light and playful, with only mild bursts of monster-movie energy near the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2.
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