Somewhat — Splice rates 3/5 on The Horror Database's gore scale: some blood, not an endurance test.

Does Splice rely on jump scares?

Not really — Splice leans slow-burn (15/100 on THDB's slow-burn↔jump-scare spectrum); the fear builds as dread rather than shocks.

Will Splice stay with you after watching?

Expect it to — Splice rates 4/5 on lingering effect; The Horror Database's profile says it stays with you for days.

Splice is genuinely disturbing (75/100 toward disturbing on THDB's fun-scary↔disturbing spectrum) and rates 4/5 on overall intensity — for viewers who want horror that cuts deep.

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Splice(2010)

Name: Splice
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 2010
Duration: 104 min

2010 · Vincenzo Natali · 104 min

Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.

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Horror · Science Fiction

5.92.5k votes

TMDB score

4/5

Intensity

3/5

Gore

4/5

Stays with you

How Splice scares

Splice starts as a quiet, curious science story before slowly twisting into something much more uncomfortable. The fear here isn't about jump scares, it's about watching a situation get more wrong and more intimate at every step, with a growing sense that the people involved have lost control of what they made. As the creature grows, the movie leans into body horror and taboo territory that's more upsetting than thrilling. It's a good pick if you want a smart, slow-building horror movie that leaves you unsettled rather than one built for jolts and screams.

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

Reveal pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.

Starts as a slow character-driven build with growing unease, then steadily escalates into a disturbing, relentless final stretch.

How scary is Splice?

On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Splice rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.

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