The Visitor(1979)
1979 · Giulio Paradisi · 109 min
An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child's plot to reproduce Satan's next generation of evil.
Horror · Science Fiction
5.3127 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Visitor scares
Watching it feels less like being scared and more like tripping through a fever dream that never quite explains itself. The pace is strange and disjointed, jumping between odd side plots and sudden bursts of strangeness rather than building steady tension. Its scares lean on bizarre imagery and a creepy kid rather than jolts or gore, so it plays more like a curious oddity than something that will actually unsettle you. Good for fans of weird, so-strange-it's-fascinating cult cinema rather than anyone looking for a real scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Visitor rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 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 bizarre, meandering mix of odd quiet stretches and sudden bursts of weirdness that builds to a chaotic, all-out finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is The Visitor?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Visitor rates 2/5 — moderately scary, 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 fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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