Is Among the Living gory?

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

Does Among the Living rely on jump scares?

Not really — Among the Living leans slow-burn (30/100 on THDB's slow-burn↔jump-scare spectrum); the fear builds as dread rather than shocks.

Will Among the Living stay with you after watching?

Some of it — Among the Living rates 3/5 on lingering effect; it follows you to bed but lets go within a day or so.

Who is Among the Living for?

Among the Living is genuinely disturbing (68/100 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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Among the Living(2014)

Name: Among the Living
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2014
Duration: 88 min

2014 · Julien Maury & Alexandre Bustillo · 88 min

Three teenagers skip school in order to explore an abandoned film studio lot where they catch sight of a woman being dragged by a masked man.

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Horror · Mystery

5.3128 votes

TMDB score

4/5

Intensity

3/5

Gore

3/5

Stays with you

How Among the Living scares

Among the Living spends its first stretch as a creepy, atmospheric mystery before turning into a grim, physical chase through an abandoned lot and the woods around it. Once the danger kicks in, it stays mean and relentless, with kids being hunted by people who feel genuinely deranged rather than supernatural. The scares lean on dread and physical danger more than jump scares, and the violence, when it comes, is blunt and upsetting rather than stylish. It's a rough, nasty watch better suited to fans of backwoods horror than casual viewers looking for cheap thrills.

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

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

Starts as a mischievous summer-adventure vibe that curdles fast into brutal, sustained menace with only brief gasps of relief before a punishing final stretch.

How scary is Among the Living?

On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Among the Living rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.

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