Saturday the 14th(1981)
1981 · Howard R. Cohen · 76 min
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
5.1111 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
0/5
Stays with you
How scary is Saturday the 14th?
It starts as a goofy family comedy and stays that way, using a haunted-house setup as an excuse for silly monster gags rather than any real scares. The pace is light and bouncy, more interested in jokes and slapstick than tension or dread. Any 'horror' here is just costume-shop creatures played for laughs, spoofing old monster movies instead of trying to unsettle you. It's a harmless, campy watch for kids or families who want monsters without any actual fright.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Saturday the 14th rates psychological 1/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 0/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 0 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 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 silly, low-key spoof that stays light and goofy throughout, with only mild bursts of monster mayhem instead of real scares.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1.
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