Superstition(1982)
1982 · James W. Roberson · 85 min
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
Horror
6.1134 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Superstition scares
Superstition leans hard into gruesome, inventive kill scenes rather than quiet dread, with a vengeful spirit picking off victims in a creaky old house. The pacing is uneven, spending time on setup before delivering sudden, brutal death scenes that are the real draw. It's more of a body-count horror movie with supernatural window dressing than anything that gets under your skin emotionally. Good for fans of cheesy 80s horror who want gory practical effects over slow psychological tension.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Superstition rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 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 creaky haunted-house chiller that delivers a jolt early then keeps hitting with escalating gruesome set-pieces through to a brutal finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Superstition?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Superstition rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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