Felidae(1994)
1994 · Michael Schaack · 82 min
A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.
Animation · Mystery · Horror
6.7155 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Felidae scares
It opens like a moody detective story and slowly deepens into something much darker as the investigation goes on, with the mystery pulling you toward an ending that feels bleaker than where you started. The fear here isn't about jump scares; it's a slow, uneasy dread that builds from creeping unease, disturbing imagery, and a sense that something is deeply wrong in this world. Even though it's animated and about cats, the violence and themes are aimed at adults, not kids, and the tone gets grim and heavy by the end. It's a good pick if you want an unsettling, thought-provoking noir mystery rather than cheap scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Felidae rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A moody detective mystery that steadily tightens its grip, with tension building in waves toward a dark, intense finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Felidae?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Felidae rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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