Night of the Living Dead(2026)
2026 · Christopher Ray · 87 min
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Horror
4.973 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Night of the Living Dead scares
Night of the Living Dead leans on siege-style tension, with a group trapped in one house while the danger builds outside and slowly creeps in through doors and windows. The scares come mostly from the threat of bodies breaking through barricades rather than sudden jolts, mixed with bursts of gory violence when the ghouls get close. It plays more like a rough, low-budget survival horror flick than anything deeply upsetting, aimed at fans who want flesh-eating monster action over slow psychological dread. Expect messy makeup effects and claustrophobic tension rather than lasting nightmares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Night of the Living Dead rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A tense siege movie that starts uneasy and steadily ratchets up into a punishing, high-intensity back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Night of the Living Dead?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Night of the Living Dead 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. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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