Planet of the Vampires(1965)
1965 · Mario Bava · 88 min
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Science Fiction · Horror · Adventure · Action
6.4260 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Planet of the Vampires scares
Planet of the Vampires builds its fear through fog, weird lighting, and a sense that something invisible is creeping into people's minds. The pace is slow and dreamlike, with long stretches of eerie wandering through alien ruins rather than sudden shocks. It leans more strange and stylish than truly scary, with almost no blood or violence on screen. This is a good pick if you like old-school sci-fi horror with a spooky, otherworldly mood rather than something that will actually frighten you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Planet of the Vampires rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
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 slow, moody build of creeping unease that settles into steady waves of tension rather than sharp shocks, tightening toward a more intense final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Planet of the Vampires?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Planet of the Vampires rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with 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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