Black as Night(2021)
2021 · Maritte Lee Go · 87 min
A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way, by spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl.
Horror · Thriller
5.5131 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Black as Night scares
Black as Night leans more toward a teen adventure with vampire hunting than a movie built to scare you deeply. The horror comes from vampire attacks and creature makeup rather than dread or mind games, so it plays more exciting than unsettling. There's some blood and physical danger when the vampires show up, but the overall mood stays fairly light, with humor and coming-of-age moments mixed into the scares. It's a good pick if you want a fun, low-stress horror movie with likable young leads rather than something that will haunt you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Black as Night rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A teen-drama slow build that eases into vampire-hunting tension, with scattered jolts that ramp up into a busier, more intense back stretch before settling for the finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Black as Night?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Black as Night rates 2/5 — moderately scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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