Veneciafrenia(2022)
2022 · Álex de la Iglesia · 100 min
When a group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice for a bachelorette party, they are met by angry locals who are not keen on foreigners and soon they find themselves fighting for their lives.
Horror
6.0252 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Veneciafrenia scares
Watching this feels like being swept into a chaotic, fast-moving nightmare where danger comes from ordinary people rather than anything supernatural. The pace is relentless once things kick off, with characters chased and cornered through Venice's alleys and canals, so it leans more toward heart-pounding physical danger than quiet dread. There's a wild, almost theatrical style to the violence, mixing real menace with moments that tip into dark humor. It's the kind of horror that's more about the thrill of the chase and gruesome set pieces than something that haunts you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Veneciafrenia rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 92 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A breezy, comedic setup slowly curdles into stalking dread that erupts into a violent, chase-heavy back half before a brutal, all-out finish.
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How scary is Veneciafrenia?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Veneciafrenia rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. 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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