The Taking of Deborah Logan(2014)
2014 · Adam Robitel · 90 min
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
6.61.5k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How The Taking of Deborah Logan scares
Watching this feels like sinking slowly into something wrong, with the camera style making every quiet moment feel like it could turn at any second. It starts as a calm, sad documentary about an aging woman and her daughter, then slowly twists into something much more unsettling as strange, jerky footage and late-night events pile up. The scares build gradually rather than hitting you every few minutes, but once things escalate they get physically intense and genuinely upsetting. This is a good pick if you like found-footage horror that takes its time and leaves you shaken rather than just jumpy.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Taking of Deborah Logan rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 70 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, documentary-style build that keeps tightening the screws until the final act becomes a nonstop, breathless assault.
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How scary is The Taking of Deborah Logan?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Taking of Deborah Logan rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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