House of the Dead(2003)
2003 · Uwe Boll · 90 min
On an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity.
Horror · Action · Thriller
3.1434 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How House of the Dead scares
House of the Dead is less a horror movie and more a video game shootout with zombies thrown at the screen. The pace is fast and chaotic, jumping between gunfights and swarms of undead rather than building any real dread. Most of the fear comes from being chased and overwhelmed by numbers, not from anything creeping under your skin. It's the kind of loud, silly, over-the-top movie you watch for laughs with friends, not one that will stick with you after the credits roll.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, House of the Dead rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A quick party-time setup gives way almost immediately to nonstop chaotic action with barely any real downtime for the rest of the runtime.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is House of the Dead?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, House of the Dead rates 3/5 — solidly scary, 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. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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