Night Shift(2023)
2023 · Paul China & Benjamin China · 83 min
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.
Horror · Thriller
6.2130 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Night Shift scares
It starts small and grounded, with one woman alone in a quiet, empty building, and then slowly stretches that isolation into something stranger as the night wears on. The pace is patient at first, built on unease and the feeling of being watched, before it shifts into more unpredictable territory where you're never quite sure what kind of threat you're dealing with. It leans more on dread and confusion than on gore or constant action, so it's better suited to viewers who like slow-building tension over fast scares. The mood stays uneasy rather than gory, aimed at getting under your skin instead of making you jump.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Night Shift rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, uneasy build in a lonely setting that steadily tightens into a tense, scare-filled final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Night Shift?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Night Shift rates 3/5 — solidly 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 moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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