Vamps(2012)
2012 · Amy Heckerling · 93 min
The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.
Comedy · Romance · Horror
5.3306 votes
TMDB score
0/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
0/5
Stays with you
How Vamps scares
Watching it feels breezy and warm, more like a romantic comedy that happens to have fangs in it than anything meant to scare you. The pace is light and chatty, following friendships and love troubles around New York nightlife rather than building any tension or dread. There are no jolts, no gore, and nothing that lingers afterward - it's cozy, playful, and gentle even when vampires are involved. Good for someone who wants a cute, funny supernatural story rather than an actual horror experience.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Vamps rates psychological 1/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 0/5, and overall intensity 0/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 0 of 5
- Intensity: 0 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 5 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A light, breezy comedy that stays gentle throughout with only mild bumps of tension, never turning into a real scare ride.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1.
How scary is Vamps?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Vamps rates 0/5 — gentle by horror standards, 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 restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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