Blade(1998)
1998 · Stephen Norrington · 121 min
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Horror · Action
6.96.9k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Blade scares
It kicks off with a blood-soaked club massacre and never really slows down from there, favoring nonstop action over quiet dread. This is less about being scared and more about watching a leather-clad vampire hunter cut through hordes of bloodsuckers with swords and guns. The vampires here are a stylish, gothic threat rather than anything eerie or unsettling, and the blood flows freely but in a comic-book, over-the-top way. It's built for adrenaline and cool factor, not for keeping you up at night.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Blade 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: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
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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Opens with a jolt of action, then keeps alternating between tense build-ups and full-throttle action set pieces, escalating to a nonstop climax.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 5, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Blade?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Blade rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. 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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