The Soul Eater(2024)
2024 · Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury · 111 min
When the disappearance of children and bloody murders multiply in a small mountain village, an old legend shrouded in sulphur reappears... Commander Guardiano and Captain of the Gendarmerie De Rolan are forced to join forces to uncover the truth.
Crime · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
6.2234 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Soul Eater?
It opens like a grim police procedural, following two mismatched investigators piecing together disappearances in a remote village, and only slowly lets an old, ugly legend creep into the case. The pace stays deliberate and moody for most of the runtime, favoring dread and unease over sudden shocks, though it does land some brutal, upsetting moments along the way. The horror here is less about jumping in your seat and more about a sick, sinking feeling as the investigation gets darker. It's a heavy, grim watch aimed at people who like folklore-tinged crime mysteries rather than a fun scare-fest.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Soul Eater rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 22 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 72 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow-building mystery that steadily tightens its grip, growing more intense and unsettling as it heads toward a dark, punishing finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
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