Murder Party(2007)
2007 · Jeremy Saulnier · 79 min
A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity.
Comedy · Horror
5.6294 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Murder Party?
There's an awkward, uncomfortable tension running through most of it, more cringe-inducing than scary, before it tips into sudden bursts of violence played for dark laughs. The pacing is slow and talky for a long stretch, letting the weirdness of the situation build, then it gets messy and bloody in short, chaotic spurts. It's a real-world threat from oddball people, not anything supernatural, and the whole thing leans into dark humor rather than dread. Good for people who like their horror mixed with comedy and don't need to feel genuinely unsettled to enjoy it.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Murder Party rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, awkward setup gives way to a chaotic, unpredictable back half that keeps lurching between tense and absurd before a wild finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3.
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