Tusk(2014)
2014 · Kevin Smith · 102 min
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
Comedy · Horror
5.51.7k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is Tusk?
Watching it feels like sinking into something increasingly wrong, a slow, uncomfortable slide rather than a series of shocks. The pace is patient and talky at first, building an odd, off atmosphere before settling into a long stretch of captivity and body horror dread. The fear here isn't jump scares, it's the sick, helpless feeling of watching someone's body and mind get taken apart piece by piece. It's less a traditional scary movie and more a deeply strange, upsetting experience with streaks of dark, twisted humor running through it.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Tusk 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: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A joking, low-key start slowly curdles into a deeply uncomfortable middle stretch that peaks in queasy horror before easing into a stranger, quieter final note.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 2.
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