The Exorcism of Carmen Farias(2021)
2021 · Rodrigo Fiallega · 93 min
Carmen, a brave journalist, discovers soon after her mother's death that she has inherited her grandma's house. She decides to move there without knowing it hides dark secrets.
Horror
6.0129 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Exorcism of Carmen Farias scares
It starts off slow, easing you into a family mystery before shifting into more traditional haunted house scares as the story goes on. The fear leans on creaky-house atmosphere and sudden jolts once the supernatural elements take hold, rather than constant action. Expect ghostly presences and possession themes rather than blood and gore. It's more of a moody, familiar spookfest than something that will truly disturb you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Exorcism of Carmen Farias rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building haunted-house creeper that keeps tightening its grip until a heavy, intense final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Exorcism of Carmen Farias?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Exorcism of Carmen Farias rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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