Is Doom: Annihilation gory?

Somewhat — Doom: Annihilation rates 3/5 on The Horror Database's gore scale: some blood, not an endurance test.

Does Doom: Annihilation rely on jump scares?

Yes — Doom: Annihilation leans jump-scare-driven (70/100 toward jump scares on THDB's slow-burn↔jump-scare spectrum).

Will Doom: Annihilation stay with you after watching?

Not much — Doom: Annihilation rates 1/5 on lingering effect; the dread fades once the credits roll.

Who is Doom: Annihilation for?

Doom: Annihilation is fun-first horror (10/100 on THDB's fun-scary↔disturbing spectrum) at 2/5 intensity — a good pick for a scary-but-enjoyable night.

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Doom: Annihilation(2019)

Name: Doom: Annihilation
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 2019
Duration: 97 min

2019 · Tony Giglio · 97 min

A group of UAC Marines responds to a distress call from a top-secret scientific base on Phobos, a Martian moon, only to discover it's been overrun by demons.

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Action · Science Fiction · Horror

5.0491 votes

TMDB score

2/5

Intensity

3/5

Gore

1/5

Stays with you

How Doom: Annihilation scares

Doom: Annihilation is basically a shoot-first action movie with monsters jumping out of dark corridors, more concerned with body counts than atmosphere. It moves fast, with marines blasting through creature ambushes in tight corridors rather than building any real dread. The threat is demonic in origin but plays more like a monster shooting gallery than anything eerie or haunting. It's a low-effort, popcorn kind of scary aimed at fans of the games and creature-shootout action, not people looking to be unsettled.

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

Reveal pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.

A brief setup gives way to steady, video-game-style action-horror that keeps ramping up with only short breathers before a chaotic, all-out finish.

How scary is Doom: Annihilation?

On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Doom: Annihilation rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.

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