Intruder(1989)
1989 · Scott Spiegel · 88 min
The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
Horror · Mystery
6.2320 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Intruder scares
You get a gleefully over-the-top ride that leans hard into outrageous, inventive kills rather than genuine dread. The pace moves like a fun haunted-house walk-through set in a closed supermarket at night, with characters picked off one by one while the camera lingers lovingly on the splatter. It's played more for gasps and laughs than real unease, with practical effects clearly designed to make you go 'whoa' instead of losing sleep. Good pick for gore-hounds and slasher fans who want a silly, bloody good time rather than something that actually rattles them.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Intruder rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-build hangout stretch in a mundane setting gives way to an increasingly brutal, blood-soaked back half that keeps escalating to the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Intruder?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Intruder rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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