Summer of 84(2018)
2018 · Yoann-Karl Whissell & François Simard & Anouk Whissell · 106 min
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
Drama · Horror · Mystery
6.91.5k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Summer of 84 scares
Most of the runtime plays like a nostalgic coming-of-age drama, all bike rides and summer nights, before it slowly tightens into something much darker in its back half. The fear here isn't jump scares or monsters, it's the slow dread of realizing someone dangerous might be living right next door, hiding in plain sight. There's a real sense of innocence being chipped away as the story goes on, and the ending leaves a heavy, uneasy feeling rather than a fun scare. It's more for people who like slow-building unease and a gut punch at the end than for those wanting frequent thrills or gore.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Summer of 84 rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A nostalgic, easygoing coming-of-age hangout that slowly tightens into dread before an intense, punishing final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is Summer of 84?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Summer of 84 rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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