Dead & Breakfast(2004)
2004 · Matthew Leutwyler · 88 min
Six friends on a road trip stop for the night at a bed and breakfast in the sleepy town of Lovelock. After a night that leaves both the inn's owner and chef dead, the gang finds themselves under suspicion by the local sheriff. But that's only the beginning as nearly all of the town's quirky residents become possessed by an evil spirit and pin down the friends inside the B&B.
Horror · Comedy · Music
5.5111 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Dead & Breakfast?
Dead & Breakfast is a goofy, blood-soaked horror comedy that plays more like a party than a scare session. It leans on zombie chaos, silly small-town characters, and over-the-top splatter effects rather than real dread or tension. The scares are quick and physical, mixed with jokes, dance numbers, and cartoonish gore. This is a movie for people who want laughs and messy kills, not something that will actually creep you out.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Dead & Breakfast rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 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 goofy, laid-back start that gradually turns into a bloody, chaotic siege with comedic breathers between the mayhem.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5.
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