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The Blob(1988)

Name: The Blob
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1988
Duration: 95 min

1988 · Chuck Russell · 95 min

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

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Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

6.91.1k votes

TMDB score

3/5

Intensity

4/5

Gore

2/5

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How scary is The Blob?

Watching it feels like a fast, gross-out thrill ride where the danger keeps escalating instead of easing up. The pace moves quickly once the creature shows up, mixing tense stalking scenes with sudden bursts of chaos and some genuinely nasty practical effects. It leans hard into slimy, stomach-turning visuals rather than deep dread, so it's more about squirming and gasping than feeling haunted afterward. Great for fans of old-school creature effects and monster mayhem who want fun scares with a real gross factor.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Blob rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.

Psychological: 2 of 5
Visceral: 5 of 5
Gore: 4 of 5
Lingering: 2 of 5
Intensity: 3 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 28 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 of 100 — leans Fun-scary

Fun-scaryDisturbing

Intensity over runtime

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Starts with a jolt then settles into a steady climb of escalating set-pieces, with brief breathers before a big, chaotic finish.

Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3.

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