Anguish(2015)
2015 · Sonny Mallhi · 91 min
A new girl in a quiet town, Tess tries to manage her psychosis while adjusting to her new life with her mom. After stumbling upon the shrine of Lucy, a hit and run victim, Tess finds herself overwhelmed by hallucinations of the dead girl and starts to question her sanity again. When the spirit possesses Tess’s mind and soul, mother and daughter are at a loss for where to turn next for salvation: religion or medicine? Both institutions have failed them to date but faith leads them to the house of Sarah, Lucy’s mother, who has been despondent since the accident. All together with time working against them, Sarah is desperate to believe that Lucy is still alive in Tess but neither parent wants to give up on their daughter. Now that she understands what is happening to her, ultimately Tess must decide whether she wants to keep fighting or succumb to her affliction.
Horror
4.795 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Anguish?
There's a quiet, sad heaviness to this one rather than any real scare-you-out-of-your-seat energy. It moves slowly, focusing on a young woman's mental state and family tension more than on frights, so the dread comes from confusion and helplessness rather than jolts. It blurs the line between mental illness and something otherworldly without ever fully picking a side, which makes it feel more unsettling in a sad way than a thrilling one. This is a better fit for someone who wants a moody, character-driven story than someone looking for a traditional horror ride.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Anguish rates psychological 4/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 45 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 60 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 slow, drama-like build of unease that gradually tightens into a tense, emotional finish rather than an all-out scare-fest.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
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