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Hounds of Love(2016)

Name: Hounds of Love
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Released: 2016
Duration: 108 min

2016 · Ben Young · 108 min

When Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.

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Crime · Drama · Horror

6.1385 votes

TMDB score

5/5

Intensity

2/5

Gore

5/5

Stays with you

How scary is Hounds of Love?

It opens slow and stays slow, building a suffocating sense of dread from the very first scenes rather than rushing into violence. The pace lingers on small domestic moments between the captors, letting tension build through unease and manipulation rather than sudden scares. This is a heavy, upsetting watch focused on psychological control and helplessness, not blood or shock effects. It's the kind of movie that sits with you for days afterward, not something you watch for a fun scare.

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

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

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn

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Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world

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Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 90 of 100 — leans Disturbing

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A tense, slow-burning nightmare that simmers with dread throughout before tightening into a harrowing, almost unbearable final stretch.

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

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