Return(1985)
1985 · Andrew Silver · 82 min
After reading an article about hypnotic regression, a woman whose maternal grandfather died when she was only three years old contacts the hypnotic subject named in the article believing that he is the reincarnation of her grandfather, and hoping that she can learn the truth about how he died.
Horror · Fantasy · Romance
6.12.7k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Return scares
There's a hushed, dreamlike quality to this one, more melancholy mystery than outright scare. The pace is slow and talky, built around a quiet investigation into memory and past lives rather than any physical threat. Tension comes from uncertainty and unease about identity and fate, not from anything jumping out at you. It's better suited to viewers who like moody, low-key supernatural drama than anyone looking for a真正 fright.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Return rates psychological 3/5, visceral 1/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 1 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: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 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 slow, mystery-driven build that gradually tightens into a tenser, more unsettling final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Return?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Return rates 2/5 — moderately 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 restrained with gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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