Is Almost Human gory?

Yes — Almost Human rates 4/5 on The Horror Database's gore scale, heavy on explicit gore.

Does Almost Human rely on jump scares?

It balances both — Almost Human sits mid-spectrum (45/100) between slow-burn dread and jump scares.

Will Almost Human stay with you after watching?

Some of it — Almost Human rates 2/5 on lingering effect; it follows you to bed but lets go within a day or so.

Who is Almost Human for?

Almost Human is fun-first horror (40/100 on THDB's fun-scary↔disturbing spectrum) at 4/5 intensity — a good pick for a scary-but-enjoyable night.

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Almost Human(2014)

Name: Almost Human
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 2014
Duration: 80 min

2014 · Joe Begos · 80 min

Mark Fisher disappeared from his home in a brilliant flash of blue light almost two years ago. His friend Seth Hampton was the last to see him alive. Now a string of grisly, violent murders leads Seth to believe that Mark is back, and something evil is living inside of him.

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Horror · Science Fiction

4.7123 votes

TMDB score

4/5

Intensity

4/5

Gore

2/5

Stays with you

How Almost Human scares

Almost Human plays like a throwback to gritty 80s horror, leaning hard into practical gore effects and a pulsing synth score instead of quiet dread. The pace moves fast once it gets going, with bursts of brutal, hands-on violence rather than long stretches of slow tension. Its fear is more about bodily danger and gruesome creature-driven carnage than anything that gets under your skin psychologically. It's a good pick for fans of old-school splatter and creature horror who want a fun, blood-soaked ride rather than something that haunts you afterward.

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

Reveal pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.

A slow, uneasy setup gives way to escalating bursts of violence that keep ramping up into a brutal, relentless finish.

How scary is Almost Human?

On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Almost Human rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on 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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