Coming Soon(2008)
2008 · Sophon Sakdaphisit · 83 min
Two projectionists discover a disturbing film featuring the lynching of a woman. Not only are they troubled by the content of the movie, but strange events befall them following the viewing.
Horror · Thriller
6.3109 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Coming Soon scares
There's a queasy, creeping unease that builds slowly through quiet movie-theater scenes before snapping into sharp jolts. The dread comes mostly from what you sense lurking just off-screen and the growing sense that something has attached itself to the characters, rather than from gore or chases. It leans into classic ghost-story tension, using sound and shadow more than violence to unsettle you. Good for people who like their scares atmospheric and eerie rather than fast and physical.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Coming Soon rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 58 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 creeping start that steadily tightens its grip, building to a sustained, nerve-shredding final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Coming Soon?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Coming Soon rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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