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Shadow in the Cloud(2021)

Name: Shadow in the Cloud
Genre: Horror, Action, War
Released: 2021
Duration: 83 min

2021 · Roseanne Liang · 83 min

A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

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Horror · Action · War

5.81.1k votes

TMDB score

3/5

Intensity

3/5

Gore

1/5

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How scary is Shadow in the Cloud?

It starts tight and claustrophobic, trapped in a tiny gun turret with a hostile crew, before opening up into a wild, over-the-top monster fight in the sky. The scares lean more toward action-movie jolts and creature attacks than slow dread, so tension builds fast and then explodes into chaos. It's more of a fun, adrenaline-pumping ride with a nasty little monster than something that will actually haunt you. Good for people who want a horror movie with more punching and shooting than quiet fear.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Shadow in the Cloud rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.

Psychological: 2 of 5
Visceral: 4 of 5
Gore: 3 of 5
Lingering: 1 of 5
Intensity: 3 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary

Fun-scaryDisturbing

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Starts tense and claustrophobic, then keeps escalating into an increasingly chaotic, nonstop action-horror gauntlet with barely a breather by the end.

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

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