Detention of the Dead(2012)
2012 · Alex Craig Mann · 87 min
A group of oddball high school students find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies.
Comedy · Horror
4.7100 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Detention of the Dead?
You'll feel more like you're watching a goofy teen comedy than an actual horror movie, with zombies as the punchline rather than the source of real dread. The pace is light and jokey, poking fun at high school cliques and old teen-movie tropes while tossing in some splattery zombie gags. There's a bit of blood and chasing around for laughs, but nothing here is meant to actually scare you or stick with you. It's a good pick if you want something silly and low-stakes with horror-comedy vibes rather than genuine tension.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Detention of the Dead rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 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 goofy, low-stakes start that settles into steady comedic tension with periodic bursts of chaos through to the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3.
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