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[REC]³ Genesis(2012)
2012 · Paco Plaza · 80 min
A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.
Horror
5.31.7k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How [REC]³ Genesis scares
Watching this feels more like a wild, bloody amusement park ride than a scary sit-in-the-dark experience. It starts quiet and creepy at a wedding, then quickly turns into non-stop chaos with chainsaws, zombie-like attackers, and over-the-top action. The scares come from fast chases and gross-out gore rather than slow dread or things that stick with you after the credits roll. It's a good pick if you want blood, laughs, and thrills rather than something that will actually unsettle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, [REC]³ Genesis rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 70 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A lighthearted, festive start that abandons its found-footage calm and rockets into nonstop chaotic action, staying frantic almost all the way to the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is [REC]³ Genesis?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, [REC]³ Genesis rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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