Aftershock(2012)
2012 · Nicolás López · 89 min
Mayhem and death follow when an earthquake traps a group of tourists in a Chilean town.
Horror · Thriller
5.1359 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Aftershock scares
There's a constant sense of things spiraling out of control, starting with panic and confusion and turning into nonstop physical danger. The pace shifts hard about halfway through, from a loose hangout vibe among tourists to a relentless fight-to-survive ordeal with little letup. The fear here is almost all physical — being crushed, trapped, or hunted — rather than a slow mental unease. It's a rough, mean-spirited watch aimed at people who don't mind their horror ugly and bleak rather than fun.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Aftershock rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 92 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 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 loose, easygoing hangout stretch gets violently interrupted partway through and then rarely lets up, building to a punishing, chaotic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5.
How scary is Aftershock?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Aftershock rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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