Fear the Night(2023)
2023 · Neil LaBute · 92 min
During a bachelorette party in a secluded California farmhouse, masked intruders launch a brutal attack, forcing eight women to fight for survival. Led by Tess, a troubled military veteran, they unite to defend themselves throughout a harrowing night.
Action · Thriller · Horror
5.9316 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Fear the Night?
Fear the Night sets up a siege at an isolated farmhouse and spends most of its runtime on people trying to survive an armed home invasion. The fear here is mostly about bodies in danger, not mind games: running, hiding, fighting back, and hoping to make it to morning. There's real physical threat and some hard-hitting violence, but it plays more like a tense survival thriller than a movie built to haunt you afterward. Good for people who like grounded, character-driven siege stories more than atmosphere or supernatural dread.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Fear the Night rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow gathering start gives way to a sustained, violent siege that keeps ratcheting up before a fierce final push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3.
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