The Body(2018)
2018 · Paul Davis · 83 min
In Los Angeles, on Halloween night, a hitman tries to transport a corpse in plain sight, but people he stumbles upon on the street, believing that his sophisticated appearance is a magnificent disguise, constantly stand in his way to congratulate him.
Thriller · TV Movie · Horror
6.2126 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Body scares
It feels more like a tense dark comedy than a true horror movie, with awkward, almost cringe-inducing tension instead of real dread. The scares are mild and mostly come from close calls and bad timing rather than anything genuinely frightening. It leans on absurd, funny situations more than fear, so it's a light, quick watch rather than something that gets under your skin. Good for people who want a quirky Halloween-night story with dark humor rather than actual scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Body rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 20 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 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 darkly comic slow burn that keeps ratcheting up nervous tension until a tense, sharp finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is The Body?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Body rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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