The Tank(2023)
2023 · Scott Walker · 100 min
In 1978 Oregon, Ben and Jules inherit an abandoned coastal property from Ben's late mother, who's never mentioned it. The untouched house has been kept a secret for 40 years and comes with a beautiful private cove and beach. Jules searches for answers while Ben unwittingly awakens a fiercely protective creature.
Horror · Thriller
5.1135 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Tank?
There's a slow, uneasy build as a family settles into a house that clearly doesn't want visitors, followed by stretches of real physical danger once the creature gets involved. The dread comes less from jump scares and more from the sense of being trapped somewhere isolated with something ancient and hostile. It leans into monster-movie thrills with real teeth, but it doesn't dig deep into your head so much as keep your heart pounding through chases and close calls. Good for fans of practical-effects creature horror who want atmosphere plus some hands-on peril rather than pure psychological unease.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Tank rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building mystery that gradually tightens into a string of intense scares before a hard-charging final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5.
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