Out of Darkness(2024)
2024 · Andrew Cumming · 87 min
In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.
Adventure · Horror · Thriller
5.7137 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Out of Darkness scares
It starts small and quiet, following a tired group of early humans as they cross a bleak, unfamiliar landscape, and only slowly tightens into full dread once night falls and something starts stalking them in the dark. The pace stays patient throughout, leaning on silence, firelight, and paranoia rather than jump scares, so the fear builds through not knowing what's out there rather than shocks. It's a cold, grim survival story more than a supernatural spectacle, and by the end the horror feels more human and desperate than magical. Good for people who like slow, tense, atmospheric horror over loud thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Out of Darkness rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 12 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 80 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 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, wary trek that keeps tightening its grip until the last stretch turns into a sustained, breathless chase.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Out of Darkness?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Out of Darkness rates 3/5 — solidly scary, 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 moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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