Static(2012)
2012 · Todd Levin · 83 min
A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor.
Drama · Horror · Thriller · Mystery
5.2127 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Static scares
The dread here comes from grief and tension between two people who are barely holding their marriage together, and it sits heavy in your chest rather than making you jump. Most of the runtime is quiet, tense, and uneasy, with a strange presence outside the house slowly cranking up the unease rather than delivering shocks. It plays more like a sad, uncomfortable drama with horror creeping in around the edges than a traditional scare machine. Good for someone who wants a moody, ambiguous story about loss more than a straightforward fright fest.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Static rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 20 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 55 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 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 slow, grief-heavy first half that gradually tightens into a tense, unsettling home-invasion finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Static?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Static 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 restrained with 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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