Sublime(2007)
2007 · Tony Krantz · 113 min
Admitted to Mt. Abaddon Hospital for a routine procedure, George Grieves discovers that his condition is much more serious and complicated than originally expected; and as his own fears begin to manifest around him, he learns that Mt. Abaddon is not a place where people come to get better... it is a place where people come to die.
Horror · Thriller
5.3128 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Sublime scares
Sublime works by trapping you inside one man's unraveling mind as a routine hospital stay slowly turns wrong in ways that never quite add up. The dread builds through small, off details and growing paranoia rather than jump scares, so you're never sure what's real and what's his fear talking. It leans more disturbing than fun, with body-horror flashes and a creeping sense of helplessness that sits with you after it ends. Good for people who like their horror slow, uneasy, and mentally unsettling rather than loud or gory.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Sublime rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 70 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 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.
Starts as a slow, unsettling slow-burn with everyday dread, then steadily tightens into a much more intense, nightmarish back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Sublime?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Sublime rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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