Black Sheep(2006)
2006 · Jonathan King · 86 min
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.
Horror · Comedy
5.8842 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Black Sheep scares
You'll be laughing more than actually scared, since this leans hard into gross-out comedy with horror dressing on top. The pace bounces between goofy setup and sudden bursts of over-the-top gore, played for laughs rather than dread. Killer sheep are the threat here, and the movie fully embraces how ridiculous that sounds, using buckets of fake blood for shock value rather than real fear. It's a great pick if you want a silly, gory creature comedy rather than anything that will actually unsettle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Black Sheep rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A goofy slow build gives way to increasingly gory, chaotic mayhem that keeps escalating with only brief breathers before an all-out messy finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Black Sheep?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Black Sheep rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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