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The Monster Project(2017)

Name: The Monster Project
Genre: Action, Horror
Released: 2017
Duration: 98 min

2017 · Victor Mathieu · 98 min

A group of aspiring filmmakers interview three individuals who claim to be monsters. However, unique incidents start to occur when they start filming.

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Action · Horror

5.2191 votes

TMDB score

2/5

Intensity

2/5

Gore

1/5

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How scary is The Monster Project?

There's a nervous, low-budget energy to this one, like watching a shaky documentary crew get in over their heads. It starts as fake interviews and slowly shifts into chaotic, handheld chase footage once things go wrong. The scares lean on sudden jolts and shaky-cam confusion rather than slow dread, and the monster types keep it firmly in supernatural territory. It's the kind of cheap thrill you watch for fun with friends, not something that stays with you after.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Monster Project rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.

Psychological: 2 of 5
Visceral: 3 of 5
Gore: 2 of 5
Lingering: 1 of 5
Intensity: 2 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 of 100 — leans Fun-scary

Fun-scaryDisturbing

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A slow, talky setup that gradually tightens into chaos and stays intense for the back half.

Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.

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