The Amusement Park(1975)
1975 · George A. Romero · 54 min
An elderly gentleman goes for what he assumes will be an ordinary day at the amusement park, only to find himself in the midst of a hellish nightmare.
Horror · Drama · Thriller
6.1122 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How The Amusement Park scares
Watching it feels like being trapped in a bad dream you can't wake up from, where ordinary carnival sounds and rides slowly turn sour and menacing. There's no monster or killer to run from; the dread comes from watching an old man get quietly dismissed, mocked, and pushed aside by everyone around him. The pace is loose and repetitive, almost hypnotic, more like an unsettling art film than a traditional horror movie. It's the kind of thing that sits heavy afterward rather than giving you a fun scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Amusement Park rates psychological 5/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 8 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 88 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 82 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A brief, unsettling framing scene gives way to a steadily worsening, dreamlike ordeal that keeps ratcheting up with little real relief until a punishing close.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is The Amusement Park?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Amusement Park rates 3/5 — solidly scary, 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 restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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