Old Man(2022)
2022 · Lucky McKee · 98 min
Deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive old man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.
Thriller · Horror
5.7154 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Old Man scares
It opens as a quiet two-person conversation in an isolated cabin and stays that way for most of its runtime, letting unease build slowly through dialogue rather than action. The tension comes from not knowing who to trust and where the story is actually going, with the mood shifting from odd to unsettling well before anything violent happens. There's almost no on-screen gore and no jump scares here, just a mounting sense that something is deeply wrong. It's a good pick if you like patient, talky horror that rewards close attention rather than quick thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Old Man rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, talky simmer of unease that tightens gradually before erupting into a brutal, chaotic final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Old Man?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Old Man 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. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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