The Editor(2014)
2014 · Adam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy · 95 min
A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.
Comedy · Horror · Mystery
5.6128 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Editor scares
It starts as a loving send-up of old Italian murder mysteries and stays there, piling on absurd twists, over-the-top accents, and exaggerated kills rather than building any real dread. The pace is bouncy and jokey, more interested in making you laugh at genre clichés than making you scared. Blood and knives show up often, but it's played for laughs, like a cartoon version of a slasher movie. This is for fans of goofy horror parody who want gore played as a punchline, not people looking to be unsettled.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Editor rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 40 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A giallo spoof that plays like a series of comedic scare set-pieces, bouncing between tension and gore with a busy, escalating back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is The Editor?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Editor rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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