Silent House(2011)
2011 · Chris Kentis & Laura Lau · 86 min
Sarah returns with her father and uncle to fix up the family's longtime summerhouse after it was violated by squatters in the off-season. As they work in the dark, Sarah begins to hear sounds from within the walls of the boarded-up building. Although she barely remembers the place, Sarah senses the past may still haunt the home.
Horror · Mystery · Drama
5.4461 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Silent House scares
The film unfolds almost like one long, unbroken shot, following a young woman in close to real time as she moves room to room through a dark, boarded-up house. It starts slow and disorienting, with long stretches of tense, quiet exploration before things start to unravel, and the camera never lets you look away or catch your breath. The scares come from confusion, dread, and not knowing what's real more than jolts or blood. It's a tight, claustrophobic ride that ends up feeling more unsettling than fun, especially once you sit with it afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Silent House rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 22 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 70 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, claustrophobic build of unease that tightens steadily until a frantic, breathless final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is Silent House?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Silent House 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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