The Black Demon(2023)
2023 · Adrian Grünberg · 101 min
Oilman Paul Sturges' idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.
Thriller · Horror
5.9727 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Black Demon scares
The Black Demon is a creature-feature survival ride, built around a family stuck on a crumbling oil rig with a giant shark circling below. It leans on sudden attacks and near-misses rather than slow dread, so you get bursts of panic and action instead of a mounting sense of unease. The shark is framed with a mythic, almost monster-movie edge, which pushes it a little past a normal animal-attack thriller, but the fear stays mostly physical and immediate. It's the kind of movie you watch for fun scares and disaster-movie tension, not something that stays with you after the credits.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Black Demon rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 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 creature-feature that dips into brief calm patches but mostly keeps circling back to attack after attack, building to a loud, chaotic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Black Demon?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Black Demon rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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