The Lure(2015)
2015 · Agnieszka Smoczyńska · 93 min
Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
Horror · Music · Fantasy
6.2302 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How The Lure scares
It starts as a strange, dreamy fairy tale set in a smoky nightclub and slowly drifts into something much darker and more painful as the story goes on. There are no jump scares here — the fear comes from watching something innocent and strange get twisted by desire, jealousy, and cruelty. Musical numbers and bright, campy energy sit right next to moments of real body horror and heartbreak, which makes the tone hard to pin down. It's less about being scared and more about feeling unsettled and a little heartbroken by the end, so it's best for viewers who like their horror strange, artistic, and emotionally messy rather than thrilling.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Lure rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 12 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 22 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A dreamy, music-driven glide that stays playful and strange for most of its runtime before turning sharply dark and violent near the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is The Lure?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Lure rates 3/5 — solidly 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 genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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