Ten Little Indians(1965)
1965 · George Pollock · 92 min
Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one.
Crime · Mystery · Thriller · Horror
6.3141 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Ten Little Indians scares
There's a nagging, paranoid feeling to this one, like being trapped at a dinner party where you slowly realize everyone might be a killer or a victim. The pace is slow and talky, built around suspicion and dropping guests rather than shocks or gore. It plays more like a clever puzzle-box mystery than a true horror movie, with tension coming from not knowing who to trust rather than any real physical threat. Good for people who like an old-fashioned whodunit with a spooky setting, not for anyone wanting to be genuinely frightened.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Ten Little Indians rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 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 slow-build whodunit that gradually tightens the screws, with tension mounting steadily until a tense, urgent finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Ten Little Indians?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Ten Little Indians 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 restrained with gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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