The Caller(2011)
2011 · Matthew Parkhill · 92 min
Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
6.2303 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How The Caller scares
The Caller builds its dread slowly through phone calls and a growing sense that something is deeply wrong with time itself. The scares come from unease and a creeping feeling of helplessness rather than jump scares, as the main character realizes she can't escape or reason her way out of her situation. There's a strange, quiet horror to it, more unsettling than violent, though it does turn physical and grim in its back half. It's a good pick for anyone who likes their horror moody and psychological rather than loud and jumpy.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Caller rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 40 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building mystery that quietly ratchets up unease before tightening into a genuinely tense, hard-hitting final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Caller?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Caller 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 moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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