The Diabolical(2015)
2015 · Alistair Legrand · 86 min
When a single mother and her two young children are tormented by an increasingly strange and intense presence in their quiet suburban home, she turns to her scientist boyfriend to take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face.
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
5.0208 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Diabolical scares
The Diabolical follows a low-budget haunted house setup where a mother and her kids face an escalating presence in their home, mixing typical ghost scares with a science-fiction angle. The pace moves between quiet unease and sudden bursts of loud, aggressive activity, giving it a mid-range mix of slow build and jump scares. It leans more toward physical confrontation than deep dread, with a few bloody moments but nothing extreme. This one suits viewers who like haunted house horror with a stranger, more sci-fi twist to the usual formula, and who don't mind some rough visual effects along the way.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Diabolical rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 40 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow-building haunted-house creeper that steadily ramps up in bursts, with a rockier, more intense back half before its final push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4.
How scary is The Diabolical?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Diabolical rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. 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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