Bordello of Blood(1996)
1996 · Gilbert Adler · 87 min
A seedy private eye gets more than he ever bargained for when a missing persons case leads him to a brothel overseen by the mother of vampires and her lusty army of the undead.
Horror · Comedy
6.0429 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Bordello of Blood scares
Watching this feels like a raunchy horror comic come to life, full of winking jokes, cheap thrills, and over-the-top gore played for laughs rather than fear. It's tongue-in-cheek from start to finish, leaning on sex-comedy gags and campy vampire mayhem instead of real dread. The scares are quick and cartoonish, more splatter and shock than suspense, so nothing about it feels heavy or upsetting. It's a good pick if you want a trashy, so-bad-it's-fun horror romp rather than anything genuinely scary.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Bordello of Blood rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 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 goofy, campy ride that stays light and playful early on, then leans into steadier bursts of gory chaos through its second half before a loud, splashy finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4.
How scary is Bordello of Blood?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Bordello of Blood rates 2/5 — moderately 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 heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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