Malicious(2018)
2018 · Michael Winnick · 90 min
A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murderous intentions.
Thriller · Horror
5.6185 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Malicious scares
It opens slow with a young couple settling into a new, unsettling situation before shifting into a steady string of jolts and haunted-house style scares once the entity makes itself known. The back half leans hard on loud jump moments and chase-like danger rather than slow dread. It's the kind of horror movie built for quick frights and a spooky mood rather than something that stays with you after the credits. Good for a casual scare night, not for someone wanting deep unease or heavy gore.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Malicious rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 70 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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Starts as a slow-building domestic unease that steadily tightens into a increasingly frantic, scare-heavy back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Malicious?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Malicious rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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