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undertone(2026)

Name: undertone
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2026
Duration: 94 min

2026 · Ian Tuason · 94 min

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

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Horror · Mystery

6.0686 votes

TMDB score

3/5

Intensity

1/5

Gore

3/5

Stays with you

How scary is undertone?

There's a nagging, paranoid feeling running through this one, like something is listening on the other end of every recording. It leans on mounting unease and creepy audio and video clips rather than constant jolts, building a sense of dread around a haunted-house setup and a woman being pulled into something she can't turn off. The found-footage style keeps things feeling raw and personal, which makes the quieter moments more unsettling than the loud ones. It seems aimed at people who like slow-building supernatural scares with a personal, intimate feel rather than big spectacle.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, undertone rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.

Psychological: 4 of 5
Visceral: 2 of 5
Gore: 1 of 5
Lingering: 3 of 5
Intensity: 3 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced

Fun-scaryDisturbing

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

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A slow, uneasy build through creeping dread that steadily tightens into a hard, punishing final stretch.

Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.

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