Unrest(2006)
2006 · Jason Todd Ipson · 88 min
A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.
Horror · Mystery
5.7202 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Unrest scares
Unrest sets its dread in a cold, quiet morgue, using clinical settings and long stretches of unease rather than constant jolts. The fear leans heavily on a sense of being watched and unable to explain what's happening, with only occasional bursts of shock breaking the tension. It's a low-budget, slower-paced haunting rather than a gore-fest, more suited to fans of moody, small-scale supernatural mysteries than to those chasing thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Unrest rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 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 morgue-set creeper that gradually tightens its grip until a intense, high-pressure final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Unrest?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Unrest rates 2/5 — moderately 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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