Cadaver(2020)
2020 · Jarand Herdal · 86 min
In the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, a starving family finds hope in a charismatic hotel owner. Lured by the prospect of a free dinner, they discover that the evening's entertainment blurs the lines between performance and reality. Will they wind up the spectators or the spectacle?
Drama · Horror · Thriller
5.6691 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Cadaver scares
Cadaver builds its fear through confusion and dread rather than shocks, dropping a hungry family into a strange performance where you're never sure what's staged and what's real. The pace is slow and disorienting, letting unease creep in as the line between show and danger keeps shifting. There's some physical threat and unsettling moments of violence, but most of the fear comes from not knowing who to trust or what's actually happening. It's a heavy, uncomfortable watch better suited to viewers who like their horror thoughtful and grim rather than fun or thrilling.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Cadaver rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 12 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 78 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, uneasy setup that keeps tightening until it becomes a nonstop, disorienting ordeal by the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Cadaver?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Cadaver rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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