The Harvest(2015)
2015 · John McNaughton · 104 min
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
6.0222 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How The Harvest scares
The Harvest builds slowly, feeling more like a tense family drama than a traditional horror movie for most of its runtime. The dread comes from a growing sense that something is very wrong inside one house, with unease building through small, quiet details rather than shocks or jolts. There's no monster or ghost here, just uncomfortable human behavior and a slowly tightening feeling of wrongness. It's a better fit for someone who likes quiet, unsettling stories than for someone looking to jump out of their seat.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Harvest 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: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 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, quiet slide from everyday unease into a tightly wound, harder-hitting final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is The Harvest?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Harvest rates 3/5 — solidly 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 restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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