Blair Witch(2016)
2016 · Adam Wingard · 89 min
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
Thriller · Horror
5.22.1k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Blair Witch scares
The first half slowly ratchets up unease with rustling noises and disorienting woods, then the back half turns into a relentless barrage of chaos, screaming, and jump scares as things spiral out of control. Shaky handheld camera work and night-vision flashlight scenes make it disorienting on purpose, so it's more about feeling lost and panicked than creeping dread. The threat stays vague and folklore-based rather than clearly explained, which adds to the confusion. This is a good pick if you want a loud, frantic, adrenaline-heavy scare rather than something that quietly haunts you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Blair Witch rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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Starts slow and easygoing, then steadily ramps up into a nonstop chaotic sprint by the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5.
How scary is Blair Witch?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Blair Witch rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 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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