The Passion of Darkly Noon(1995)
1995 · Philip Ridley · 99 min
Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.
Mystery · Drama · Thriller · Horror
5.691 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Passion of Darkly Noon?
There's a heavy, dreamlike unease that builds slowly rather than jumping out at you, like watching someone unravel in slow motion under a burning sun. The fear here comes from watching obsession, guilt, and repressed desire twist a fragile mind, not from monsters or masked killers. It plays more like a fever-dream drama than a traditional scary movie, with a sense of dread that creeps in through mood and performance rather than shocks. This is for people who want something strange and unsettling to sit with afterward, not a fun scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Passion of Darkly Noon rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 80 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, dreamlike simmer of obsession that keeps tightening until it explodes into a brutal, unrelenting final stretch.
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