The Midnight Man(2016)
2016 · Travis Zariwny · 95 min
A girl and her friends find a game in the attic that summons a creature known as The Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.
Horror
5.8447 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Midnight Man scares
Most of the runtime is spent in one house at night, with the pace slowly tightening as strange rules and rituals take hold before the scares ramp up toward the end. The fear leans on a spooky game-turned-urban-legend premise, with a creature that preys on personal fears rather than gore or violence. It mixes some quiet dread with jump scares meant to startle rather than truly unsettle. This is a lighter, teen-friendly kind of scary movie, good for a casual watch rather than something that will stick with you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Midnight Man rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 12 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, mysterious start that gradually tightens into steady scares before building to a hard, sustained final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Midnight Man?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Midnight Man rates 2/5 — moderately scary, 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 restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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