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Metamorphosis(2019)

Name: Metamorphosis
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2019
Duration: 113 min

2019 · Kim Hong-sun · 113 min

An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.

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Horror · Thriller

7.0197 votes

TMDB score

3/5

Intensity

2/5

Gore

3/5

Stays with you

How scary is Metamorphosis?

It starts as a quiet family drama before slowly tipping into dread, with the horror creeping in through small wrong details rather than one big reveal. As it goes on, the pace picks up with sudden jolts and violent outbursts mixed into long stretches of tension. The scariest part isn't the demon itself but not knowing who around you might already be changed, which makes it deeply unsettling on a mental level. It's more heavy and sad than fun, closer to a family tragedy wrapped in a horror shell than a theme-park scare ride.

On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Metamorphosis rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.

Psychological: 4 of 5
Visceral: 3 of 5
Gore: 2 of 5
Lingering: 3 of 5
Intensity: 3 of 5

Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced

Slow burnJump scares

Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural

SupernaturalReal-world

Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 60 of 100 — leans Disturbing

Fun-scaryDisturbing

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

Reveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.

A slow domestic unease that keeps ratcheting up in waves, building to a punishing, chaotic climax before a brief release at the very end.

Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.

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