Vampires(1998)
1998 · John Carpenter · 108 min
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
Action · Fantasy · Horror
6.31.4k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Vampires scares
It feels more like a rowdy action shoot-out than a scary movie, with gunfire, staking, and fistfights driving the mood instead of dread or tension. The vampires here are fast, strong, and vicious, so the danger is all physical and in-your-face rather than creeping or eerie. Blood and violence show up often and get pretty graphic, but it's played with a rough, macho, almost fun swagger rather than anything heavy or upsetting. Good for people who want a gritty, western-style vampire hunt with plenty of action, not something that will haunt them afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Vampires rates psychological 1/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A hard, violent jolt early on settles into a rough, action-driven chase that keeps ratcheting up toward a brutal finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Vampires?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Vampires rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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