House on the Edge of the Park(1980)
1980 · Ruggero Deodato · 92 min
A posh couple experience car trouble on their way to a villa party and stop into a local mechanic's shop for assistance, unaware of his shady background. After he and his mentally challenged assistant fix the car, the couple invite them to the party to return the favor, leading to an evening of mayhem.
Thriller · Crime · Horror
5.9149 votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How House on the Edge of the Park scares
House on the Edge of the Park builds slowly through a tense, uncomfortable party atmosphere before tipping into prolonged scenes of cruelty and control. The fear here comes from real people doing real harm to other real people, not ghosts or monsters, so it feels raw and grounded the whole way through. It leans hard into humiliation and physical violence rather than jump scares, and it's the kind of movie that sits heavy afterward instead of feeling like a fun scare. This one is for viewers specifically seeking out rough, exploitation-era horror, not casual horror fans looking for thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, House on the Edge of the Park rates psychological 3/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 90 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, uneasy setup gives way to a long, grueling middle stretch of escalating cruelty before a final twist that shifts the tension one last time.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is House on the Edge of the Park?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, House on the Edge of the Park rates 5/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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