Outpost: Black Sun(2012)
2012 · Steve Barker · 101 min
A pair of investigators team up with a Special Forces Unit to venture deep inside a war raging between the military and a massive army of Nazi Zombie Stormtroopers. Their mission is to fight their way behind enemy lines, locate the technology at the source of this growing threat and prevent the seemingly inevitable rise of the 4th Reich.
Action · Horror
5.0128 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Outpost: Black Sun scares
Loud, relentless, and action-heavy, this plays more like a war movie with monsters than a true horror film. Gunfights and chases push the pace hard, with bursts of violence and blood rather than slow dread. The occult angle adds a strange edge, but the scares lean on combat chaos and grim soldiers coming back wrong rather than anything that gets into your head. It's built for viewers who want gory, action-packed thrills over unsettling atmosphere.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Outpost: Black Sun rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 25 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A moderate build-up gives way to steady action-horror combat that keeps escalating into a relentless, high-intensity final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Outpost: Black Sun?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Outpost: Black Sun rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. 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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