Unfriended: Dark Web(2018)
2018 · Stephen Susco · 92 min
When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he and his friends are unwittingly thrust into the depths of the dark web. They soon discover someone has been watching their every move and will go to unimaginable lengths to protect the dark web.
Horror
6.31.7k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is Unfriended: Dark Web?
It starts small and almost mundane, with friends just chatting online during a game night, then slowly tightens as strange messages and files start creeping into their calls. The back half speeds up fast, turning into a tense, real-time countdown where you're watching everything unfold live on a screen, powerless to stop it. The fear here comes from feeling trapped and watched by real people, not ghosts or monsters, and it ends on a bleak, uneasy note rather than a fun scare. Good for people who like their horror grounded, modern, and a little hopeless.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Unfriended: Dark Web rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 92 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 68 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Starts as a low-key hangout that steadily tightens its grip until the last third turns into an unrelenting, escalating squeeze.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5.
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