The Last Broadcast(1998)
1998 · Stefan Avalos & Lance Weiler · 87 min
In December 1995, a four-man team from the public-access program, "Fact or Fiction", braved the New Jersey's desolate Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of the legendary Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. It took the jury ninety minutes to sentence the lone survivor to life in prison. One year later, a filmmaker decides to mount his own investigation...
Horror · Mystery
5.0126 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Last Broadcast scares
The Last Broadcast plays like an old documentary pieced together from grainy tapes, interviews, and court footage, long before that style became common in horror. It moves slowly and talks a lot, leaning on mystery and unreliable clues rather than scares or shocks. There's almost no gore and very few jolts; the unease comes from not knowing what's true and from the cold, empty woods setting. It's more of a curiosity for found-footage fans than something that will actually frighten most modern viewers.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Last Broadcast rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 55 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, talky documentary-style investigation that stays low-key for most of its runtime before a tense, chaotic final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is The Last Broadcast?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Last Broadcast rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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