Fear Clinic(2014)
2014 · Robert Hall · 95 min
A doctor works to cure patients suffering from crippling phobias by placing them inside his invention which induces and controls hallucinations.
Horror
4.1125 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Fear Clinic scares
Watching this feels more uneven than truly scary, like it's reaching for dread but only sometimes grabs it. The scares come from characters' personal phobias playing out as hallucinations, so the tone shifts between eerie visions and more standard jump moments. It leans on body-based fears and unsettling imagery rather than nonstop chases, with occasional bursts of blood rather than constant gore. It's the kind of horror movie for someone curious about fear-themed concepts more than someone wanting a relentless scare fest.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Fear Clinic rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 40 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow setup gradually gives way to escalating, increasingly intense nightmare sequences that build to a hard-hitting finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Fear Clinic?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Fear Clinic rates 2/5 — moderately scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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