Preservation(2014)
2014 · Christopher Denham · 90 min
Three family members head deep into the woods for a hunting trip that doubles as a distraction from their troubles at home. When all of their gear is stolen, they turn on each other, but soon realize there are much more treacherous forces at work.
Thriller · Horror
4.9197 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Preservation scares
It starts slow, letting family tension and awkward silences build before the woods themselves start to feel wrong. Once the gear goes missing, the movie shifts gears fast into a tense cat-and-mouse chase that stays tight and physical rather than supernatural. The scares come from feeling hunted and exposed, not from jump scares or ghosts. It's a good pick if you like grounded, tense survival horror more than atmosphere-heavy dread.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Preservation rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 92 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 60 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.
A slow, uneasy woods trip that tightens into escalating dread before a hard, sustained final push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Preservation?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Preservation rates 3/5 — solidly 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 moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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