Is The Lodge too scary for you, a wimp? We break it down.
For die-hards, no horror movie can be too scary. But for you, a wimp, the wrong one may leave you miserable. Perhaps you’ve even lost whole nights of sleep in a struggle to get certain images or ideas out of your head, leaving you to trudge into work or school the next morning unable to function properly.
Never fear, scaredies, because Slate’s Scaredy Scale is here to help. We’ve put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them to classics along a 10-point scale. And because not everyone is scared by the same things—some viewers can’t stand jump scares, while others are haunted by more psychological terrors or simply can’t stomach arterial spurts—it breaks down each movie’s scares across three criteria: suspense, spookiness, and gore.
) and studio-peddled quotes that tout it as “the next great horror movie” and “scary as hell.” The movie I saw is more twisted and occasionally disturbing than terrifying, even with a third-act reveal that significantly darkens the proceedings. It’ll be a feel-bad delight for some horror diehards, but most viewers will be left more bored than haunted.Readers like you make our work possible. Help us continue to provide the reporting, commentary and criticism you won’t find anywhere else.
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