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Horror by Mood
Find horror by what you can handle — atmospheric and low-gore, the scariest, the goriest, slow-burn dread, or (almost) no jump scares. Each list is built from Darkly's 4-dimensional scores and updates as ratings come in.
Horror by Mood
Atmospheric Horror, Low Gore
Ranked by atmosphere score
Gore ≤ 4 · Atmosphere ≥ 765 films
A ranked list of horror films that score high on atmosphere and low on gore.
Horror by Mood
The Scariest Horror Movies
Ranked by fear score
Fear ≥ 821 films
Horror films that score highest on raw fear, ranked by Darkly's fear score (8 and above).
Horror by Mood
The Goriest Horror Movies
Ranked by gore score
Gore ≥ 751 films
The most graphically violent horror films, ranked by Darkly's gore score (7 and above).
Horror by Mood
Slow-Burn Atmospheric Horror
Ranked by atmosphere score
Gore ≤ 5 · Atmosphere ≥ 855 films
Mood-driven horror that builds dread over jolts, scoring highest on atmosphere with restrained gore.
Horror by Mood
Horror With (Almost) No Jump Scares
One jump scare or fewer, ranked by atmosphere
≤ 1 jump scares24 films
Horror films with at most one jump scare, for viewers who want dread without the jolts. Ranked by atmosphere.
