Is The Blood on Satan's Claw scary?

Not particularly — The Blood on Satan's Claw's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a cult film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 8.2/10 for atmosphere, and 7.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

What are some films like The Blood on Satan's Claw?

Films similar to The Blood on Satan's Claw on Watch Darkly include The Wicker Man (1973), Heretic (2024), Cloverfield (2008) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Blood on Satan's Claw

1971 · R · 1h 36m

A chill-filled festival of horror!

After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior.

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Curator Score

7.4

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Leans into atmosphere, light on gore.

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7.4Overall

Fear3.0

Gore3.0

Atmosphere8.2

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