The Driller Killer
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An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
How scary is The Driller Killer?
Nobody has rated it yet. Ratings on Scare Scale come from people who've watched the film, and score five kinds of scare out of 10:
- Gore
- Blood, injuries and body horror shown on screen. Violence that happens off-screen barely counts.
- Creepy
- Unsettling images, atmosphere and things that feel wrong. Not sudden shocks (Jumpscares) or waiting for something to happen (Suspense).
- Jumpscares
- Sudden shocks designed to make you jump, usually a fast movement or a loud noise. Not slow-building dread (Suspense).
- Suspense
- Tension and dread while you wait for something to happen. Not the scare itself when it arrives (Jumpscares or Gore).
- Psychological
- Horror that gets in your head: paranoia, madness, doubting what's real and ideas that stay with you. Not how a scene looks (Creepy) or feels in the moment (Suspense).
The Driller Killer on Scare Scale lists
- No. 11 in the best horror films on Public Domain Movies in the US
- No. 16 in the best horror films on MUBI in the US
- No. 21 in the best horror films on Criterion Channel in Canada
- No. 22 in the best horror films on Criterion Channel in the US
- No. 25 in the best horror films on MUBI in the UK
- No. 37 in the best horror films on Cultpix in the UK