Doom Asylum

Doom Asylum

SLASHING with a snicker, SLAUGHTER with a smirk...

Directed by Richard Friedman

198879 min5.2 / 10

A campy slasher-comedy that treats teenage murder with irreverent humor and tongue-in-cheek gore, prioritizing laughs over scares.

A demented former lawyer uses autopsy equipment to kill off the teenagers who trespass on the long-abandoned asylum he inhabits. Filmed on location in an actual abandoned asylum.

Questions people ask

  • Does Doom Asylum end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Doom Asylum easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Doom Asylum violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Doom Asylum sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Doom Asylum scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Doom Asylum

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Doom Asylum

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Doom Asylum, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Doom Asylum, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Doom Asylum, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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