From a Whisper to a Scream

From a Whisper to a Scream

Welcome to Oldfield. Stop in for a night of pure terror.

Directed by Jeff Burr

Produced by Conquest Productions, Manson International

1987100 min5.8 / 10

A darkly grotesque anthology horror film that uses Oldfield's cursed history and supernatural transgressions to explore obsession, decay, and the macabre.

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

Questions people ask

  • Does From a Whisper to a Scream end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is From a Whisper to a Scream easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is From a Whisper to a Scream violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is From a Whisper to a Scream sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is From a Whisper to a Scream scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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Rarity71

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Surprise48

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Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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