Hayride

Hayride

Southern Fried Horror

Directed by Terron R. Parsons

201293 min4.5 / 10

A slasher thriller that weaponizes a Halloween attraction as the setting for a killer's rampage, blending childhood trauma with visceral horror.

A college student returning home for Halloween is forced to face his childhood fears when an escaped killer takes refuge in his family's "Haunted Hayride".

Questions people ask

  • Is Hayride scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

  • Does Hayride end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Hayride easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Hayride sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hayride

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hayride

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hayride, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hayride, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hayride, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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