Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver

Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver

Be careful what you dig for

Directed by David Hunt

201397 min4.9 / 10

A claustrophobic horror film that uses a cave descent and family trauma to build dread and paranoia around an unknowable, lurking threat.

Two brothers, reunited for their father's funeral, stumble upon the entrance to a nearby cave. Here, they are slowly forced to confront the true, nightmarish cause of their father's death. Based on the popular Ted the Caver internet legend.

Questions people ask

  • Is Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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