Macabre

Macabre

Prepare yourself for the Shock of a Lifetime! Once she kept a lover on the side. But that's nothing compared to what she's keeping in the freezer.

Directed by Lamberto Bava

Produced by A.M.A. Film, Medusa Distribuzione

198089 min5.7 / 10

A deeply disturbing exploitation horror film that mines psychological perversion and necrophilia for shock value, set in a claustrophobic boarding house atmosphere.

A middle-aged woman, traumatized from the death of her adulterous lover, moves into a room at a New Orleans boarding house where the blind landlord becomes suspicious to her activities of continuing her affair with her dead lover.

Questions people ask

  • Is Macabre scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Macabre easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Macabre end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Macabre sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Macabre violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Macabre

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Macabre

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Macabre, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Macabre, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Macabre, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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