Scream Bloody Murder

Scream Bloody Murder

Who Will Survive the Psychosexual Claw?

Directed by Marc B. Ray

Produced by University Film Company, Alan Roberts Productions

197390 min4.6 / 10

A proto-slasher exploitation film that uses mental illness and family trauma as backdrop for graphic violence and psychosexual revenge.

A disturbed young boy who kills his father with a tractor is institutionalized. Years later, when he's finally released, he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out that his mother has remarried.

Questions people ask

  • Does Scream Bloody Murder end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Scream Bloody Murder violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Is Scream Bloody Murder easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Scream Bloody Murder scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Scream Bloody Murder sad? 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Scream Bloody Murder

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Scream Bloody Murder

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Scream Bloody Murder, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Scream Bloody Murder, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Scream Bloody Murder, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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