The Axe Murders of Villisca

The Axe Murders of Villisca

In 1912, eight people were brutally murdered in their house. This house.

Directed by Tony E. Valenzuela

Produced by Ketchum Labs

201778 min4.8 / 10

A paranoia-soaked haunted-house horror film that grounds supernatural dread in the real historical trauma of an unsolved mass murder.

Three ghost-hunting high-schoolers visit the Moore House in Villisca, Iowa—the site of one of America’s most grisly unsolved mass murders. After their private tour is interrupted, the group sneaks back in at night, unaware of the otherworldly terror that awaits them.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Axe Murders of Villisca scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does The Axe Murders of Villisca end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Axe Murders of Villisca easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Axe Murders of Villisca violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Axe Murders of Villisca sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity60

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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