Is The Black Room scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Black Room end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Room violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Room easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Room sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Black Room

Name: The Black Room
Genre: Horror, Crime
Released: 1935
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille

Dead or Alive... He could kill!

Directed by Roy William Neill

Produced by Columbia Pictures

193570 min6.5 / 10

A gothic horror tale of fratricide, prophecy, and moral corruption set in a 16th-century castle, where a tyrant's crimes catch up with him through supernatural inevitability.

In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...

Questions people ask

Is The Black Room scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Black Room end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Black Room violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Black Room easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Black Room sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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