The Black Room

The Black Room

There is a room for rent in the Hollywood Hills, and the tenants are paying in blood!

Directed by Elly Kenner, Norman Thaddeus Vane

Produced by Lancer Productions Limited, Butler-Cronin Productions

198288 min4.3 / 10

A lurid 1980s slasher built on a predatory setup where infidelity becomes a death sentence, sustained by paranoia and graphic violence rather than psychological depth.

An unfaithful businessman rents a spare room from two siblings to use for his sexual conquests, unaware that they're serial killers who murder every woman he brings there.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Black Room end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is The Black Room violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Black Room scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Black Room easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Black Room sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Black Room

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Black Room

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Black Room, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Black Room, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Black Room, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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