Is The Burning scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Burning violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% 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 Burning end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% 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 Burning easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 Burning

Name: The Burning
Genre: Horror
Released: 1981
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander

A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

Directed by Tony Maylam

Produced by Miramax, The Cropsy Venture

198191 min6.2 / 10

A brutal slasher film centered on a disfigured killer's revenge against the camp youths responsible for his trauma, built on sustained tension, graphic violence, and the paranoia of being hunted in a familiar setting.

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

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Is The Burning scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Burning violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Does The Burning end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is The Burning easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Burning 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.

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