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 Skull end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Skull 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 Skull violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 59% 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 Skull

Name: The Skull
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1965
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett, Peter Woodthorpe

When the Skull strikes you'll scream!

Directed by Freddie Francis

Produced by Amicus Productions

196583 min6.1 / 10

A Gothic possession thriller where a collector's acquisition of a cursed artifact—the skull of the Marquis de Sade—transforms him into a murderous vessel for demonic evil.

Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.

Clusters

Crimes That Resurface Ancient Curses And Revenge Games And Gambling Witchcraft and Occult Movies Murder And Assassination

Genres

Horror Thriller

Keywords

London, England Auction Possession Evil Spirit Murder Statuette Grave Robber Based On Short Story Demonic Possession

Questions people ask

Is The Skull scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Skull end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Skull easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Skull violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is The Skull sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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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