Review System
In reviewing films, books, and games we wanted to have a specific and consistent system in order to make for a understandable view. Each piece of Horror is rated with 6 different categories. Deaths, Language, Violence/Gore Factor, Sex Factor, Scare Factor, and Fun Factor. There will also always being an overall rating. These rating are out of 5 points each (except for the Deaths category which simply counts the number of people who died). The categories are meant to measure quality as well as content for those who are worried about children watching or reading.
Deaths - This measures the number of killings done in each piece. How many victims does Micheal Myers claim? How many kids does Freddy Krueger dismember? This category is not used in the Video Games or Table Top Games reviews. This is the only category not rated out of 5. Sometimes there will be an X instead of a number. This simply means that there were so many deaths that it would be difficult to count accurately. If there is a ? then it means the film or story was ambiguous about some or all of the character deaths.
Language - This measures how profane the language is in a book or movie and is measured on a scale of 0 to 5.
0 - There isn't a single swear word in the entire piece.
1 or 2 - It has minimal swearing using mostly damn, hell, or bitch.
3 - It has moderate swearing, equivalent of a PG-13 rating.
4 - The F word or other strong language is used a few times but not frequently.
5 - The F word and other strong swear words are frequently used.
0 - There isn't a single swear word in the entire piece.
1 or 2 - It has minimal swearing using mostly damn, hell, or bitch.
3 - It has moderate swearing, equivalent of a PG-13 rating.
4 - The F word or other strong language is used a few times but not frequently.
5 - The F word and other strong swear words are frequently used.
Gore Factor - This measures the amount of violent content and gore that exists in a piece.
0 - indicates that violence or gore does not exist.
1 or 2 - It has minimal violence and gore, there may be blood but it is so little that it isn't noticeable.
3 - It has moderate violence and gore, some blood and sequences of intense violence.
4 - It has lots of blood, perhaps one or two decapitations or the equivalent.
5 - It is an intense and nail biting blood bath.
0 - indicates that violence or gore does not exist.
1 or 2 - It has minimal violence and gore, there may be blood but it is so little that it isn't noticeable.
3 - It has moderate violence and gore, some blood and sequences of intense violence.
4 - It has lots of blood, perhaps one or two decapitations or the equivalent.
5 - It is an intense and nail biting blood bath.
Sex Factor - This measures the amount of sexual content and nudity that exists in a piece.
0 - There isn't even mention of sexual acts or ideas, it just isn't present.
1 or 2 - It has mild to moderate innuendo or talk about sex.
3 - It has mild sex scenes or nudity, girls in bikinis, sex under the covers, very brief and mild nudity.
4 - It has moderate nudity, minimal breast or butt shots, or heated non-explicit sex scenes.
5 - It has multiple nude shots including sustained full frontal nudity and/or intense graphic sex scenes.
0 - There isn't even mention of sexual acts or ideas, it just isn't present.
1 or 2 - It has mild to moderate innuendo or talk about sex.
3 - It has mild sex scenes or nudity, girls in bikinis, sex under the covers, very brief and mild nudity.
4 - It has moderate nudity, minimal breast or butt shots, or heated non-explicit sex scenes.
5 - It has multiple nude shots including sustained full frontal nudity and/or intense graphic sex scenes.
Scare Factor - This measures how frightening a piece is.
0 - The piece wasn't scary in the least bit.
1 or 2 - It had its creepy moments but wasn't anything that would keep me up at night.
3 - It is moderately frightening, including jump scenes and semi-creepy scares.
4 - It is pretty damn scary. I'm afraid to walk down the dark hallway in my house afterwards.
5 - It haunts my nights for months beyond.
0 - The piece wasn't scary in the least bit.
1 or 2 - It had its creepy moments but wasn't anything that would keep me up at night.
3 - It is moderately frightening, including jump scenes and semi-creepy scares.
4 - It is pretty damn scary. I'm afraid to walk down the dark hallway in my house afterwards.
5 - It haunts my nights for months beyond.
Fun Factor - This measures how enjoyable the piece was overall. Not all horror is well crafted to be a work of art but that doesn't stop it from being a blast to watch.
0 - It wasn't fun or enjoyable at all.
1 or 2 - It had its moments but overall lacked in the laughter/excitement department.
3 - It had a good balance of horror to fun but could have used more.
4 - It had a great amount of enjoyable scenes that made me laugh or get excited.
5 - I enjoyed every moment of the piece, laughing, clapping, and getting excited like a little girl on Christmas morning.
0 - It wasn't fun or enjoyable at all.
1 or 2 - It had its moments but overall lacked in the laughter/excitement department.
3 - It had a good balance of horror to fun but could have used more.
4 - It had a great amount of enjoyable scenes that made me laugh or get excited.
5 - I enjoyed every moment of the piece, laughing, clapping, and getting excited like a little girl on Christmas morning.
Overall Rating - This is the final total of the piece of work. Were the deaths purposeful or meaningful? Did the gore and sex support the story and theme or was it simply there for kicks? Was there a good balance between scares and fun? Was the scares themselves fun? These are all the encompassed questions.
0 - It was horrid and never worth watching again.
1 - It was tolerable but by no means good.
2 - It was decent but could have been much improved.
3 - It was good, probably worth a second watch.
4 - It was great, enjoyable in almost every way.
5 - Fantastic! This is something worth watching again and again.
0 - It was horrid and never worth watching again.
1 - It was tolerable but by no means good.
2 - It was decent but could have been much improved.
3 - It was good, probably worth a second watch.
4 - It was great, enjoyable in almost every way.
5 - Fantastic! This is something worth watching again and again.