Santa Sangre

1989 ·2h 2m · ★ 7.2 (491)

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Why it matters

Director

Gore

Bloodless Splatterfest

Slow Burn

Shock-driven Slow burn

Psychological

Straightforward Mind-bending

100

Supernatural

Grounded Otherworldly

Creature

Human threats Monster-driven

Disturbing

Tame Deeply unsettling

100

Fun Factor

Deadly serious Blast to watch

Cerebral

Popcorn horror Thinking horror

Survival

No survival element Fight for your life

Trauma

Phobia triggers