The Skeleton Key

2005 ·1h 44m · ★ 6.6 (2,254)

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Why it matters

Director

2 horror films in catalog

Gore

Bloodless Splatterfest

Slow Burn

Shock-driven Slow burn

Psychological

Straightforward Mind-bending

Supernatural

Grounded Otherworldly

100

Creature

Human threats Monster-driven

Disturbing

Tame Deeply unsettling

Fun Factor

Deadly serious Blast to watch

Cerebral

Popcorn horror Thinking horror

Survival

No survival element Fight for your life

Occult

Phobia triggers