Movie

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

1990 · 90 min

A cheesy, suspenseful TV thriller that feels like a guilty pleasure with a creepy hotel setting.

Tagline: Scream bloody murder. While you still can.
Overview: In this made-for-cable television horror thriller, a travel writer visits a historic hotel to write a story about it and inadvertently finds herself on the 13th floor where she witnesses a Satanic rite and tangles with an axe-wielding killer. She escapes, but no one believes her story because the hotel has no 13th floor.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Mystery, deception, isolation, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
isolation
survival
death
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild