On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
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What it feels like
measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehauntingunsettling
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Movie1946·83 min
The Spiral Staircase
Directed by Robert Siodmak
An Oscar-nominated horror mystery film directed by Robert Siodmak.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 9%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.0/10
About The Spiral Staircase
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Tense
- Story Tags
- trauma recovery, survival of spirit, isolation loneliness, mid century, supernatural, isolated dwelling, grand estate, strangers forced together, everyman, villain protagonist, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, serial killer, gothic horror, slasher