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Sex & Nudity

  • One character cheekily spells out the word 'fellatio' to an incompetent police officer. The joke is referenced again later.
  • A drunk woman claims that turtles can "screw" for three days.
  • The first 'phone call' of the film contains a stranger muttering vulgar sexual terms, including "d--k" and "c--t". Though brief, it's the most graphic part of the film in terms of sexual content.
  • A suggestive poster of a a naked man (standing away from the camera; rear nudity only) is seen in the background of one scene in the sorority house. It isn't focused on until a character notices it, and covers the butt with their hand to hide it. This is played as a comedic scene.

Violence & Gore

  • A girl walks into her friend's room to find two dead bodies lying on the bed. Little blood is seen, and the scene's lighting is quite dark, so not much else is seen either. Very quick.
  • A sleeping woman is stabbed multiple times with a model glass unicorn. The impact isn't shown, only the model being raised in the air. The woman's arm is shown afterwards; dried blood is seen on it.
  • A girl is suffocated with a plastic laundry bag (offscreen). Her body is later displayed in a rocking chair, with the bag still on her head.
  • A woman sees a hook flying towards her; the scene cuts away. Her body is later shown (with minimal dried blood on her neck) from far away through a window.

Profanity

  • A man tells a woman that he will "stick his tongue up her pussy"
  • The word "prick" is used.
  • 4 uses of "f*ck", 6 uses of "c*nt", 2 of "p*ssy", 1 use of "c*ck", 7 of "d*mn", 2 uses of "bitch", 2 uses of "b*stard", 1 use of "screw", 1 use of "crap", 1 "god-damn", and 4 uses of "hell".
  • There is a poster in one of the rooms which shows an elderly woman flipping the bird.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A woman is shown to be heavily intoxicated in one scene.
  • A woman jokingly hands a glass of whiskey to a young boy.
  • A woman rinses her mouth with a drink after brushing her teeth.
  • A character drinks alcohol and smokes cigarettes in some scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Very little violence or blood is actually shown.
  • The movie is VERY suspenseful. The suspense is largely what drives the scares, as very little violence is shown on screen.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • There are multiple mysterious phone calls throughout the film with mumbled sounds of screaming, groaning, crying, etc. It's never revealed who the person calling is.
  • A woman is shown unconcious with a man limp on her lap. It is implied she mistook him for the killer, and killed him.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The ending is especially frightening as it is revealed that the killer was never caught, and remains in the locked house with people still in it.
  • The killer may frighten viewers, as his face is never shown to the audience, and he's revealed to always be in the house.

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