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"Never fear, scaredies, because Slate's Scaredy Scale is here to help. We've put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale. And because not everyone is scared by the same things-some viewers can't stand jump scares, while others are haunted by more psychological terrors or can't stomach arterial spurts-it breaks down each movie's scares across three criteria: suspense, spookiness, and gore."

"Horror director Osgood Perkins has been on a tear these past couple of years, collaborating with production company Neon to put various evils (all with a particular layer of campiness) onto the silver screen. First Perkins centered a villain of average height in the beloved , then a toy primate in The Monkey, and now, with his third Neon picture, Keeper, Perkins is attacking a new wickedness: companionship."

"But, of course, mysterious mirages and a spine-chilling sense that something just isn't right begin to color their trip in an ominous light. Keeper might be garnering less impressed reviews than Perkins' other recent offerings, but fans of the genre (and couples out on date night) might be more interested in how Keeper compares in frights as opposed to merit. Will it stave off all couples vacations for the foreseeable future, or are the Airbnbs in the Northeast woodlands going to make out alright?"

The Scaredy Scale provides a mostly spoiler-free, 10-point system that evaluates horror films across suspense, spookiness, and gore to help viewers choose films based on specific scare tolerances. Osgood Perkins has collaborated with Neon on recent camp-tinged horrors, moving from a villain of average height and a toy primate to Keeper, which targets the terrors of companionship. Keeper follows Liz (Tatiana Maslany) and Malcolm (Rossif Sutherland) on a remote anniversary getaway that becomes colored by mysterious mirages and a spine-chilling sense that something is wrong. Keeper has received less impressed reviews, but genre fans may prioritize its frights. Jump scares are described as a cheap, often gimmicky tactic common in cabin-in-the-woods films.

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