- Severe
- The several onscreen deaths are quite frightening.
- The attacking monsters are very frightening.
- The entire setting is extremely claustrophobic.
- The Descent uses a variety of techniques to horrify its viewers. These include jumpscares, onscreen deaths, dark lighting, and a high tension atmosphere.
- Jump scare total: 8.
- This film is overall very tense, and its main themes are claustrophobia, isolation, pitch black darkness, and monsters.
- Some jump scares, especially the first time the ladies see a monster (while looking through their camera).
- The opening scene where Sarah's husband and daughter are killed is very sudden, shocking, and disturbing.