We’re not getting off the couch to monitor this next movie. Find out if Killer Sofa had enough furniture frights to raise our subject’s heart rate to terrifyingly high levels.
SYNOPSIS: A killer reclining chair becomes enchanted by a girl and starts committing crimes of passion.
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Test Subject: Leah
Age:38
Gender: Female
Fears: Epiplaphobia (Fear of Furniture)
Resting HR: 60-65bpm
Walking HR: 80-85bpm
ANALYSIS:
Our subject got comfortable after reading the age warning of 13 plus. She was quoted as saying, “How graphic could the violence be?” But after a slow opening with unfortunate acting, a quick glimpse of gore had our subject questioning the rating. This opened her heart up to suspense from the unexpected later in the film. After fifteen minutes forcing an unnecessary backstory, it was a comical love scene that moved our subjects heart rate out of her comfort zone. And finally, twenty-seven minutes in, a sharp poke sent her pulse racing to her peak 78bpm. This moment created a sense of impending fear from the recliner. And although she admitted to singing the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse theme song in her head, the chair began to creep her out. But the bizarre and confusing plot soon overshadowed the fun scares which kept our subject’s heart from reaching high levels. Luckily, an outrageous twist toward the end delivered one final jolt.
CONCLUSION:
Killer Sofa is a low budget horror comedy filled with longingly evil stares that would even make Michael Myers jealous. For such a cozy looking recliner it had a couple of extremely uncomfortable scenes. But overall, laughable moments outweighed the tension and the chair lost its ability to scare Share on X.
Killer Sofa: Burns an average of 96 Calories
One Couch Potato: 163 Calories
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