This movie, despite not being gorey nor graphic, is scary, eerie, and mysterious, and contains frightening and jumpy moments that could be too impressive for very young people.
The rape attempt and the animal violence are disturbing.
The nightmare sequences dreamt by the main character are intense: in one, he burns alive, and in another, the creature visits him in his bedroom at night.
The main character is stalked by the creature all the time.
The creature's appearance is frightening and disturbing.
The story is sad and upsetting, as it involves abuse on an orphaned little girl.
There are sequences set in a mental hospital, in which the patients are seen and heard screaming.
The main character is mistreated, bullied, and isolated because of his disease.