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Plot Summary:
When Andy moves into The Dwelling, his life looks perfect. He is starting college and making friends with his sexy neighbor, Pam. Curiosity about the bizarre noises from the "empty" apartment lures Andy and Pam into a frenzy of Satanic depravity, where they discover there can be a fate worse than death!.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Haunted by Her Past (1987)
Plot Summary:
The evil spirit of one of her ancestors possesses a young woman who inadvertently comes into possession of a haunted mirror.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Plot Summary:
Residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Night of the Beast (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lukas Armand, a skull-faced movie producer, is auditioning lovely young starlets for his upcoming low-budget horror pic. The girls are delighted to learn they've been chosen to star in the film until Lukas' creepy gofers; Jason and Mad-dog kidnap the actresses, one by one and lock the terrified girls somewhere in the bowels of the film studio.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective, slasher
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Debbie Does Demons (2023)
Plot Summary:
Debbie is the host of a paranormal ghost hunter show. But can she come to the rescue when four friends use a Ouija board to summon a 300 year old witch? Good luck, Debbie. You're gonna NEED it.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell! (1992)
Plot Summary:
Sheila Caan is menaced by Satan worshipers on her journey from Brooklyn to Las Vegas. In an effort to find out what happened to her twin sister, she undergoes many treacherous journeys, a number of Satanist slayings, and a number of showers.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Maya (1989)
Plot Summary:
An Ancient Mayan curse is awakened in the ancient temples in Mexico, and people are killed in strange and gory ways by an invisible force.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher
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Sisters of Sin (1997)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Blake, (Justin Gorence, The Young and the Restless) is a man haunted by his past and dedicated to the destruction of the dark forces. To do so, he has taken on the guise that is feared throughout the occult world: the righteous hero known as The Monk. Three beautiful sisters, the spawn of a demon, seek to control Johnny's mind, his body, his very soul. Sister Avarice (Lara Daans, Electra) is a corporate lawyer who uses her brains and her body to force Johnny into submission. Sister Anger owns a martial arts school for women, with a hatred of men and special passion for the fairer sex. Sister Lust is everything her name implies, running a high class bordello where a night of pleasure can lead to a lifetime of hell. Only one man can save the world from these bewitching sirens. Johnny Blake, The Monk.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Obscene Desire (1978)
Plot Summary:
Amanda, a beautiful American girl is soon to be married to Andrea Orsomandi, a wealthy nobleman who lives in an extravagant Gothic mansion. However there exists something dark, sinister and supernatural within the walls of the mansion. It seems that Andrea has been driven to madness and is a victim of the evil contained within the house. It soon transpires that he is involved in black magic, perverse rituals and serial killings with the aid of his sadistic henchman and gardener Giovanni. Killing prostitutes in order to exorcise this Evil. Now the demonic forces set out to possess Amanda,take her soul and turn her into another victim of the mansion.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Bornless Ones (2016)
Plot Summary:
With the help of her friends, Emily moves to a remote home to take better care of her brother, Zack who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But what they don't know is that the house kept a terrifying secret that will haunt them one by one.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, suspenseful, slasher, teen horror
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Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three drama students revive three witches, who want to open a gate to hell; Will Spanner and Kelly get involved, while Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, bleak, queer horror, independent film
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The Possessed (1977)
Plot Summary:
A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, spooky
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Day of the Ax (2007)
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective
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The Laughing Dead (1989)
Plot Summary:
Zombies, demons, and a mad doctor await a bus-load of folks looking for a tour of Aztec ruins. Father O'Sullivan is a Catholic priest who has lost his faith in God and who cannot forget the nun with whom he once had an affair (and a son). O'Sullivan serves as tour guide for archaeological student Cal, New Agers Wilbur and Clarisse Lemming, runaway Laurie, and tourists Dozois and Frost on a bus trip to Mexico. No one is more surprised than O'Sullivan when his love, Tessie, also boards the bus with her bratty son Ivan. In Mexico, Cal reveals his knowledge of a crucial ancient text, just in time for the Day of the Dead festivities. Meanwhile, evil Dr. Um-tzec is planning an apotheosis for himself that will culminate in his incarnation as the Death God, and what he needs to accomplish this is the hearts of sacrificial children ... lots and lots of hearts. While Father O'Sullivan grapples with the emotions of seeing Tessie again, he is approached by Dr. Um-tzec to perform an exorcism; but.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Demonoid: Messenger of Death (1981)
Plot Summary:
A British woman visits her husband at the Mexican mine he is attempting to reopen and discovers that the workers refuse to enter the mine fearing an ancient curse. The couple enter the mine to prove there is no danger and inadvertently release a demon which possess people's left hands and forces them to behave in a suitably diabolical manner. The only way for a possessed person to free themselves from this torment is to cut off their left hand after which it scurries away in search of its next victim.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, retro, gothic horror, classic horror, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, independent film, lovecraft, spooky
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Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
Plot Summary:
Strange things start to happen to Alicia and her husband Jason after she receives a gift in the mail from her great-Aunt Gwen, is their house haunted or has the family been cursed, or is it something far darker?.
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Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, independent film
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American Exorcism (2017)
Plot Summary:
Damon Richter thought he left the world of possessions, exorcisms, and evil behind until an old friend arrives with frightening information about his estranged daughter knowing that only his otherworldly skills can save her.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, suspense, suspenseful
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The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
Plot Summary:
A priest becomes involved in demonology and exorcisms.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense, sexploitation film
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Exorcismo (1975)
Plot Summary:
A priest struggles to save the life of a young woman who is possessed by the malevolent spirit of her father.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, demonic, bleak, scary, rough, disturbing, satanic, cult film
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The Devil in Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
Alexandra is a lively college student returning to live with her roommates Jessica and Breanne after the summer holidays. After a night of drinking, Alex agrees to a psychic reading to learn about her future with her boyfriend, Brian, but during the reading a dramatic turn of events causes SOMETHING to go drastically wrong. When Alex awakes the next day, she cant remember the events of the night before. She begins to hear creepy noises, hallucinate, black out and receive unidentifiable scratch marks all over her body. Afraid shes going crazy, she seeks help from her friends but Jessica, Breanne and Brian are incapable of comprehending the scope of the darkness descending UPON her. Instead, Alex receives help from a school professor and his father who have dealt with the supernatural before. But as Alexs condition worsens, it becomes apparent that it may already be too late to stop the entity from using Alexs body as a gateway into our world (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, serious, demonic, suspense
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The Power (1984)
Plot Summary:
A man comes into possession of an ancient Aztec doll. However, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, which takes over his body.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, independent film, eighties
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Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film takes place in an undisclosed part of Florida, in which a priest is called upon to help exorcise Gail Bowers, who has come to be possessed by malevolent forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: demonic, tense, suspense, mockbuster, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
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Mark of the Devil (2020)
Plot Summary:
An exorcist priest meets a family that has a daughter who is pursued by a demon.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, rough
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Tomb of the Werewolf (2004)
Plot Summary:
A reality TV crew visits Castle Daninsky to search for a hidden treasure in the dungeons. Instead of finding treasure, they unearth a tomb and unleash a cursed servant.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, queer horror, surprise ending
Similar in 82%
The Devil's Hand (1961)
Plot Summary:
A man is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman. When he finally meets her, he winds up involved in a satanic cult.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: cult classic, satanic, suspense, grindhouse, scary, serious, suspenseful, independent film, psychotronic, cult film
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Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes (2011)
Plot Summary:
Documentary covering the famous 'demonic possession' case of Anneliese Michel. The film features authentic footage of 'exorcisms' and other shocking events, considered to be the inspiration of the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspenseful, demonic, mockumentary, disturbing, mockbuster, religious horror
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Blonde Heaven (1995)
Plot Summary:
A coven of vampires operates out of a modeling/escort agency known as Blonde Heaven. Angie came from Oklahoma to find her way into the movie business, but is followed by her boyfriend Kyle. Head vamp Illyana takes a liking to Angie and convinces her to do escort work for the agency, but has other recruiting plans for her as well. While the vampires do their sleazy work around LA (and Angie gets in over her head), Kyle and a vampire hunter team up to try and stop the fiends.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, sexy, independent film, gay cinema
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Demon Resurrection (2008)
Plot Summary:
In an isolated house, a group of friends battle supernatural forces as they try to protect a young woman from an evil cult in this low-budget shocker that pays homage to 70s horror and exploitation classics.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, lovecraft, independent film, grindhouse, psychotronic
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Born (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mary Elizabeth goes to bed alone one night, still a twenty one year old virgin, and wakes up the next morning pregnant. Possessed by the demon fetus growing within her womb, Mary Elizabeth obeys her homicidal cravings to kill, for the sake of her unborn spawn. Mary Elizabeth's dark transformation is controlled by her unborn demon child's deadly evil cravings.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, mystic, serious, surprise ending, dark, twist ending, slasher
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From a House on Willow Street (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a young woman is kidnapped, her captors soon come to realize that in fact they may be the ones in danger and this young woman has a dark secret inside her.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, demonic, spooky, twisted, post modern
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Exorcism (2003)
Plot Summary:
In the city of angels - Los Angeles - no one is immune from the lurking spirits, neither good nor evil. As the end of time rapidly approaches, both forces have much work to do. Both sides contend for the same souls, but which force will prevail?.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense