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Plot Summary:
Newspaper correspondent Kyoko Togakure (Haruka Igawa) visits a nursing home in the outskirts of Tokyo. She finds the dead body of a resident. It was an apparent suicide. He's holding a piece of paper with the mystifying word "Death Water" written on it. Nearby are blood-stained scissors, and his eyes are squashed. She has no idea that this death is just the beginning of a horrendous nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Unholy Women (2006)
Plot Summary:
Unholy Women (Kowai onna), is a composite of three unrelated half-hour horror movies. A compilation of 3 separate short horror films (Rattle Rattle, Hagane, The Inheritance) written and directed by Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki, and Keisuke Toyoshima respectively. The first segment, “Rattle Rattle”, tells the story of a young woman who is pursued by an evil other-worldly being. The second movie, “Steel”, concerns a young man who agrees to take the sister of his boss out on a blind date, drawing him into a world more frightening than he ever dreamed possible. The third and final episode, “The Inheritance”, is a supernatural tale of a woman and her young son, scarred by abuse and psychological trauma.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, rough, bleak, suspense, scary, dark fantasy, dark fairy tale, spooky, asian horror
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The Chasing World (2008)
Plot Summary:
Teenager is transported to a parallel world where everyone who shares his family name is being hunted down by the dictatorial government.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Loner (2008)
Plot Summary:
A student becomes a recluse in response to her best friend's suicide and locks herself in her room. She believes that someone is in the room with her. Her alarmed family hires a psychologist to intervene.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Scare 2 Die (2008)
Plot Summary:
Down-on-his-luck gambler Kan Au (Sam Lee) owes a big sum of money, and needs to go on a winning streak soon or the loan sharks will take the interest from his hide. Luckily, Kan finds a blessed coin that allows him to draws the unbeatable "13 Unique Wonders" hand of mahjong on 13 consecutive nights, which should be enough for him to pay his debts. The problem: every time he uses the coin to win,somebody dies a gruesome, gory death. Meanwhile, fetching Luk Wing (Elanne Kwong) wakes up one morning to discover her family being eaten! Everyone around her has become a zombie, and Wing has to pick up an axe and fight back, or her heart will be come lunch for the living dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Prey (2019)
Plot Summary:
A girl paralyzed. A rabid dog. A duel to death for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, road movie, crying
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The Faith of Anna Waters (2016)
Plot Summary:
When young and successful reporter Jamie finds out that her sister has died in mysterious circumstances, she travels to Singapore to uncover the truth. There, she discovers multiple deaths linked to her sister's and must join forces with her sister's husband in order to defeat a demonic entity that is using new technology to complete an ancient mission.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Singapore, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, spooky, demonic, psychotronic
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Sensual Ward: Wet Red Lips (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Slit-Mouthed Woman is a striking example of Pink Cinema that mixes horror with eroticism in a way that is both unsettling and genuinely original. A young couple enter a hospital after rumours that a demonic spirit known as the slit mouthed woman had been seen there. Once inside, they are possessed by an overwhelming desire to have sex and sneak off into an empty room to satiate their lusts. Then out of the darkness a perverse and disfigured woman appears and confronts them.The Slit-Mouthed Woman, a.k.a Kuchisake, is an original hybrid of pink erotica and horror from the controversial J-sploitation director Takuaki Hashiguchi whose previous films include the disturbingly nasty Woman Prisoner Torture. The Slit-Mouthed Woman features impressive special make-up effects from Takashi Oda, who worked alongside the acclaimed actor/director Beat Takeshi Kitano on his Yakuza action film Sonatine.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: erotic, surprise ending, sexploitation film, pink cinema
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Enbalming (1999)
Plot Summary:
Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the embalming process she finds herself pricks by a needle buried deep in the boy’s flesh where it should not be. During the night the head is removed from the body and stolen, Miyako begins a desperate search for it so she can finish her work. Miyako search finds her encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, incest, psychopathic schizophrenics as well as some very dark secrets from here own past.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, sinister, detective, black comedy, grindhouse, dark comedy, cult film
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Shadow of the Wraith (2001)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers are plunged into the realm of psychic horror, one tormented by a stalker, and the other involved with a girl whose home is the site of eerie occurrences.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending
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Haunted House (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romano and his men are ambushed in one military operation. Romano almost gets killed but wakes up after staying in coma for several days. His life will never be the same again. He resigns from the military and goes into seclusion in their Baguio ancestral house after realizing that he now has a supernatural gift.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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The Last Supper (2005)
Plot Summary:
A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret in THE LAST SUPPER. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy restaurant with some highly dubious special dishes. Murder and mayhem ensue as the demented doctor continues to find new and gruesome ways to satisfy his appetite.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, suspense, dark, humorous, surprise ending
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Chain Mail (2015)
Plot Summary:
A usual chain mail is forwarded to a group of people. Some pass it while others ignore. One dies and is followed by series of sudden and unexplainable deaths of others. Soon after, a revelation begins to unfold, the chain mail is cursed and so she has to find the origin and mystery behind to stop the misfortunes it may cause to anyone who fails to pass it before another life perish again. Sandra also suspects Anne is behind the tragic incidents that happened to their friends. Will she break the curse before it's too late or will she become one of the victims?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, gothic, slasher, surprise ending, sinister, psychotronic, tension, psychological horror, psychological
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Body (2007)
Plot Summary:
Chon is suffering from having bad times while sleeping. He tries not to sleep because he's scared of a girl in his nightmares. In the dreams, the girl screams for help before she is cruelly killed. Ae, Chon's sister is worried about the illusion that Chon sees in his dreams, so she introduces him to a psychiatrist. Chon tries to prove that what he sees is not just the illusion. Finally, Chon is right when some clues in his nightmares lead him to a morgue number 19. Now, the story of the dead body inside the morgue is gradually revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, serious, bloody, surprise ending
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Id (2005)
Plot Summary:
A man known as the "Murderer" wanders through the woods. The sound of water flowing deep underground fills his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, cult film
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Phone (2002)
Plot Summary:
Soon after Ji-won gets a new cell phone, her friend's young daughter, Yeong-ju, puts it to her ear and immediately begins screaming in terror. When other strange things start happening in connection with the phone, Ji-Won does some investigating and discovers that of the people before her who had the same number, almost all of them died suddenly under unusual circumstances. As Yeong-ju's behavior becomes increasingly alarming, Ji-won digs deeper into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the number's first owner, a high school girl named Jin-hie.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher, splatter, art house, creepy, atmospheric
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Tomie (1998)
Plot Summary:
Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from. Meanwhile, a police detective is investigating a string of brutal murders, where he also runs across the name "Tomie." How are the two connected?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: manga, detective, scary, tense, rough, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, weird
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The Spiral (1998)
Plot Summary:
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, sequel to cult film
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The Dark (2005)
Plot Summary:
Adèle and her daughter Sarah are traveling on the Welsh coastline to see her husband James when Sarah disappears. A different but similar looking girl appears who says she died in a past time. Adèle tries to discover what happened to her daughter as she is tormented by Celtic mythology from the past.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary, suspense, dark, gothic horror, cult classic, classic horror, spooky
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Flatliners (2017)
Plot Summary:
Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: serious, disturbing, psychological thriller, psychological horror, surprise ending, teen horror, medical horror, suspense, scary, psychological
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Occult (2009)
Plot Summary:
Koji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, suspense, scary, psychological, tense, captivating, slasher, surreal, tension, creepy
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Phobia (2008)
Plot Summary:
4bia or Phobia (Thai: สี่แพร่ง or See Prang) is a Horror Anthology. The first segment, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with a stranger over hand phone text messaging and soon discovered something strange about this new stranger that she is attracted to. "Tit For Tat" spun a tale of black magic and vengeance for a school kid that had been bullied by a school gang. "In The Middle" - a group of friends faced one of their worst camping trip after water kayaking accident. The final segment "Last Fright" takes horror to new heights with a psychological thriller that involves a stewardess flying solo in a cabin with a dead body.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: anthology, suspense, scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, slasher, disturbing, dark fairy tale, spooky
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Shutter (2008)
Plot Summary:
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Thailand
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, atmospheric, psychological, road movie, intense, creepy, serious, suspenseful, sexy
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Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Plot Summary:
Five people find themselves in a tomb. The Crypt keeper explains why they are there through a series of frightening stories. Based on the classic comic book.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, surprise ending, christmas horror, psychological, suspense, classic horror, tense, suspenseful, mind twisting
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Noroi (2005)
Plot Summary:
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, tense, serious, demonic, spooky, atmospheric, slasher, twisted, mockumentary
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Ghost Story (1981)
Plot Summary:
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, light, psychological, exciting, serious
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The Empty Man (2020)
Plot Summary:
After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers a horrific secret that puts his life—and the lives of those close to him—in grave danger.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, lovecraft, tense, suspenseful, detective, scary, slasher, philosophical, atmospheric
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Suicide Club (2001)
Plot Summary:
When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. Does the new all-girl group Desert have anything to do with it? Detective Kuroda tries to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, disturbing, atmospheric, creepy, bloody, suspenseful, controversial, splatter, cult classic
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Hereditary (2018)
Plot Summary:
After their reclusive grandmother passes away, the Graham family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 364000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological horror, disturbing, psychological, suspense, bleak, spooky, atmospheric, satanic, mind bending, dark
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The Grudge (2004)
Plot Summary:
American nurse, Karen Davis moves to Tokyo and encounters a vengeful supernatural spirit known as The Grudge that often possesses its victims. When a series of horrifying and mysterious deaths occur – with the spirit passing its curse onto each victim - Karen must find away to break the spell before she becomes the spirit's next victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 150000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, creepy, atmospheric, suspense, gothic, terrifying, slasher, stylized
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Shrill Cries of Summer (2008)
Plot Summary:
Early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However when he starts to become suspicious that his friends may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn into something more sinister.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, enigmatic, tense, captivating, suspenseful, manga