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28 Days Later (2002)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 436000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: zombie, virus, apocalypse, survival, epidemic, post apocalypse, infected, zombie apocalypse, fear, end of the world, plague, rage, military, laboratory, experiment gone awry, male nudity, deadly virus, research, infection, distopia, zombie outbreak, survivor, isolation, gory, danger
The Ring (2002)
Plot Summary:
It sounded like just another urban legend: A videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. As a newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller was naturally skeptical of the story, until four teenagers all met with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 369000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, race against time, investigation, life is a bitch, death, twists and turns, supernatural horror, curse, macabre, journalist, female protagonist, parents and children, danger, uncover truth, urban legend, paranormal phenomena, family relations, mysterious death, family problems, child in peril, tragic event, gore, fear, telephone call
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Plot Summary:
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: mummy, mental illness, president, undead, dark humor, nightmare, roommate, monster, irreverent, musician, friendship, death, old man, old age, aging, death of friend, regret, elvis impersonator, voice over narration, good versus evil, partner, odd couple, macabre, satire, cancer
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Plot Summary:
A squad of British soldiers on training in the lonesome Scottish wilderness find a wounded Special Forces captain and the remains of his team. As they encounter zoologist Megan, it turns out that werewolves are active in the region. They have to prepare for some action as the there will be a full moon tonight
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Plot tags: werewolf, gory, supernatural, full moon, macabre, wilderness, soldier, beast, monster, survival, woods, military, deadly creature, gore, transformation, creature feature, special forces, violence, creature, showdown, siege, danger, zombie, supernatural being, survival horror
Blade II (2002)
Plot Summary:
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community - The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Blade is asked by the Vampire Nation for his help in preventing a nightmare plague that would wipe out both humans and vampires
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 231000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: vampire, superhero, lone hero, martial arts, dark hero, supernatural, monster, tough guy, undead, supernatural ability, black superhero, vampire hunter, vampire vs vampire, katana, heroes, good versus evil, warrior, one against many, comic book, virus, master warrior, hi-tech, imaginary, violence, vigilante
Dark Water (2002)
Plot Summary:
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, haunted house, haunted, nightmare, haunted by the past, parents and children, danger, family problems, custody, losing-it hero, single parent, macabre, gory, isolation, haunting, supernatural power, dead girl, extreme, children, water, divorce, mother, elevator, mother daughter relationship
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, haunted house, afterlife, death, macabre, social worker, panic, haunted by the past, investigation, family problems, woman in danger, haunted, curses spells and rituals, fear, monster, haunting, killer child, ghost story, evil child, halloween, extreme, murder, hospital, blood
May (2002)
Plot Summary:
Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: mental illness, serial killer, imaginary friend, obsession, psychopath, murder, doll, insanity, female psychopath, dangerous attraction, dark humor, cannibalism, freak, danger, gore, childhood trauma, goth, lesbian, destructive relationship, violence, depression, brutality, blind character, gory, revenge
The Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea and to reveal the history of the previous dead owner
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, UK
Plot tags: ghost, afterlife, supernatural, able to see the dead, blindness, hospital, eye, fear, transplant, woman in danger, supernatural ability, transformation, macabre, gory, haunting, scared, haunted, hallucination, paranormal, changing lives, nightmare comes true, haunted house, death, suicide, elevator
Resident Evil (2002)
Plot Summary:
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 284000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany
Plot tags: zombie, virus, infected, monster, survival, zombie apocalypse, artificial intelligence, bio weapon, woman with a gun, gory, experiment gone awry, apocalypse, mutant, secret laboratory, end of the world, dystopia, amnesia, female protagonist, supernatural, heroine, undead, imaginary, chase, epidemic, zombie outbreak
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Plot Summary:
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: urban legend, twists and turns, psychic, conspiracy, death of wife, reporter, supernatural, supernatural power, investigation, hallucination, angel, warning, ghost, alternate reality, fantasy world, destiny, life philosophy, mysterious event, omen, paranormal phenomena, precognition, danger, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, life is a bitch
Below (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine U.S.S. Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions, mental deceptions and runaway fear that lurk just below the surface of the ocean
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: submarine, underwater, world war two, ghost, shipwreck, survival, navy, macabre, isolation, supernatural, wartime, brutality, boat, paranoia, rescue team, sea disaster, diver, soldier, twists and turns, violent content, leadership, monster, water, haunted, fight
Deathwatch (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Horror, War, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Plot tags: world war one, military, supernatural, ghost, soldier, war, survival, gory, rescue, escapades, danger, deadly creature, battles, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, behind enemy lines, heroic mission, great war, religion, haunted house, fear, zombie, monster, macabre, mental disorder
Dahmer (2002)
Plot Summary:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his life. Certain characters and events are fictional
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, rape, gay club, biopic, gay, torture, violence, necrophilia, blood, killer, serial murder, true crime, macabre, obsession, dysfunctional family, psychopath, life is a bitch, introspection, human nature, strangulation, cannibalism, murderer, wrestling, lgbt
Cabin Fever (2002)
Plot Summary:
A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: virus, gory, disease, infected, death, body horror, plague, danger, fear, woods, survival, friendship, cabin in the woods, paranoia, illness, gore, backwoods, vacation, apocalypse, small town, infection, epidemic, deadly virus, forest, monster
Ghost Ship (2002)
Plot Summary:
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, ship, supernatural horror, ghost ship, survival, macabre, gory, danger, twists and turns, ocean, greed, shipwreck, monster, supernatural ability, characters murdered one by one, sea disaster, haunted house, death, torture, escapades, haunting, haunted, isolation, sea
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Plot Summary:
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: giant spider, spider, creature feature, monster, creature, disaster, giant monster, stupidity, dumb, heroes, killer animal, mad scientist, dangerous animal, deadly creature, cocoon, danger, kaiju, small town, apocalypse, beast, giant creature, radio station, love, shark, magical
Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to the low budget first film ‘Cube.’ This time the prisoners find them selves in a more advanced cube environment that they must escape from before they are killed. A science fiction film where space and time have more than one path
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Plot tags: claustrophobia, survival, locked in a room, group of strangers, maze, mathematics, time travel, confined, virtual reality, trap, parallel universe, survival horror, parallel world, puzzle, captive, trapped, time loop, captivity, quantum physics, riddles and clues, technology, disaster, paranoia, dystopia, plot twist
My Little Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Canada
Plot tags: mind game, found footage, isolation, video surveillance, rivalry, danger, snow, winter, suspicion, trapped, murder, survival, trap, confined, observation, gory, contests and competitions, real world, internet, witch, ghost, killer, food, macabre, cold
Carrie (2002)
Plot Summary:
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: telekinesis, high school, bullying, gory, stephen king, psychic power, strong violent content, social misfits, teenage life, high school life, youth, parents and children, life is a bitch, prom, supernatural, mean girl, psychic, religion, supernatural horror, mother daughter relationship, teenager, teenage girl, child abuse, dysfunctional family, supernatural power
Darkness (2002)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain, USA
Plot tags: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, afterlife, psychopath, supernatural ability, vampire, solar eclipse, haunted by the past, uncover truth, haunted, danger, mind game, mysterious character, satanic ritual, family problems, curses spells and rituals, devil, occult, child abuse, ritual, serial killer, youth, child murder, bad guy
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal fame, his fellow vampires want him eternally dead for his betrayal, and the Queen wants him for her King. Who will be the first to reach him? Who shall win?
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: vampire, goth, rock star, vampire human love, fatal attraction, supernatural, immortality, vampirism, brutality, vengeance, female vampire, blood, loneliness, danger, love triangle, rock music, rock concert, music, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, mentor, rock and roll, undead, heavy metal, bad boy
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
Plot Summary:
Kirsty Cotten is now all grown up and married. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. A fatal car crash kills Kirsty. Now, her husband finds himself in a strange world full of sexy women, greed and murder, making him believe that he is in hell
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 4.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: supernatural, amnesia, hellraiser, car accident, body horror, hallucination, monster, maniac, demon, violence, pandemic, torture, paranormal, androids and robots, villain, underground, infidelity, evil dead, creature, omen, gore, exorcist, cosmic horror, morgue, murder
They (2002)
Plot Summary:
After witnessing a horrific and traumatic event, Julia Lund, a graduate student in psychology, gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real. And what's worse, it might be coming back to get her
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, demon, nightmare, suicide, haunted by the past, danger, mind game, supernatural ability, psychology, fear, supernatural horror, child in peril, ghost, darkness, college, chase, children, paranormal, evil wins, elevator, shadow, childhood trauma, exploitation, space, haunting
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Plot Summary:
Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a group of 6 thrill-seeking teenagers into the childhood home of Myers. Cameras are placed all over the house and no one can get out of the house... and then Michael arrives home!
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 3.9/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: halloween, serial killer, masked killer, psychopath, monster, maniac, murder, survival, vengeance, violence, internet, blood, homicidal maniac, sibling relationship, stalking, student life, danger, woman in danger, technology, holiday horror, college, old dark house, killer, gory, killing spree
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
Plot Summary:
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Robert Starkman. She's sure this position will pave the way to an FBI career, and she's willing to do anything to obtain it -- including killing her classmates. The school psychiatrist, Dr. Daniels, becomes aware that Rachel is insane, but Rachel is skilled at her dangerous game of death and identity theft
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 3.7/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, college, fbi, obsession, student life, rivalry, mind game, competition, blind ambition, who done it, psycho killer, female psychopath, hidden identity, campus, sociopath, women, mental disorder, killings, gory, paranormal, bad girl, female villain, sociopathy, good girl gone bad
Feardotcom (2002)
Plot Summary:
With four corpses on his hands, New York City gumshoe Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with Department of Health worker Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to track down a homicidal sadist who telecasts shocking acts of torture on the Internet. But they have their work cut out: It seems the victims' only link is that they all went toes up 48 hours after logging on a site known as feardotcom.com. Stephen Rea also stars in this gruesome thriller
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 3.4/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Luxembourg, USA, Canada
Plot tags: internet, serial killer, psychopath, violence against women, supernatural, police investigation, ghost, doctor, mind game, race against time, manipulation, hallucination, rivalry, danger, haunted by the past, losing-it hero, hostage, cockroach, vengeful ghost, falling from height, scalpel, website, evil doctor, car crash, computers and web