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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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Find Me (2014)
Plot Summary:
Before boxes are unpacked in their new home, newlyweds Tim and Emily, find themselves playing a very creepy game of hide and seek with a vengeful spirit.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, independent film
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Pay the Ghost (2015)
Plot Summary:
One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son—and, in doing so, he unearths a legend that refuses to remain buried in the past.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, intense, enigmatic, suspense, melancholic, suspenseful, retro, demonic, lovecraft
Similar in 78%
100 Feet (2008)
Plot Summary:
After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, rough, bloody, suspense, disturbing, demonic, splatter, independent film
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Retribution (2006)
Plot Summary:
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, disturbing, detective, crime drama, cult classic
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The Pact (2012)
Plot Summary:
After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole and Annie reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams - visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mother's past that is finally revealing itself.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, captivating, christmas horror, demonic, creepy, spooky, twisted
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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing, frightening, suspenseful, splatter, intense
Similar in 75%
One Missed Call (2008)
Plot Summary:
Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, Germany, UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, creepy, psychological, mind bending, dark, mind blowing, terrifying
Similar in 90%
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, atmospheric, splatter, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, intense, creepy, slasher
Similar in 83%
Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
Plot Summary:
Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, splatter, art house, tense, serious
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Polaroid (2019)
Plot Summary:
High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Norway, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark, disturbing, bleak, serious, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, spooky, scary
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Fragile (2005)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave. Amy tries to protect them and convince the other staffers of the evil that lurks there.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, scary, atmospheric, surreal, demonic, suspense, intense, medical horror, sexy
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The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Plot Summary:
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, intense, gothic, creepy, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, disturbing, demonic, atmospheric
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The Haunting (1999)
Plot Summary:
Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, suspense, psychological, demonic, spooky, suspenseful, mystical, dark, slasher
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White Noise (2005)
Plot Summary:
An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: twist ending, scary, psychological, suspenseful, creepy, suspense, atmospheric, psychological thriller, clever, mystical
Similar in 86%
The Grudge 3 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jake, the sole survivor of The Grudge 2 massacre, is tortured by chilling visions of Kayako and Toshio that have led to his hospitalization. Jake's caretaker, Dr. Sullivan is determined to investigate his horrifying tales. She explores his Chicago home, finding another family on the brink of succumbing to the curse. It becomes clear that Jake's terrifying stories are true, and a mysterious Japanese woman may be the only hope of banishing the spirits forever...unless her plan destroys them all.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, intense, surreal, stylized, psychological, serious, creepy
Similar in 84%
The Unborn (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, demonic, atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, rough, terrifying, psychological, satanic
Similar in 81%
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, serious, demonic, brutal, slasher
Similar in 82%
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Plot Summary:
After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, demonic, atmospheric, suspense, serious, dark fantasy, psychological, disturbing, dark comedy
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The Forest (2016)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, enigmatic, suspenseful, atmospheric, dark, psychological, suspense, serious, spooky, psychological thriller
Similar in 89%
The Uninvited (2009)
Plot Summary:
Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, surprise ending, psychological thriller, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychological, gothic, creepy
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House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Plot Summary:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, slasher, rough, serious, atmospheric, gothic, creepy, psychological, disturbing
Similar in 76%
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Plot Summary:
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, psychological, scary, psychological thriller, twist ending, atmospheric, creepy, sexy
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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
Similar in 85%
Shutter (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, dark, atmospheric, suspense, surprise ending, disturbing, suspenseful, creepy, psychological
Similar in 76%
Case 39 (2009)
Plot Summary:
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, gloomy, atmospheric, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, intense
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The Orphanage (2007)
Plot Summary:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, psychological, surprise ending, gothic horror, atmospheric, disturbing, serious, suspense, dark
Similar in 81%
Dead Silence (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, surprise ending, dark, slasher, suspense, frightening
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The Others (2001)
Plot Summary:
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 387000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: twist ending, surprise ending, scary, suspense, atmospheric, psychological, gothic, dark, enigmatic, psychological thriller
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The Conjuring (2013)
Plot Summary:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 545000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening, psychological, terrifying, creepy, demonic, splatter
Similar in 77%
Gothika (2003)
Plot Summary:
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, surprise ending, psychological thriller, atmospheric, suspense, dark, twist ending