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Plot Summary:
The Burning Moon centers on two bedtime stories that a delinquent brother reads his kid sister. These disturbingly morbid stories focus on a serial killing blind date and a murderous, psychotic priest.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anthology, bloody, disturbing, extreme horror, slasher, brutal, controversial, dark fairy tale, perverse, terrifying
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Maniac Too! (2013)
Plot Summary:
In this sex horror directed by Sean Weathers, we enter into the waking dreams of a deranged serial rapist.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Short, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, suspense, tense, bleak, disturbing, surprise ending, independent film, cult film
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Beyond the Limits (2003)
Plot Summary:
The rookie journalist Vivian seeks Frederick, the caretaker of the oldest cemetery in an undefined country, asking for an interview and the old man tells the story of two "costumers" and both connected by a mysterious secret. The powerful gangster Jimmie Levinson accuses his former partner Paul Pattuchi of stealing a load of cocaine and orders to kill his beloved girlfriend Clarice. Paul is found dead later in a cottage, and Jimmie and his friends and girlfriends are visited during a dinner party by Robert Downing first and then by the sadistic Mortimer and his partner Rick seeking the truth about Paul and a suitcase with a mysterious relic. The second story takes place in the Middle Ages, where the cruel David Deming and his minion Tom Brewster chase the renegade priest James Flynn in the name of the Inquisition but actually trying to force him to reveal the secret of the Eternal Heart to grant immortality.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: anthology, tense, suspense, scary, bloody, controversial, dark fairy tale, slasher, splatter, weird
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No Reason (2010)
Plot Summary:
Suddenly Jennifer is torn from her comfortable and non-assuming life. While planning to move, Jennifer and her husband will experience anything but an ordinary day! It all begins with a strange visit from her soon to be ex-neighbor, the postman who mentions an urgent need. Later when Jennifer comes home from grocery, she discovers an elderly neighbor, who is her son's babysitter, has disappeared. She also receives a terrifying and disturbing letter which contains a macabre death poem, plus some compromising sex photos of her husband and the missing babysitter! To get over the initial shock, she decides to take a bath, and promptly falls asleep in the bathtub. When she awakes, she finds herself on the floor of her apartment covered in blood and body parts! Center to this surreal and horrific scene is a mysterious masked man who promises to lead Jennifer on the right path toward the sacred white light . The story continues as a tale of physical and mental torture!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: disturbing, surprise ending, splatter, bleak, suspense, sadistic, brutal, surreal, controversial, extreme horror
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Black Past (1989)
Plot Summary:
Thommy and his family move to a new place. In the attic, he finds a box surrounded with chains. He opens it. In the box, he finds a mirror and a diary.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 783
Genere: Horror
Country: West Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, brutal, bloody, controversial, splatter
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Slow Torture Puke Chamber (2010)
Plot Summary:
Making good on her pact with Satan, Angela Aberdeen's tortured and vomit-soaked soul descends into Hell. But Satan is not finished with her yet - He has more suffering planned for his ravaged slave. Angela is sent back up to the surface to stalk and destroy yet another victim. Her return initiates the emergence of a new Angela who is steadily and painfully infected with the Devil's Curse. An appalling metamorphosis befalls the chosen young victim as she is racked by bulimia, and subjected to the dark, forbidden secrets of incest of abuse. Slowly, the two Angelas merge into one Perfect Child of Satan and descend to an eternity of suffering in Hell.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 818
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bloody, extreme horror, rough, brutal, bleak, suspense, slasher, controversial, splatter
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The Last House on Dead End Street (1973)
Plot Summary:
After being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: disturbing, slasher, rough, brutal, bleak, bloody, suspense, psychotronic, grindhouse, surreal
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Cat Sick Blues (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a terrible mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives. Ted dons vicious deadly cat claw gloves and a creepy cat mask, and goes on a murderous rampage. As the butchery escalates, a twisted romance blossoms between Ted and Claire, a young woman who has also recently lost her cat in a horrifying incident.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, psychological, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, scary, weird
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Cross Bearer (2013)
Plot Summary:
Heather is broke. She has a soul sucking job as a stripper. Her live-in girlfriend Victoria has a baby and a coke problem. Her boss Harry is an abusive maniac. Life cannot get much worse... or so she thought. Determined to get out of this living hell, Heather and her lover, Bunny, plan to rip off Harry, ditch Victoria, and leave town to live out their days on the Greek islands in peaceful bliss. One big score is all they need, and Harry gives them the opportunity when he asks them to take care of a drug deal with one of his clients at an old warehouse.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, retro, controversial, anime, dark drama
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Violent Shit II (1992)
Plot Summary:
Drilled by his deranged mother, Karl the Butcher jr. takes revenge for the gruesome death of his father. Anyone who sets foot on the forest has to die. Hold on to your limbs as Karl jr. slaughter his victims to some amazing tunes of terror. Decapitation is just the beginning.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: bloody, slasher, disturbing, controversial, extreme horror, splatter, cult film
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Violent Shit (1989)
Plot Summary:
A demented, wicked, deformed, cannibalistic killer named K. The Butcher Shitter, escapes from the police and slaughters people in many gory, bloody ways.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: West Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, disturbing, controversial, grindhouse, extreme horror, splatter, psychotronic, cult film
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Pig (2010)
Plot Summary:
A man lives in a caravan in the desert with Savannah, a mentally handicapped woman he keeps in a cage. He has abducted several people and keeps them prisoner.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, controversial, extreme horror, weird
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American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two victims are graphically tortured in this American reimagining of the popular underground Japanese film series.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 783
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspenseful, psychotronic, extreme horror, tense, bleak, psychological, psychedelic, bloody, slasher
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Atrocious (2015)
Plot Summary:
Atrocious is a film that portrays the story of two serial killers, who after being arrested for causing a traffic accident, police confiscate some videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders that show human wickedness, their background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, controversial, scary, bleak, psychotronic, splatter, perverse, banned film
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August Underground's Penance (2007)
Plot Summary:
"August Underground's Penance" is basically the personal home video of two sociopathic killers on murder spree.Again two nameless butchers played by Fred Vogel and Cristie Whiles videotape their bloodthirsty madness,but "Penance" shows also their slow decline.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: extreme horror, disturbing, controversial, brutal, bloody, suspense, splatter, mockumentary, perverse, frightening
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Nightmare (1981)
Plot Summary:
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares escapes from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, scary, bloody, grindhouse, retro, gothic, gothic horror, controversial, cult classic
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Carver (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, rough, suspenseful, scary, brutal, serious, suspense, psychological horror, perverse, suspense thriller
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Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)
Plot Summary:
The gruesome tapestry of psychological manifestations of a nineteen year old bulimic runaway stripper-turned prostitute as she descends into a hellish pit of satanic nightmares and hallucinations.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: disturbing, extreme horror, satanic, psychological, rough, bleak, brutal, bloody, independent film, suspense
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Blood Feast (1963)
Plot Summary:
In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses (Mal Arnold) runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and plans to use their body parts to revive the goddess Ishtar. The insane Ramses hypnotizes a socialite in order to land a job catering a party for her debutante daughter, Suzette Fremont (Connie Mason), and turns the event into an evening of gruesome deaths, bloody dismemberment and ritual sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, scary, atmospheric, grindhouse, bloody, splatter, suspense, stylized, rough
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Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
Plot Summary:
An artist finds and rescues a mermaid in a sewer. He takes her home with him and she develops sores all over her body that begin to pustulate and bleed. He uses what oozes from her sores to paint her portrait. When he can no longer handle it anymore he breaks down and dismembers her body.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, bleak, serious, bloody, controversial, disgusting, psychedelic, surreal, perverse
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Beyond the Darkness (1979)
Plot Summary:
A young rich orphan loses his fiancée to voodoo doll mischief on the part of his housekeeper who is jealous of his attentions. He digs his girlfriend up, cleans her out, stuffs her, and puts her in bed at the mansion. Following this, he tries out and disposes of a series of young maidens, trying to find the right replacement for her, and the disapproving housekeeper helps him with the disposals.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, psychological thriller, controversial, grindhouse, psychological, erotic, suspense, dark, bloody
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Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set against Sin City, Las Vegas, "Murder-Set-Pieces" tells the story of a fashion photographer whose vocation is murder - a voyeuristic nightmare of blood, sex and brutality.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: disturbing, extreme horror, serious, suspenseful, controversial, scary, brutal, sexy, bloody, disgusting
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Schramm: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a problem dealing with woman so he drugs them and photographs their nude bodies for sexual stimulation. He then murders his helpless victims and so goes the life of a deranged serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, rough, suspenseful, bloody, slasher, controversial, psychological, brutal, depressing
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August Underground (2001)
Plot Summary:
Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity peaked, you take it home and pop it in. What starts off as two men screwing around with a video camera quickly transforms into an ultra-realistic torture sequence where the unidentified psychopaths tape their exploits as they torment and violate a woman tied to a chair.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: brutal, disturbing, suspense, controversial, mockumentary, rough, bloody, slasher, disgusting, splatter
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Terrifier 2 (2022)
Plot Summary:
After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down and destroy a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true nature of Art's evil intent.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, disturbing, psychotronic, sinister, atmospheric, brutal, bloody, dark, splatter
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Plot Summary:
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, twist ending, realistic, bloody, splatter, creepy, tense, suspense
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Headless (2015)
Plot Summary:
In this "lost slasher film from 1978," a masked killer wages an unrelenting spree of murder, cannibalism, and necrophilia. But when his tortured past comes back to haunt him, he plunges to even greater depths of madness and depravity, consuming the lives of a young woman and those she holds dear.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, scary, suspense, controversial, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, bloody, extreme horror
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Frontier(s) (2007)
Plot Summary:
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Horror
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, bleak, disturbing, brutal, slasher, bloody, splatter, suspense
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Martyrs (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, splatter, scary, bloody, dark, suspense, sinister, creepy, controversial
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The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sadistic, disturbing, scary, controversial, bad ending, bloody, brutal, suspense, disgusting, surreal
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Inside (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: disturbing, christmas horror, suspense, slasher, brutal, bloody, dark, splatter, tense, psychological