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Plot Summary:
A thriller centered around a widower who moves into a seemingly perfect new home with his daughter and new wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, psychotronic
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Discarnate (2018)
Plot Summary:
A neuroscientist's obsession with a drug that expands the human mind inadvertently unleashes a deadly supernatural force on his team.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, suspense, sad, ambiguous ending, splatter, action thriller
Similar in 83%
Ditch Day Massacre (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, is the perfect student, a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective and an all American Dream. But the one mistake she is unaware of making is about to haunt her in a very violent way, as her past returns for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary, tense, bleak, detective
Similar in 82%
The Culling (2015)
Plot Summary:
Five college pals head out of town for a fun weekend, but plans quickly change after they encounter a strange 7-year old girl at an abandoned roadside cafe and offer to drive her home - and come face to face with evil incarnate.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, philosophical, teen, serious, psychotronic
Similar in 78%
American Gothic (2017)
Plot Summary:
A quiet couple. An isolated farmhouse. A pair of desperate fugitives. Everything breaks under pressure.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 85%
Closed for the Season (2010)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young woman (Kristy) finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park's grasp before she becomes its next victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scary, independent film
Similar in 84%
Luster (2010)
Plot Summary:
Thomas Luster is a troubled businessman who tries to make sense of a life being driven out-of-control by a force closer to home than he first realizes. When he discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality he is forced to fight back against his manipulative alter-ego as murder, madness and mayhem combine to take Luster on the most bizarre and terrifying ride of his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, scary, mind bending, realistic
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Crawlspace (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Gates family dream house turns quickly into a nightmare when their life is disturbed by the deranged previous owner who plots to retake his home and the Gates children for his own - hiding in the house attic and methodically taking out all those that stand in his way.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 887
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, scary, suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, realistic
Similar in 82%
The Remains (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a family moves into an old Victorian home, they discover a chest in the attic containing antiques tainted by a malevolent spirit. As the antiques slowly possess each family member, the spirit grows stronger, hellbent on kidnapping the children.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: bleak, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, spooky
Similar in 83%
Darkroom (2013)
Plot Summary:
Michelle kills three of her friends in a horrific car accident while driving under the influence. After rehab, Michelle takes a job recommended by her counselor that lands her trapped in a mansion with three psychotic siblings hell bent on physical torture to purge Michelle of her sins.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, slasher, serious, realistic
Similar in 90%
Day 13 (2020)
Plot Summary:
When 17-year-old Colton is left at home to babysit his little sister for the summer, he develops a crush on Heather, the beautiful girl who just moved into a mysterious old house across the street. He falls in love with her from afar — but also witnesses her foster father grow increasingly threatening towards her. When Colton suspects the man belongs to a Satanic cult, and is preparing to ritually murder her, he resorts to desperate measures to intervene, and learns that the truth of the situation is more horrifying than anything he had ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 88%
XII (2008)
Plot Summary:
A man found guilty of a crime against a minor is released from prison and returns to get revenge on the jury who sent him there.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, christmas horror, scary, rough, serious
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Deep in the Darkness (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, grindhouse, spooky, serious, lovecraft
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Sight (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jeffrey leads a quiet existence. Living in constant fear of being labeled a psychopath, Jeffrey constructs a complex world of denial. He is haunted by the spirits of the vengeful dead, which he can see while no one else can. After meeting Dana, a beautiful young woman who shares his "sight", Jeffery finds comfort in knowing someone shares his affliction. But his comfort is short lived. Dana suddenly goes missing and Jeffrey is left alone to find the answers.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, scary, serious
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The Intruder (2019)
Plot Summary:
A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, neurotic, scary, psychological, intense, mindfuck
Similar in 80%
Killer Holiday (2013)
Plot Summary:
Taylor, a former juvenile delinquent, convinces straight-'A' student, Cammi to join her and her friends on a Spring Break road trip through the California desert. Ignoring evil premonitions from Cammi, the 8 friends party heavily as they get farther and farther away from civilization along old Route 66 with a killer in pursuit. Anxiety builds as each stop along the way proves stranger and stranger until the group is lured to an abandoned amusement park with a mysterious past far off the main highway. There the group discovers that the park comes complete with broken down vintage carnival rides, shocking surprises, the smell of death, and an enticing, young tattooed serial killer named Spider.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating, scary, exciting, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 88%
Crawlspace (1986)
Plot Summary:
A man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, suspenseful, scary, enigmatic, captivating, brutal, disturbing, controversial, cult horror
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No One Can Hear You (2001)
Plot Summary:
Families are dying and reporter Trish (Kelly McGillis) finds herself reporting on a serial killing spree. After her daughter Lisa's (Kate Elliott) best friends are killed, she fears that her family may be on the killers list. Sheriff Webster (Barry Corbin) is not listening to her concerns, which leads Trish to wonder is he or his deputy might be involved. Then Lisa, her boyfriend Ben and her sister Amy receive threats.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, independent film, tense, realistic
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Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008)
Plot Summary:
Three young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, rough, suspenseful, suspense, dark, surreal, psychotronic, creepy
Similar in 84%
Nightlight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Five friends play a game in a "mysterious" forest with a long history as a beacon for troubled young people contemplating suicide.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, slasher, teen horror, slasher horror, fake documentary
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The Chosen (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a child-stealing demon attaches itself to a little girl, her family is thrust into a battle against time in order to save the girl and send the demon back to hell.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, spooky, independent film
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Wolves at the Door (2016)
Plot Summary:
Four friends gather at an elegant home during the Summer of Love, 1969. Unbeknownst to them, deadly visitors are waiting outside. What begins as a simple farewell party turns to a night of primal terror as the intruders stalk and torment the four, who struggle for their lives against what appears to be a senseless attack.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, tense, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller, bloody, intense, spooky
Similar in 75%
Kill Katie Malone (2010)
Plot Summary:
College students and best friends Ginger Matheson, Jim Duncan, and Kyle "Dixie" Canning, pool their cash to buy a "ghost" in an online auction. The three think it's all a goof, but once they open up the antique box to examine their "treasure," they unleash the vengeful spirit of an Irish servant girl who has been wreaking havoc on her owners throughout the generations.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scary
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Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Plot Summary:
Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother Joan in order to save money to help pay for her brother's expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn't telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, captivating, epic, dark
Similar in 88%
HazMat (2013)
Plot Summary:
The television crew of the "Scary Antics" hidden camera show sets up a disturbed young man for a practical joke, but the joke is on them when heads roll.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, slasher, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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He's Out There (2018)
Plot Summary:
On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, dark, bloody, spooky, slasher horror
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When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Plot Summary:
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, slasher, intense, creepy, teen horror, twist ending
Similar in 79%
Jackals (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, scary, independent film
Similar in 86%
Keep Watching (2017)
Plot Summary:
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare is being streamed live to riveted viewers all over the world, who are compelled to KEEP WATCHING... not knowing if what they're seeing is real, or staged.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, scary, realistic, surprise ending, captivating, suspense, psychological, dark
Similar in 79%
House of Wax (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, twist ending, gothic, serious, bloody, creepy, psychological
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Annabelle (2014)
Plot Summary:
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, splatter, intense, demonic, spooky, esoteric