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The Blue Elephant (2014)
Plot Summary:
Psychiatrist Dr. Yehia returns to El-Abbaseya Hospital five years after the death of his family. His return coincide with the arrival of a new patient, Sherif, a friend from college, who is accused of murder
Duration: 170 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Plot tags: mental institution, twists and turns, confined, doctors and patients, losing-it hero, psychiatrist, uncover truth, arab, danger, friends, mysticism, power relations, violent content, demon, exorcism, schizophrenia, graphic violence, mystery, crimes
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Plot Summary:
The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, dead girl, another dimension, investigation, surrealism, secret, fbi, salvation, sheriff, corpse, small town, fear, rape, violence, sex scene, interdimensional travel, fbi agent, deja vu, dwarf, club, nightmare, diary, forest ranger, deputy sheriff
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Plot tags: vampire, dark humor, werewolf, friendship, supernatural, goth, blood, immortality, social misfits, roommate, zombie, found footage, urban, buddies, death, satire, camp, humour, violence, monster, creature, beast, drinking, teenager, magical
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, loneliness, cat, murder, prostitute, women, drug addict, feminist, father son relationship, tattoo, drug use, being followed, following someone, feminism, danger, imaginary, small town life, existentialism, teenage boy, female warrior, ghost, lgbt, hipster, women of color
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
Plot Summary:
The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. He is gathering his own army to give them a final fight
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Norway, Iceland, USA, UK
Plot tags: zombie, nazi zombie, gore, dark humor, survival, nazi, young heroes, monster, supernatural, nazi occultism, danger, apocalypse, gory, violent, winter, massacre, anti nazi, christmas, virus, epidemic, military, infection, undead, disease, infected
It Follows (2014)
Plot Summary:
For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But a seemingly innocent physical encounter turns sour and gives her the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her teenage friends must find a way to escape the horror that seems to be only a few steps behind
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 263000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, macabre, evil, being followed, teenage girl, voyeurism, death, coming of age, sex, supernatural being, monster, peeping tom, teenager, stalking, beach, nudity, friendship, paranoia, sex scene, brutality, loneliness, supernatural horror, terror, swing
The Babadook (2014)
Plot Summary:
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 243000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, macabre, monster, nightmare, ghost, danger, single mother, fear, book, insanity, dysfunctional family, trauma, mental illness, isolation, basement, family in danger, nightmare comes true, mother son relationship, dealing with death, car accident, widow, dead father, loneliness, children, psychology
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Plot Summary:
A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mental illness, mental institution, twists and turns, insanity, mental patient, psychiatrist, plot twist, madhouse, doctor, doctors and patients, macabre, conspiracy, psychiatry, mad scientist, uncover truth, psychology, adaptation, great ending, edgar allan poe, love, escape, torture, obsession, steampunk, supernatural
Spring (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy
Plot tags: immortality, supernatural, dangerous attraction, relationships, love, transformation, small town, monster, magic realism, catastrophe, survival, runaway, life & death, adaptation, body horror, mysterious character, danger, cave, blood, night, existentialism, cosmic horror, sacrifice, secret, mystery woman
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Austria
Plot tags: twins, mental illness, torture, brother brother relationship, divorce, twists and turns, isolation, children, boy, supernatural, terror, child, countryside, mind game, matricide, investigation, parents and children, danger, hidden identity, uncover truth, domestic violence, dead child, identical twins, mother son conflict, evil child
Housebound (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
Plot tags: haunted house, house arrest, supernatural, twists and turns, female protagonist, plot twist, parents and children, ghost, police investigation, dark humor, blood, haunted, danger, family relations, macabre, mind game, halloween, darkness, gore, small town, woman in danger, strong female lead, psychopath, psycho, mother
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three groups of people are trying to survive Purge Night, when their stories intertwine and are left stranded in The Purge trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: distopia, survival horror, home invasion, masked man, dystopian future, group of strangers, survival, rage, anti hero, vigilante, violent content, graphic violence, dystopia, violence, violent, blood, manhunt, gore, one day, machete, murder, apocalypse, serial killer, working class, social decay
13 Sins (2014)
Plot Summary:
A bright but meek salesman, drowning in debt as he's about to get married, receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: game, psychology, mind game, mysterious character, greed, twists and turns, graphic violence, money, on the run, plot twist, manipulation, brother brother relationship, serial killer, brutality, violence, violent content, game of death, gore, torture, hostage, arrest, unsupportive parent, moral dilemma, gambling, paranormal
Creep (2014)
Plot Summary:
Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: found footage, psychopath, murder, stalker, obsession, serial killer, stalking, woods, hugging, mental illness, torture, gory, insanity, home invasion, cameraman, lie, wolf, axe murder, disturbed individual, mentally unstable, disturbed person, killer, lake, mountain, nightmare
The Voices (2014)
Plot Summary:
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: serial killer, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychopath, hearing voices, blood, schizophrenic, hallucination, danger, small town, murder, paranoia, psychology, schizophrenia, twists and turns, factory, pets, bowling, crush, workplace situations, talking dog, talking cat, killer, macabre, satire
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Plot Summary:
Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers & experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her & teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor - together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Australia
Plot tags: zombie, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, brutality, gore, undead, superhero, monster, violence, stereotypes, post apocalyptic, on the road, chases and races, danger, imaginary, human experiment, infection, chaos, murder, disease, gory, experiment, twists and turns
As Above, So Below (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: found footage, supernatural, catacomb, underground, confined, survival, archaeology, treasure hunt, claustrophobia, ancient mystery, tunnel, ghost, healing power, death, archaeologist, escapades, trap, disappearance, adventurer, treasure, uncover truth, hell, trapped, cave, maze
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest, Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, demonic possession, exorcism, occult, curses spells and rituals, supernatural horror, catholic, police investigation, demon, priest, partner, possessed, home invasion, bible, evil force, religions or cults, confession, paranormal, abusive husband, good versus evil, possession, gory, danger, paranormal investigation, clergy
Dracula Untold (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire Dracula
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, dracula, monster, medieval, immortality, legends and myths, immortal, mythology, vampirism, transformation, demon, bloodlust, fight scenes, regeneration, imaginary, family in danger, one against many, deal with the devil, revenge, death of wife, battles, tough guy, chaos, danger
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, found footage, demon, investigation, mental illness, insanity, kidnapping, serial killer, surveillance, snake, illness, hospital, gore, memory loss, possession, exorcism, macabre, sacrifice, occult, food, medicine, violence, murder, drinking, possessed
Backcountry (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: survival, wilderness, nature, camping, woods, dangerous animal, bear, lost, lost in the woods, danger, bear attack, forest, isolation, blood, relationships, camp, death, wilderness survival, couple relations, stranded, storytelling, monster, animal attack, creature, creature feature
Starry Eyes (2014)
Plot Summary:
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Belgium
Plot tags: gory, hollywood, religions or cults, ambition, aspiring actress, secret society, gore, filmmaking, occult, casting, casting couch, violence, friendship, supernatural, torture, violent, character study, body horror, sadism, actress, insecurity, fame, manipulation, woman in danger, artists and showbiz
Into the Woods (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: witch, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, broadway, wizards and magicians, cinderella, imaginary, singing, woods, moral ambiguity, redemption, vengeance, princess, dancing, magic, fantasy world, medieval, curse, little red riding hood, winter, halloween, witchcraft, couples, danger
Last Shift (2014)
Plot Summary:
A rookie cop's world is turned upside down when she comes face to face with Paymon - King Of Hell. Officer Jessica Loren has the last shift at a transitioning police station, assigned to wait for a crew picking up bio-hazard waste from the armoury. But unbeknownst to her, cult leader John Michael Paymon has haunted the department ever since he committed suicide in custody. Jessica is about to find out just how dangerous he still is, all alone on the graveyard shift
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, police station, brutality, female protagonist, twists and turns, serial killer, mind game, haunted, workplace, supernatural horror, gory, sacrifice, police, macabre, monster, demon, exorcism, religion, witchcraft, secret society, afterlife, faith, occult, claustrophobia
The Canal (2014)
Plot Summary:
Film archivist David and his wife are perfectly happy or so he believes. When a looming secret shatters their marriage at the same time as a turn-of-the-century film reel he is studying reveals their house to be the site of a 1902 multiple-murder, David begins to unravel, and the house’s eerie history threatens to repeat itself. Dripping with tension and chilling to the core, this visceral Irish ghost story is a visually arresting and genuinely shocking journey into the darkness within
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, haunted, murder, investigation, obsession, haunted house, protagonist as suspect, husband wife relationship, xmas, tragedy, depression, male nudity, adultery, infidelity, haunting, violence, witch, time, paranormal, occult, octopus, possessed, gore, supernatural horror
The Possession of Michael King (2014)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural, making himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go
Duration: 83 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: demonic possession, occult, found footage, supernatural, demon, satanic ritual, cemetery, self destructing, curses spells and rituals, possession, danger, dealing with death, filmmaking, exorcism, paranormal activity, brutality, evil, fear, skepticism, psychological torment, paranormal, psychiatrist, death of wife, anguish, loss of control
Clown (2014)
Plot Summary:
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: killer clown, clown, supernatural, children, monster, demon, transformation, macabre, violence, murder, brutality, zombie, vengeance, prejudice, gore, boy, father son relationship, birthday party, curse, evil clown, body horror, possession, supernatural horror, demonic possession, maniac
Honeymoon (2014)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: honeymoon, woods, cabin in the woods, body horror, alien, sleepwalking, mysterious event, transformation, woman in danger, couples, isolation, danger, couple relations, missing wife, vacation gone wrong, marriage, alien abduction, wedding, estrangement, confined, investigation, blood, suspicion, memory loss, alien invasion
Cooties (2014)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, virus, gory, dark humor, teacher, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, murder, survival, school, supernatural, danger, imaginary, epidemic, infection, blood, pandemic, evil child, zombie child, youth, writers, gore, violent, radio, chase
No Good Deed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: home invasion, hostage, serial killer, sociopath, family in danger, maniac, confined, kidnapping, black, danger, stalker, murderer, kidnapped, psychopath, mind game, villain, killer, blood, house, african american, monster, obsession, escaped killer, blaxploitation, multiple murder