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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)
Plot Summary:
As Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the Falcones
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, criminal, independence day, mother's day, murder investigation, organized crime, murder mystery, fighting crime, good versus evil, showdown, serial killer, fight, murderer, heroes, murder, killings, battles, sleuth, serial murder, fight for supremacy, experiment, villain, multiverse, moving
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious serial killer alongside police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, halloween, batman, organized crime, investigation, heroes, gang, murder investigation, murder mystery, gang war, fighting crime, showdown, serial killer, bandit, fight, murderer, murder, criminal, crime boss, crime investigation, teamwork, team, serial murder, good versus evil, lynching
The Innocents (2021)
Plot Summary:
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, UK
Plot tags: supernatural, supernatural power, cruelty, mysticism, mind control, summer vacation, teenager, friendship, friends, supernatural ability, teenage life, children, mental disorder, past, girl, telepathy, demonic possession, coming of age, disorder, superpower, nordic, power, paranormal activity, autism, snake
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, China
Plot tags: time travel, murder, female serial killer, rape, brothel, fashion designer, grandmother granddaughter relationship, plot twist, nightmare, nostalgia, ghost, macabre, psychic, female singer, broken dream, seeing dead people, female teacher, supernatural, murder mystery, secret, psychic power, landlady tenant relationship, prostitute, clairvoyance, landlady
The Black Phone (2021)
Plot Summary:
Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: child abduction, basement, kidnapping, murder, locked in a basement, struggle for survival, serial child killer, phone terror, victim, kidnapped, masked killer, escape attempt, small town, serial killer, homicidal maniac, psycho killer, kidnapped boy, child killer, locked in a room, bullying, teenager, clue, supernatural, serial murder, teenage boy
Mad God (2021)
Plot Summary:
A figure known as "The Assassin" descends from the heavens into a nightmarish pit full of monsters, titans, and cruelty
Duration: 83 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: stop motion, motorcycle, creature, assassin, surrealism, post apocalypse, body horror, fantasy world, explorer, research, sea creature, mission, demolished city, end of the world, virus, distopia, stoner, exploitation, unsettling, monster, violence, eye, war, graphic violence, alchemist
Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, supernatural, murder, monster, homicidal maniac, woman in danger, witch, lesbian, gore, snake, psychopath, lgbt, violence, brutality, terror, maniac, revenge, obsession, death, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, chase, fear, society, serial murder
Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to try and finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, serial killer, lesbianism, forest, violent, lgbt, murder, lgbtq, lesbian, witch, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, terror, revenge, psychopath, death, killings, brutality, chase, supernatural ability, evil, fear, blood, who done it, supernatural power
Titane (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a former firefighter is reunited with his son who has been missing for 10 years
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Plot tags: female serial killer, body horror, serial killer, machismo, psycho killer, car accident, party, killing spree, pretending to be someone else, violence, pregnancy, missing person, father son relationship, airport, injection, delusional man, fireman, cutting one's own hair, lgbt, missing son, lesbian sex, murder, childbirth, european, aggression
The Medium (2021)
Plot Summary:
A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not be as benevolent as it first appears
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror
Country: Thailand, South Korea
Plot tags: supernatural, medium, found footage, village, mysticism, obsession, paranormal phenomena, possessed, demonic possession, possessed human, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, ghost, virus, religion, folklore, possession, folk horror, christmas, teenager, police, female nudity, sex scene, family relations, mother daughter relationship
The Sadness (2021)
Plot Summary:
With the spread of the new virus, people all over the world are becoming numb to the virus. No one believes that the mutation of the virus and the Tibet crisis are coming. Junzhe and his girlfriend Kai Ting discuss when the epidemic will end, but life remains as usual. One morning, after Junzhe drove Kai Ting to work and separated, the two witnessed attacks by unknown thugs: including the breakfast shop owner being beaten and bitten by his grandmother, the neighbor next door ran into the street with a weapon, and frequent riots in various places. , Panic and screams spread throughout the city. Infected anomalous humans are everywhere, and bloody pictures of being tortured and killed are all over the street. Who can survive the horror of murder? How can Junzhe find a way to survive and save his beloved girlfriend who has gone missing?
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Horror
Country: Taiwan
Plot tags: virus, pandemic, plague, infection, survival, rape, zombie, infected, couples, deadly virus, graphic violence, undead, peril, violent, love, apocalypse, youth, murder, killings, love and romance, courage, chase, evil, fear, insanity
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they’d ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: exorcism, paranormal investigation, supernatural, demon, psychic, paranormal phenomena, supernatural horror, paranormal activity, demonic possession, murder, ghost, devil, terror, satanist, supernatural power, fear, black magic, satanism, catholicism, satanic ritual, totem, haunted house, clairvoyant, possession, evil
Lamb (2021)
Plot Summary:
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development, and the prospects of a new family, brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland
Plot tags: parenthood, farm, folk horror, creature, body horror, grief, husband wife relationship, supernatural, dysfunctional family, family relations, parents and children, fatherhood, family secret, family tragedy, monster, distopia, occult, animal attack, lonely, loss, language barrier, pop culture, terror, european, cosmic horror
Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations are all connected — and that they may be the next targets
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: murder, supernatural, witch, lesbian, serial killer, lgbt, lgbtq, serial murder, terror, brutality, supernatural horror, maniac, death, shopping mall, gay, psychopath, danger, woman in danger, revenge, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, rescue, chase, society, who done it
The Cursed (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the late nineteenth century, brutal land baron Seamus Laurent slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, Seamus’s son Edward goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but visiting pathologist John McBride warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: werewolf, supernatural, creature, gypsy, monster, folk horror, paranormal phenomena, revenge, violence, village, death, fear, supernatural power, medieval, world war one, demon, rescue, danger, peril, characters in danger, exorcism, heroes, killings, paranormal, chase
Malignant (2021)
Plot Summary:
When cancer patient Alan Gates discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite that gives him otherworldly powers, he begins a battle against an army buried beneath society's skin. The movie is based on james wans comic of the same name, director of insidious & the conjuring
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: serial killer, one against many, body horror, monster, murder, gore, violence, imaginary friend, woman in jeopardy, kidnapping, supernatural power, sister sister relationship, supernatural, hospital, a vision, superpower, revenge, good versus evil, ocean, blood, serial murder, death of husband, doctor patient relationship, evil twin, supernatural horror
Blood Red Sky (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: airplane, supernatural, supernatural horror, terrorism, violence, terrorist attack, vampire, hidden identity, female protagonist, blood, hijacking, hijacker, flying, woman, female warrior, mother son relationship, creature feature, hostage, terrorist, illness, supernatural power, murder, hostage situation, monster, virus
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
Plot Summary:
The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to save her
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: blind man, house, kidnapping, home invasion, murder, rottweiler, gunfight, recluse, sole survivor, criminal, invasion, organ transplant, human dog relationship, loneliness, escape, violence, rescue, old man, young girl, attempted kidnapping, elderly man, missing pet, thief, fight, theft
Censor (2021)
Plot Summary:
Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, recently declared dead in absentia. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: mysterious disappearance, missing child, sister, train, dead sister, cabin in the woods, violence, maniac, murderer, psychopath, murder, murder mystery, social problems, family problems, mentally unstable, shark, virus, women, supernatural, mental disorder, woman, nightmare, anonymous telephone call, lost in the woods, mistaken identity
Werewolves Within (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: werewolf, murder, supernatural, monster, blizzard, creature, isolation, snow, hunting, forest ranger, lycanthrope, revenge, heroes, violence, death, killings, rescue, chase, supernatural ability, evil, fear, escapades, rivalry, mission, society
Candyman (2021)
Plot Summary:
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright, move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Plot tags: urban legend, strong violent content, urban decay, supernatural, african american, revenge, vengeful ghost, mirror, ghost, fear, murder, serial killer, haunted by the past, folklore, urban setting, police brutality, gay brother, art exhibition, bloody violence, abandoned church, waking up from a nightmare, black, police, investigation, danger
Antlers (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young teacher discovers that her troubled student's father and younger brother harbor a deadly supernatural secret. Taking the boy into her care, the teacher must fight for their survival against horrors beyond imagination
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Mexico, USA
Plot tags: creature, folk horror, monster, wendigo, native american, fear, supernatural, superstition, myth, sheriff, supernatural power, cannibalism, school bully, child neglect, mysticism, paranormal activity, paranormal investigation, creature feature, teacher, father son relationship, trauma, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, forest, gore
Nightbooks (2021)
Plot Summary:
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: witch, evil wizard, magic, female villain, friendship, library, writers, magical, spell, cat, evil witch, attempted escape, escape, magician, captivity, teamwork, captive, struggle for survival, child protagonist, held captive, child, black magic, supernatural, youth, kidnapping
Old (2021)
Plot Summary:
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, China
Plot tags: island, vacation, race against time, rapid aging, time, aging, medical experiment, island prison, ocean, macabre, tropical island, family vacation, trap, held captive, supernatural, murder, secret experiment, death, corporation, old age, vacation gone wrong, human experiment, dog, police, friendship
Army of the Dead (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 183000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, zombie apocalypse, undead, apocalypse, walking dead, zombie outbreak, living dead, pandemic, heist, mercenary, battlefield, female warrior, monster, zombie attack, virus, danger, escape, violence, death, leader, moral dilemma, panic, safe, survival, post apocalypse
A Classic Horror Story (2021)
Plot Summary:
Five carpoolers travel in a motorhome to reach a common destination. Night falls, and to avoid a dead animal carcass, they crash into a tree. When they come to their senses, they find themselves in the middle of nowhere. The road they were traveling on has disappeared and there is only a dense, impenetrable forest and a wooden house in the middle of a clearing, which they discover is the home of a spine-chilling cult
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Plot tags: violence, occult, travel, unwanted pregnancy, survival, survival horror, mysticism, forest, trap, night, struggle for survival, trapped, woods, serial killer, virus, redneck, satire, terror, trailer home, supernatural horror, folk horror, blood, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, morning sickness, house
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Plot Summary:
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive as they discover all the games that they've played before
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Hungary, Canada
Plot tags: game of death, trapped, escape room, quest, survival, most dangerous game, hostage, puzzle, teamwork, trap, female protagonist, struggle for survival, deathtrap, peril, game, survival horror, supernatural, pandemic, kidnapping, prisoner, captive, haunted house, kidnapped, jail, room
Night Teeth (2021)
Plot Summary:
A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodthirsty intentions - and their dangerous, shadowy underworld - he must fight to stay alive
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: vampire, elite, female vampire, party, vampire slayer, secret society, supernatural, college student, fight, night, supernatural horror, vampire bite, life, woman, struggle for survival, mysticism, moral dilemma, survival horror, driver, seduction, vampire human love, monster, taxi, darkness, supernatural being
Red Dot (2021)
Plot Summary:
On a hiking trip to rekindle their marriage, a couple find themselves fleeing for their lives in the unforgiving wilderness from an unknown shooter
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Plot tags: manhunt, pregnancy, survival, vacation, snow, hunter, racism, danger, northern lights, racial slur, macabre, life & death, winter, travel, interracial relations, couples, nightmare, death of child, family relations, brutality, escapades, family problems, family crisis, crumbling marriage, paranoia
Wrong Turn (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: backwoods, murder, cannibalism, lost in the woods, abduction, forest, community, cannibal, hunter, escape, fear, characters killed one by one, group of friends, woods, vacation gone wrong, injustice, lost, blinded, gore, violence, death, chase, evil, danger, characters in danger