Last updated March 2024
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The Menu (2022)
Plot Summary:
A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: food, revenge, restaurant, obsession, food critic, chef, perfectionist, mass murder, burned alive, grudge, cooking, suicide, wine, infidelity, social satire, island, murder, remote island, passion, loyalty, captive, dinner, past, trap, minimalism
Talk to Me (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Plot tags: addiction, female friendship, suicide, supernatural horror, teenager, female protagonist, mental health, dog, ghost, spirit, kangaroo, bus, friendship between girls, pet dog, interracial friendship, dead mother, graphic violence, grief, self mutilation, death of mother, body horror, possession, peer pressure, cautionary tale, social media
Sick of Myself (2022)
Plot Summary:
Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France
Plot tags: past, female protagonist, narcissism, disease, social satire, drug abuse, social media, toxic relationship, artist, female nudity, fame, body horror
Prey (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the Comanche Nation in 1717, a fierce and highly skilled warrior named Naru learns the prey she is stalking is a highly evolved alien with a technologically advanced arsenal
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, female warrior, alien life-form, creature, hunting, predator, warrior, alien invasion, native american tribe, hunter, monster, fight, alien monster, extraterrestrial, battles, alien contact, female protagonist, native american, girl, women, inspiration, save the world, alien parasite, alien race, evil alien
Werewolf by Night (2022)
Plot Summary:
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: werewolf, monster, superhero, villain, comic book, wolf, fight, creature, magic, mutant, bounty hunter, multiverse, shapeshifter, buddy, lycanthropy, fight scenes, monster hunter, hunting, rescue, secret organization, magical object, martial arts, killer, violence, halloween
Barbarian (2022)
Plot Summary:
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway, but soon discovers that there is much more to be afraid of in the house than the other guest
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 169000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Plot tags: basement, fear, psychopath, kidnapping, locked in a basement, secret passageway, locked in a room, plot twist, locked in, inbreeding, serial killer, female protagonist, house, rape, escape, rapist, suicide, old man, kidnapper, breast feeding, urban setting, job interview, terror, father daughter incest, monster
Pearl (2022)
Plot Summary:
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations and repressions collide
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, New Zealand
Plot tags: serial killer, female protagonist, murder, farm, world war one, mental illness, domineering mother, female nudity, female serial killer, farmhouse, murder confession, rural setting, brutality, psychopath, violence, woman, pandemic, corpse, confession, audition, aspiring actress, projectionist, evil, terror, graphic violence
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Plot Summary:
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 463000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, multiverse, alternate universe, magical power, villain, interdimensional travel, giant snake, parallel universe, sorcerer, comic book, monster, combat, superhero team, female villain, witch, power, deception, self sacrifice, supernatural power, possession, alternate dimension, heroes, fear, wizard, witchcraft
The House (2022)
Plot Summary:
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: stop motion, country house, surrealism, house, generation, anthropomorphism, family home, isolated house, cartoon mouse, anthropomorphic mouse, old dark house, virus, experiment, nightmare, puppet, storytelling, mouse, cat, architect, poverty, puppet show, hindi, netflix
Nope (2022)
Plot Summary:
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Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 252000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Japan, USA
Plot tags: alien, massacre, horse, chimpanzee, alien invasion, ufo, brother sister relationship, death of father, loss of father, eaten alive, ranch, motorcycle, alien monster, horse trainer, extraterrestrial, creature, creature feature, kaiju, monster, giant monster, escape, video surveillance, terror, space, problem
Bones and All (2022)
Plot Summary:
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Plot tags: interracial romance, cannibal, drifter, road trip, virus, women, first love, experiment, summer, teenage girl, couples, psycho killer, american horror, unsettling, violence, stalking, home invasion, self sacrifice, family secret, female protagonist, class differences, corpse, teenage protagonist, on the run, abusive father
Fresh (2022)
Plot Summary:
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: cannibal, cannibalism, psychopath, online dating, disturbed individual, amputation, female nudity, eating human flesh, sociopath, amputee, dating, serial killer, perversity, friendship, stockholm syndrome, captivity, cooking, desperation, bloodbath, human flesh, female warrior, meat, women, relationships, male female relationship
Speak No Evil (2022)
Plot Summary:
A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Netherlands
Plot tags: kidnapping, male nudity, sex scene, psychopath, escape, evil wins, vacation gone wrong, travel, children, vacation, past, fear, choice, terror, supernatural horror, babysitter, nordic, unsettling, bully, bullying, swimming pool, mute child, friendship, manipulation, countryside
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
Plot Summary:
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: winter, murder, edgar allan poe, murder mystery, criminal, forensic, forensics, mission, renaissance, thoughtful, plot twist, investigation, book, occult, historical figure, rape, revenge, murderer, friendship, mother, doctor, suicide, dream, family relations, satanism
Smile (2022)
Plot Summary:
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: murder, curse, supernatural power, female protagonist, supernatural, going insane, evil smile, fear, demon, psychotic, abandoned house, psychiatric ward, spirit, suicide, mental illness, evil, paranoia, therapist, trauma, psychiatry, survival, terror, haunted, curses spells and rituals, investigation
X (2022)
Plot Summary:
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 156000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: elderly couple, serial killer, lust, adult filmmaking, van, husband wife relationship, characters murdered one by one, old age, old woman, farmhouse, televangelist, jealousy, farmer, sex scene, cocaine, cow, pond, female voyeur, pervert, sheriff, murder investigation, old man, farm, swamp, pitchfork
Deadstream (2022)
Plot Summary:
A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: found footage, ghost, supernatural horror, monster, supernatural, technology, haunted house, guts, creature feature, haunted, ouija board, graffiti, paranormal phenomena, doll, house, abandoned house, sheriff, seance, ghost hunter, night, screaming, accidental death, diary, selfie, dead animal
You Won't Be Alone (2022)
Plot Summary:
In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Australia, UK, Serbia
Plot tags: witch, witchcraft, virus, supernatural, underground, demonic possession, coven, witch burning, folk horror, violence, sexual assault, forest, teenage witch, sacrifice, mute, shapeshifting, dog, strong sexual content, male nudity, spirit, baby, masturbation, male masturbation, male full rear nudity, female protagonist
M3GAN (2022)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand
Plot tags: doll, artificial intelligence, orphan, female robot, humanoid robot, death of father, moral dilemma, death of mother, neighbor neighbor relationship, workplace, companion, talking robot, evil doll, robot, niece, violence, human experiment, consciousness, car accident, bad girl, grief, loss, puppet, dog attack, nosy neighbor
Wendell & Wild (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Ireland
Plot tags: stop motion, magic, demon, underworld, friend, supernatural horror, zombie, teenager, school, hell, nun, priest, cemetery, teenage girl, transsexual, worm, girl, funeral, teenage boy, brother, supernatural power, female protagonist, nightmare, flash forward, teenage protagonist
Scream (2022)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 153000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: masked killer, serial killer, homicidal maniac, characters killed one by one, sister sister relationship, psychopath, mystery killer, whodunit, female vigilante, murder mystery, killing spree, gory violence, threatening telephone call, murder, masked villain, characters murdered one by one, ambulance, woman kills a man, female protagonist, attempted murder, sadistic psychopath, hallucination, fandom, person on fire, estranged family member
Watcher (2022)
Plot Summary:
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Romania
Plot tags: serial killer, stalker, voyeurism, women, woman, vampire, murder, home invasion, american horror, great ending, expatriate, paranoia, neighbor, decapitation, killer, wine, dancehall girl, being followed, cocktail party, missing woman, haunted house, language barrier, strip club, topless woman, female nudity
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Plot Summary:
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mansion, whodunit, rain, paranoia, drug addict, party, sword, infidelity, cocaine, jealousy, contest, handgun, satire, group of friends, love triangle, terror, betrayal, struggle for survival, lesbian, twists and turns, virus, supernatural, lesbian love, vacation, woman
Incantation (2022)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits, this film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse. WARNING: This is a cursed video, it might contain certain risks to watch. For those who dares to follow, please solve the puzzle of my daughter's curse with me
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Taiwan
Plot tags: found footage, supernatural, curse, cursed, supernatural horror, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, parents and children, life is a bitch, mother and daughter, problem, family problems, paranormal activity, family curse, virus, past, occult, stoner, possession, haunted, daughter, mystery, family
Piggy (2022)
Plot Summary:
A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Plot tags: bullying, woman, village, experiment, retribution, prank, cruelty, kidnapping, torture, murder, summer, karma, abusive father, rural setting, folk horror, teenager, abduction, house, teenage girl, swimming pool, female protagonist, overweight, clique, countryside, bikini
Hatching (2022)
Plot Summary:
12 year old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family. One night, Tinja finds a strange egg. What hatches is beyond belief
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Finland, Sweden
Plot tags: monster, egg, creature, female protagonist, family conflict, body horror, teenage girl, female warrior, mother daughter relationship, teenager, problem, athlete's life, apocalypse, virus, women, supernatural, parents, vengeance, woman, coming of age, fae, thoughtful, child protagonist, teenage protagonist, doppelganger
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
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: halloween, clown, evil clown, killer clown, killer, violence, gore, supernatural power, monster, gory, survival, supernatural, brutality, fear, good versus evil, cannibalism, extreme, serial killer, cannibal, experiment, tribe, graphic violence, dead, holiday horror, hardcore
Day Shift (2022)
Plot Summary:
An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid's tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill him
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire hunter, vampire, father, supernatural, monster, job, family relations, love, new job, daughter, fight, shooter, buddy cop, white supremacy, fight scenes, badass, violence, car chase, father daughter relationship, brawl, vampirism, urban setting, gore, husband wife estrangement, self healing
Men (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: folk horror, body horror, intruder, countryside, loss of husband, pregnancy, domestic violence, forest, symbolism, travel, police officer, supernatural, pub, grieving, home invasion, death of husband, terror, feminism, fear, virus, psycho, church, stoner, girl, community
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
Plot Summary:
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: stephen king, small town, terror, monster, ghost, virus, writers, mansion, telephone call, estate, teenager, school bully, grief, coming of age, materialism, christmas, mother, bully, driver, church, father, suicide, lottery, car accident, funeral