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Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Plot Summary:
In postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive... let alone fight back?
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: godzilla, kaiju, monster, giant monster, airplane, post war japan, world war two, ocean, giant, island, escape, water, death, running, hospital, orphan, mine, post war, boat, baby, photograph, city, kamikaze, disappearance, little girl
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Plot Summary:
Residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror
Country: Argentina, USA
Plot tags: evil, brother brother relationship, goat, possession, male nudity, demonic possession, gore, dog, village, demon, police officer, farm, ex wife, extreme violence, small town, violence, death, remote village, run over by a car, mutilation, supernatural horror, graphic violence, shotgun
Thanksgiving (2023)
Plot Summary:
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Plot tags: serial killer, masked killer, whodunit, monster, sadism, thanksgiving, holiday horror, riot, machete, small town, dark humor, violence, guts, hatchet, murder, holiday, killing spree, consumerism, teenage murderer, killer, revenge, firefighter, psychopath, cheating wife, cat
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Plot Summary:
An anxious man learns of the death of his mother under mysterious circumstances and upon traveling home makes an alarming discovery about his past. During his journey, he runs into various crazy supernatural threats
Duration: 179 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA, UK, Finland, Canada
Plot tags: paranoia, surrealism, death of mother, therapist, psychosis, fear, monster, mother, mental illness, phobia, shame, male protagonist, guilt, brother brother relationship, loss of mother, dying during sex, male orgasm, recurring dream, male pubic hair, male nudity, childhood trauma, tribe, attic, anxiety, forest
Saw X (2023)
Plot Summary:
A corrupted doctor who sells so-called miracle treatments to desperate people gets trapped in a decaying hospital and must play Jigsaw's brand new game
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Plot tags: torture, cancer, game of death, sadism, gore, scam, con artists, revenge, game, money, violence, kidnapping, death, radiation, captivity, graphic violence, deception, taxi driver, trap, brutality, blood, danger, corpse, extreme violence, self mutilation
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Plot Summary:
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Plot tags: ghost, murder mystery, whodunit, murder investigation, medium, spiritualism, novelist, murder, seance, victim, homicide, investigator, grief, guilt, children, con artists, bodyguard, psychic, halloween, death, chef, sleuth, doctor, deception, ghost story
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters find an ancient book that gives birth to bloodthirsty demons that run amok in a Los Angeles apartment building and thrusts them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Horror
Country: Ireland, New Zealand, USA
Plot tags: sister sister relationship, demonic possession, sibling relationship, gore, chainsaw, demon, earthquake, possession, evil smile, evil dead, violence, living dead, elevator, blood, supernatural power, female protagonist, trapped in an elevator, back from the dead, trapped in a building, apartment building, aunt niece relationship, evil, virus, tribe, dead
Scream VI (2023)
Plot Summary:
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 112000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: serial killer, fbi agent, father daughter relationship, characters killed one by one, asthmatic, sister sister relationship, mystery killer, shrine, characters murdered one by one, lesbian, killer, police, friendship, fbi, subway, city, reporter, collector, casual sex, group of friends, serial murder, female protagonist, female fbi agent, college student, alley
Renfield (2023)
Plot Summary:
Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: dracula, vampire, immortal, virus, police, violence, abusive relationship, tribe, gore, police officer, support group, cheerleader, love, maniac, swat team, ghost, revenge, lawyer, fight, psychopath, escape, investigation, hitman, hostage, fbi
Nefarious (2023)
Plot Summary:
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: electrocution, death row, demon, atheist, suicide, bible, abortion, possession, multiple personality disorder, psychiatrist, prison guard, prison, pregnancy, criminal, satan, insanity, electric chair, ouija board, serial killer, christian, demonic possession, evangelist, supernatural horror, killer, priest
No One Will Save You (2023)
Plot Summary:
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, alien attack, female protagonist, home invasion, alien invasion, flying saucer, alien parasite, accidental death, mind control, postman, alien abduction, isolated house, pariah, isolation, grief, death of mother, guilt, trauma, ufo, violence, evil wins, funeral, alien possession, death of child, secret
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Plot Summary:
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, China
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, sacrifice, adopted daughter, tsunami, cabin in the woods, home invasion, end of the world, gay, adoption, gay relationship, little girl, moral dilemma, gay couple, grasshopper, gay interest, gay parent, gay father, race against time, vacation gone wrong, choice, apocalypse, religion, experiment, summer, foster child
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
Plot Summary:
Follows the ill-fated crew aboard the merchant ship Demeter which carried Dracula's coffin from Transylvania to England only to arrive at port with no survivors aboard
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, UK, Canada, India, Germany
Plot tags: vampire, ship, dracula, survival, doctor, captain, ship captain, vampirism, supernatural horror, ocean, supernatural, danger, imaginary, seaport, violent content, sea, sailor, shipwreck, lighthouse, rat, sailboat, fog, storm at sea, supernatural power, thunderstorm
Haunted Mansion (2023)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Thailand
Plot tags: magic, ghost, holiday, haunted house, grief, new year, murderer, children, exorcism, con artists, cat, friendship, psychic, halloween, paranormal phenomena, murder, afterlife, priest, hospital, alligator, cemetery, tourist, gunfight, medium, spirit
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
Plot Summary:
Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, UK
Plot tags: catholic priest, vatican, supernatural horror, exorcism, suicide, demonic possession, exorcist, pope, catholic church, spanish inquisition, extramarital affair, devil, skepticism, possession, world war two, demon, partisan, priest, inheritance, catacomb, single mother, mother daughter relationship, car accident, brother sister relationship, basement
The Wrath of Becky (2023)
Plot Summary:
Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: gore, dog, revenge, murder, terrorism, blood, diner, machete, girl, profanity, reflection in eye
We Have a Ghost (2023)
Plot Summary:
After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter's past, they become targets of the CIA
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: ghost, social media, car chase, house, chase, cia, haunted house, police, investigation, memory loss, amnesia, laptop, supernatural horror, hindi, smartphone, book signing, netflix
Infinity Pool (2023)
Plot Summary:
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Croatia, Hungary
Plot tags: vacation, writer's block, island, orgy, drug trip, clone, accident, fictional country, hedonism, revenge, group sex, lie, car accident, arrest, police interrogation, culture shock, human clone, breaking the law, female warrior, hallucination, execution, sex scene, public execution, male nudity, vacation gone wrong
Cobweb (2023)
Plot Summary:
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Plot tags: child protagonist, hair, halloween, dysfunctional family, basement, nightmare, pumpkin, school teacher, monster, spider, father son relationship, teacher student relationship, garden, hidden door, skull, bully comeuppance, substitute teacher, demon, devil, teacher, swing, excavation, house, boy, parents
The Boogeyman (2023)
Plot Summary:
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: boogeyman, stephen king, monster, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, night, nightmare, death of child, friendship between girls, death of mother, counselor, sister sister relationship, therapist, loss of family member, trauma, monster attack, teenager, school, children, artist, friendship, marijuana, death, sleeping
The Nun II (2023)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to the 2018 film The Nun
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: nun, demon, convent, evil spirit, evil nun, supernatural horror, religion, bullying, demonic possession, girls' school, teenage girl, evil, boarding school, possessed human, small town, newcomer, altar boy, bullying victim, jump scare, prayer, rosary, newsstand, stained glass window, novice, crimes
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
Plot Summary:
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: demonic possession, supernatural horror, ghost, haunting, demon, college, time jump, funeral, father son relationship, selfie, terror, repressed memory, art class, sketch, frat party, kicked in the crotch, voice mail, mri, kicked in the groin, crimes
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
Plot Summary:
A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it through
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: pizzeria, restaurant, security, supernatural horror, doll, security guard, abandoned building, video game, superhero, monster, child abduction, brother sister relationship, child in peril, robot, children, murder, job, killer robot, night, supernatural power, child, dinner, terror, mascot, orphan
Bird Box: Barcelona (2023)
Plot Summary:
After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona. As he forms uneasy alliances with other survivors and they try to escape the city, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: creature, apocalypse, bird, blood, escape, subway, car chase, birthday, suicide, deception, engineer, alien creature, journey, physicist, father daughter relationship, lie, female writer, robbery, bus, telephone call, river, self sacrifice, catholic priest, security, daughter
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Plot Summary:
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: shark, creature feature, giant octopus, disaster, tyrannosaurus rex, ocean, dinosaur, monster, killer shark, shark attack, giant monster, kaiju, sea, villainess, tentacle, civil action, dog, survival, teenager, martial arts, jungle, airplane, revenge, fight, island
Run Rabbit Run (2023)
Plot Summary:
Sarah is a fertility doctor with a firm understanding of the cycle of life. When she is forced to make sense of the increasingly strange behavior of her young daughter Mia, she must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Plot tags: poltergeist, ghost, reincarnation, secret, fertility, apparition, children, paranormal phenomena, birthday, doctor, spirit, ghost story, mother daughter relationship, past life, rabbit, hallucination, phantom, supernatural power, child, death of child, female doctor, guilt, birthday party, young daughter, daughter
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Plot Summary:
The father of a possessed child seeks out the aid of Chris MacNeil, whose daughter Regan survived a similar possession in the 1970s
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: demonic possession, exorcist, exorcism, faith, father daughter relationship, possession, disappearance, death of mother, dog, horse, school, forest, police, friendship, pregnancy, earthquake, death, photographer, beach, priest, hospital, cemetery, black magic, single father, catholic church
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
Plot Summary:
Christopher Robin is headed off to college and he has abandoned his old friends, Pooh and Piglet, which then leads to the duo embracing their inner monsters
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 2.9/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Plot tags: pig, young woman, blood, grownups, murderer, unhappy ending, characters killed one by one, gore, bloody violence, characters murdered one by one, voice over narration, bare chested male, woods, stalker, winnie the pooh, lesbian, female nudity, honey, imaginary friend, bear, young man, lesbian couple, forest, bus, knife