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Plot Summary:
A group of paranormal investigators enter the abandoned home of paedophile and serial killer John Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the house they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séance's and asking for John Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, rough, serious, scary, suspenseful, dark, tense, exciting, psychological, slasher
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The Collingswood Story (2002)
Plot Summary:
My name is Rebecca. When I left for college my ex John thought web cams would help us keep in touch. It does however it also leads us to a dark secret when we meet and cam with Vera Madeline, an on-line psychic, who initiates a deadly reign of terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, enigmatic, suspenseful, scary, mockumentary, psychotronic, independent film
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Chasing the Devil (2014)
Plot Summary:
Patrick McCord doesn't accept the explanation of his sister's mysterious death as suicide, and instead teams up with a team of paranormal investigators to delve deeper into the inexplicable circumstances that surround what he believes to be murder. The team's investigation leads them from one bizarre and frightening clue to another, at the center of which seems to exist something evil and terrifying, a presence well beyond their wildest imaginations and experiences. Before long, they realize this deadly entity has now targeted each of them, and they are confronted with the impossible challenge of defeating it and saving their own lives. In the end, what survives, and is presented here, is the disturbing footage that Patrick and his team shot, footage that if seen by others, likely endangers the viewer, marking them as the next victim of this powerful and evil force. Be careful what you chase - you just might end up catching it.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, serious, mockumentary, tense, psychological, suspense, demonic, scary, rough
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The Houses October Built (2014)
Plot Summary:
Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them….
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, suspense, mockumentary, rough, bleak, slasher, sexy, suspenseful, gothic horror
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Atrocious (2010)
Plot Summary:
Quintanilla family was found dead in their country side house. Police reported the existence of 37 hours of recorded evidence. The family traveled to their old farm house, where they investigated about the Legend of the Girl in the Garraf woods. They used to record whatever they did. Atrocious shows the last five days of this family, and the strange situations that they lived in those moments and which remain unexplained.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, serious, mockumentary, psychological, splatter, creepy, spooky, surprise ending
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Apocalyptic (2014)
Plot Summary:
A local news crew become horribly involved with a doomsday cult.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, dark, suspense, scary, suspenseful
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The Bake Street Hauntings (2011)
Plot Summary:
A young couple accept an offer for $2 million to stay in a haunted house for a week. Based on real footage and events.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, independent film, black and white, psychotronic
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Classroom 6 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A local reporter and her assembled TV crew go into a school haunted by a horrific past. The team spends the night locked inside the building, capturing any and everything they find.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 530
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: dark, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, independent film, mockumentary, fake documentary
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The Pact II (2014)
Plot Summary:
The sequel is set just weeks after Annie Barlow's deadly confrontation with the Judas Killer. In this elevated sequel, we meet June, a woman whose carefully constructed life is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, serious, creepy, independent film
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A Night in the Woods (2011)
Plot Summary:
Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and their friend Leo go hiking in Dartmoor's Wistman's Woods, so named because of its legendary haunted past. That night jealousies, sexual tensions and strained relationships come to a head turning what should have been a peaceful camping adventure into a trip to terror. As collective paranoia reaches fever pitch it becomes clear that there is a much darker force at work in the ancient eerie surroundings. Who or what is after them? And can any one of them survive a night in the woods?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 981
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, mockumentary, road movie, dark, fake documentary
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Entity (2012)
Plot Summary:
In 1998, thirty four unidentified bodies were found in shallow graves in a remote Siberian forest. After subsequent investigations, no official explanation by the Russian authorities was ever offered about the circumstances of the deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense, tense, slasher, splatter, mockumentary, grindhouse, spooky
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The Levenger Tapes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Detectives in a remote town pore through every frame of a troubling tape to find the whereabouts of three missing college students. The chilling footage becomes more and more disturbing when the students come upon the bloody dress of an 8-year-old girl in the secluded wilderness and take it upon themselves to find her. Linking the case of the missing girl and the missing students together, the detectives race to piece enough information together to find them alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, mockumentary, tense, serious, suspense, fake documentary
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The Museum Project (2016)
Plot Summary:
A group of students decide to base their media assignment on a local railway museum myth. However, when they trespass the premises after hours, they soon learn that some myths are more than stories.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: dark, psychotronic, scary, bleak, disturbing, slasher, mockumentary, light, independent film
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Polaroid (2019)
Plot Summary:
High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Norway, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark, disturbing, bleak, serious, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, spooky, scary
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The Gallows (2015)
Plot Summary:
20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, dark, intense, suspenseful, spooky, surprise ending, psychological, mockumentary
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The Dark Tapes (2016)
Plot Summary:
A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark, suspense, scary, anthology, suspenseful, psychological, mockumentary, cyber, cerebral, dark fairy tale
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Rorschach (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two skeptic researchers investigate a mother's claim that an unknown presence may be trying to communicate with her 7-year-old daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: dark, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, mockumentary, psychotronic, independent film
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The Burningmoore Incident (2010)
Plot Summary:
The cameras filming a TV pilot capture the brutal killings of a home renovation crew.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark, psychological, rough, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, mockumentary
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Episode 50 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Teaming up for the first time for a special episode of a supernatural reality TV show, two rival crews get more then they bargained for when they make physical contact with a ferocious spirit of terrifying power. They must band together before it destroys them all. After 49 killer episodes…this is the true story of what happened on episode 50.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)
Plot Summary:
According to local legend, the ghosts of tortured slaves still haunt New Orleans' Lalaurie House. For The St. Francisville Experiment, a paranormal researcher, a self-proclaimed psychic, a Louisiana historian, and a filmmaker were given digital video cameras for one night in the house to document whatever they saw. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, mockumentary, dark, independent film, mind bending, psychotronic
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Unaired (2010)
Plot Summary:
S.P.I is entering its third season as the most watched Paranormal Hunting program with its Halloween premiere. The team is investigating a haunted garage/basement on secluded property and prepping to create some soaring ratings with scary content. Upon investigation however, they see that what they all fabricate, may in fact be very real.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: dark, psychotronic, suspense, scary, suspenseful, mockumentary, independent film
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The Amityville Haunting (2011)
Plot Summary:
This movie is a 'found-footage' film about the Benson family who move in to the infamous house where the DeFeo family were murdered in the 1970s over 30 years earlier. Things start happening to anyone who visits this house, and whoever lives there. This is the footage retrieved from the camera.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, dark, mockbuster, mockumentary, psychotronic, independent film, fake documentary
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Paranormal Entity (2009)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-three year old, Thomas Finley was arrested for the murder of his nineteen-year old sister, Samantha, as well as the murder of fifty-two year old, Edgar Lauren, a Professor and paranormal investigator.In the early morning hours, Police were called to the scene by Thomas Finley himself. He was found inside with his sister's body cradled in his arms.After questioning, Thomas was taken into custody. In his police statement, Thomas claimed that the victims were attacked by a demonic entity of unknown origin. Days later, he committed suicide.It is the opinion of those closely related to the family, that this video found at the scene be shown to the public as a final testament to what actually happened inside the Finley home in those final days.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, serious, mockumentary, dark, mockbuster, retro, suspense, independent film
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The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013)
Plot Summary:
In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: dark, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, rough, bleak, suspense, psychotronic, independent film
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Alien Valley (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of a reality T.V. crew of paranormal researchers who journey to Colorado's San Luis Valley in order to investigate the unexplained phenomena of cattle mutilations. Over the course of their three day investigation they find much more than they ever could have bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, dark, tense, captivating, suspenseful, mockumentary, exciting, fake documentary
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100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of paranormal investigators sojourned to the Chicago walk-up where deranged drifter Richard Speck systematically slew eight student nurses back in ’66, looking for restless spirits. Their unfortunate success gets shockingly documented in this fear-filled found-footage foray featuring a bright young cast.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, dark, scary, tense, captivating, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, fake documentary
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Evil Things (2009)
Plot Summary:
It's Miriam's 21st Birthday. As a birthday gift, Miriam's aunt Gail has decided to lend Miriam her beautiful country house for an entire weekend. Aunt Gail's country house is amazing. It's a four bedroom house surrounded by breathtaking mountains and miles and miles of woods. Miriam invites her young college friends Cassy, Mark, Tanya and Leo to join her at the country house for what looks to be the most amazing weekend ever. Of course they all jump at the chance to spend a free weekend in the country, in the middle of nowhere. Miriam's friends are totally in the mood for a big time party weekend. They're also anxious to escape the dark and gloomy concrete jungle known as Manhattan. Miriam, Cassy and Tanya bring the food. Mark brings the beer and Leo, the aspiring filmmaker, brings his new video camera. Leo hopes to produce a short movie by documenting every amazing moment of this weekend getaway.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, mockumentary, suspense, dark, realistic, independent film
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, evil begins to terrorize young sisters Katie and Kristi for the first time when an invisible entity resides in their home.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, mockumentary, creepy, psychological, disturbing, stylized, serious
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Grave Encounters (2011)
Plot Summary:
A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, frightening, suspense, demonic, intense, psychological, disturbing, dark, tense
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Sinister (2012)
Plot Summary:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, twist ending, rough, dark, creepy, sinister
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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.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 169000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, slasher, disturbing, spooky, psychological, rough, enigmatic, bleak, serious