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Plot Summary:
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, suspense, surreal, splatter, creepy, queer horror, retro, saga
Best tv shows and movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985):
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Fear No Evil (1981)
Plot Summary:
High school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two archangels in human form (as women) take him on.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, scary, serious, disturbing, slasher, satanic, homoerotic, informative, queer horror, independent film
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Halloween II (2009)
Plot Summary:
Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Micheal's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, psychological, bloody, splatter, grindhouse, creepy
Similar in 75%
Halloween II (1981)
Plot Summary:
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, splatter, grindhouse, slasher horror, tense, creepy, cult classic
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The Burning (1981)
Plot Summary:
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidently burned him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, grindhouse, psychotronic, cult horror, classic horror, bloody, creepy, spooky, terrifying
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The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Plot Summary:
An 18-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and decides to have a slumber party. Meanwhile, a mass murderer with a propensity for power tools has escaped from prison, and eventually makes his way to the party where the guests begin dropping off one by one.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, grindhouse, suspenseful, creepy, cult classic, rough, serious, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Plot Summary:
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this twisted killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, surreal, intense, rough, teen, psychotronic, atmospheric
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Plot Summary:
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, grindhouse, classic horror, spooky, psychological, retro, saga, controversial
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Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Plot Summary:
Two horror segments based on Edgar Allan Poe stories set in and around the city of Pittsburgh. "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" concerns a cheating wife who is trying to scam her dying husband out of millions by having her doctor/hypnotist lover hypnotize the geezer into signing his dough over to her. The old man dies while under hypnosis and is stuck in the limbo between the here and the hereafter. The door to the physical world is opened and the undead attempt to enter it. "Black Cat" is the story of Rodd Usher, an alcoholic photographer/artist, who descends into madness after he kills a stray cat that his live-in girlfriend Annabelle brings home. One murder leads to another, and the complex cover-ups begin.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anthology, gothic, creepy, cult classic, slasher, scary, suspenseful, retro, dark fairy tale, twisted
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New Nightmare (1994)
Plot Summary:
In this meta horror film, a demonic entity uses the fictional character of Freddy Krueger to enter the real world and torment "Elm Street" heroine Heather Langenkamp and her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, bloody, suspense, splatter, cult classic, classic horror, spooky, meta
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Plot Summary:
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, splatter, classic horror, cult classic, psychological, psychological thriller, retro, bloody, controversial
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Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
After 23 horrifying days of gorging on human flesh, an ancient creature known as the Creeper embarks on a final voracious feeding frenzy, terrorizing a group of varsity basketball players, cheerleaders and coaches stranded on a remote highway when their bus breaks down. The terrified group is forced to come together and do battle against the winged creature hell-bent on completing its grizzly ritual.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, splatter, bloody, rough, serious, creepy, psychotronic
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Plot Summary:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, surreal, bloody, suspense, splatter, psychological, grindhouse, suspenseful, classic horror
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Society (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Beverly Hills teen (Billy Warlock) discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, surreal, psychological, disturbing, dark comedy, cult horror, erotic, horror comedy, atmospheric, bloody
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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Plot Summary:
Evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate the unstoppable Jason Vorhees into hacking up the teenagers of Elm Street in an effort to make people remember the name Freddy Krueger, thus freeing him from limbo.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, brutal, suspense, sadistic, splatter, grindhouse, creepy, cult classic, bloody
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Halloween (2007)
Plot Summary:
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, bloody, suspenseful, splatter, suspense, creepy, stylized, rough
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Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Plot Summary:
Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, twist ending, surprise ending, disturbing, suspenseful, bloody, sexy, rough, cult classic
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Plot Summary:
Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, surreal, splatter, classic horror, spooky, suspense, grindhouse, psychological
Similar in 87%
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Plot Summary:
Five friends visiting their grandfather's house in the country are hunted and terrorized by a chain-saw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 180000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, grindhouse, suspense, bloody, splatter, cult classic, creepy, dark
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Plot Summary:
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, creepy, bloody, splatter, brutal, scary, stylized
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Hellraiser (1987)
Plot Summary:
Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, Frank, is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, slasher, demonic, suspense, disturbing, creepy, psychological, splatter, dark fantasy
Similar in 82%
Evil Dead (2013)
Plot Summary:
Evil Dead, the fourth installment of the Evil Dead franchise, serving as both a reboot and as a loose continuation of the series, features Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with a group of friends where the discovery of a Book of the Dead unwittingly summon up dormant demons which possess the youngsters one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, New Zealand, Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bloody, suspenseful, slasher, disturbing, splatter, creepy, demonic, atmospheric, rough
Similar in 83%
Hostel (2005)
Plot Summary:
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, serious, bloody, brutal, splatter, rough
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High Tension (2003)
Plot Summary:
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, splatter, disturbing, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, bloody, intense
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Plot Summary:
The legend of that creepy masked-man, Michael Myers, comes to life once again in this fourth installment of the successful horror franchise. This time, it's Michael's niece, Jamie, who can't seem to escape her crazy uncle. With Michael on the loose, Jamie enlists the help of good old Dr. Loomis to stop the murderer. This time, though, there seems to be no end to Michael's madness.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, splatter, suspense, suspenseful, sexy, psychological, classic horror, surprise ending
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House of Wax (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, twist ending, gothic, serious, bloody, creepy, psychological
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Plot Summary:
After the Crystal Lake Massacres, Jason is pronounced dead and taken to the hospital morgue, where he is mysteriously revived, allowing his diabolical killing spree to continue at the camp where the gruesome slaughtering began. But this time, in addition to terrified teenagers, he meets a young boy named Tommy who has a special talent for horror masks and make up, leading up to a horrifying, bloody battle! Has Jason finally met his match?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, splatter, grindhouse, bloody, suspenseful, spooky, teen horror, slasher horror, psychological
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Halloween (1978)
Plot Summary:
In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 302000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, grindhouse, slasher horror, psychological thriller, creepy, dark
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Plot Summary:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 258000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, demonic, disturbing, bloody, creepy, dark, spooky
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Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Plot Summary:
A college-age brother and sister get more than they bargained for on their road trip home from spring break. When the bickering siblings witness a creepy truck driver tossing body bags into a sewer near an abandoned church, they investigate. Bad move! Opening a Pandora's Box of unspeakable evil, the pair must flee for their lives -- with a monstrous "shape" in hot pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 140000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, atmospheric, bloody, road movie, suspense, creepy
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Fright Night (1985)
Plot Summary:
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he discovers that his suave new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon), is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), famed for portraying a ghoul hunter. Unfortunately for the would-be vampire slayers, Dandrige has set his sights on Charley's girlfriend (Amanda Bearse) in this clever spoof of the horror genre.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, horror comedy, slasher, cult classic, semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, splatter, grindhouse