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Plot Summary:
This is a remake of the 1992 Aswang (shapeshifting monster) film starring Alma Moreno. In this version two kids witness the murder of their parents and escape unwittingly into a town plagued by a subspecies of aswang's called Abwak. Terrorized by the monster and assassins running after them, the kids are helped by a mysterious woman who is part of the Abwak clan. Philippines Tagalog movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
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Surviving Evil (2009)
Plot Summary:
A TV documentary crew arrive on a remote island in the Philippines to film a survival special. Their back-to-the-wild adventure proves to be more terrifying than they ever could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense, independent film, scary, exciting, documentary filmmaking, wild
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White House (2010)
Plot Summary:
6 eager contestants enter a pinoy horror-reality show to survive till daybreak of horror inside the famous Laperal White House in Baguio City. A million pesos is at stake but as the first night draws to a close and each one is being found dead, everyone realizes their lives are also on the line. It is up to spirit medium Jet (Gabby Concepcion) to find out what exactly is going on and who is the real enemy among he many ghosts that haunt the place, which includes a powerful Black Lady who abducted the soul of Jet’s only daughter. A chance of a lifeline with no lifelines… who will survive in the end?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tagalog
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The Night of the Chupacabras (2011)
Plot Summary:
Death and blood are in the middle of a feud between two families. Something creepy rounds the Silva Farm and makes its victims. The Carvalho Family, stuck to their past and hatred, can't see the secular evil that approaches from the darken woods.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: splatter, exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Vampire War (2017)
Plot Summary:
After a series of mysterious killings in the German countryside, it is discovered that vampires with origins in the Middle Ages are to blame for the attacks. The condemned vampire clan leader and his followers created a new master to replace him, one to rule over the present day, unless he an his minions can be stopped by a group of modern vampire killers.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: slasher, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, psychotronic
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Teeth and Blood (2015)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful diva is murdered on the set of horror director Vincent Augustine's latest film "Chapel Blood." Somewhere between the crime scene and the coroner's van, the body mysteriously disappears. Meanwhile, the city's supply of donated blood is being dangerously depleted. Suspecting a connection between the events, detectives Mike Hung and Sasha Colfax go undercover at the studio to investigate. Their attempt to crack the case quickly turns into a desperate battle for survival when they uncover an age-old war between rival vampire covens that threatens to consume humanity in a final, grisly assault of Teeth and Blood!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective
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Corbin Nash (2018)
Plot Summary:
A rogue police detective in search of his parents killer is murdered and reborn the ultimate killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: gothic, captivating, suspense, scary, exciting, tense, suspenseful, queer horror, independent film
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Baaghi (2016)
Plot Summary:
Baaghi is the story of Ronny, a rebellious 23-year-old from Delhi. Fearing his unruly and angry temperament his father sends him to a disciplinary academy set in a sleepy town in Kerala. While traveling to the academy he meets Siya who also carries a rebellious streak but nonetheless spark fly between them. After his enrollment, Ronny encounters the star student Raghav and things get awry between them when Raghav falls for Siya as well. Years later Ronny is informed that Siya is abducted and is called upon for help to rescue her from the gritty underbelly of Thailand. Lost in the midst of a new city Ronny comes face to face with his nemesis, Raghav. They both still love Siya unconditionally and are in a battle to win her heart. But there will be only one person who will. Who will it be the rebellious Ronny or the furious Raghav?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Knights of the Damned (2017)
Plot Summary:
The King has sent his best Knights to defeat the Dragon besieging his castle. Along their epic adventure they encounter malicious sirens, warrior women on a mission of revenge and an unstoppable army of the undead.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, rough, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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Blood Ransom (2014)
Plot Summary:
Crystal, the girlfriend of Roman, Jeremiah's American boss whom he kidnaps. As Jeremiah's plans fail, Roman sends Bill, a psychopathic hitman after them. Crystal and Jeremiah tread the dangerous path of a love on the run. But as they run farther and as they fall deeper, a dark secret burns even stronger.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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GARO: Fang of God (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ryuga Dogai returns to investigate a new mystery - the theft of Makai Knights armour. Among the victims are Ryuga's old comrades from the Volcity crisis, Takeru and Aguri. The three will face off against an enemy previously though defeated - Zinga.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Bloodrunners (2017)
Plot Summary:
By 1933, Prohibition has proven a booming enterprise, where average citizens break the law, hide in the shadows and operate at night. The new world order has even lined the pockets of corrupt cops like Jack Malone. He collects a 'luxury tax' from every bootlegger and scofflaw in the small town he has sworn to protect. While shaking down the newest speakeasy in the local underground, Jack and his men uncover a clan of vampires hell bent on taking over the town. Now Chesterfield, an ancient vampire, and his horde must hide their secret at any cost. The bloody result leaves several bodies and innocent townsfolk taken as lambs to await the slaughter. With nowhere else to turn, Jack joins forces with a busboy and a crazy preacher to save the town and make a final stand against Chesterfield and his vampires.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, detective, hot, post modern
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The Hunted (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bob is coming to terms with his unsuccessful attempts at becoming an actor when he is bitten by a vampire named Susan - the daughter of a crazed vigilante slayer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Somebody's Darling (2016)
Plot Summary:
A fraternity president becomes obsessed with a young coed but his hopeful courtship decays into sinister pursuit as unnatural secrets surface about his brotherhood.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Ekimmu the Dead Lust (2017)
Plot Summary:
The unassuming town of Briar Creek seems to be keeping a nasty secret... On a cross country trip home a young couple, Mike and Beth make a late night stop in this little town, only to stumble across a mysterious girl lying along the dark roadside, The evil lurking inside of her waiting... planning... plotting... When the two girls find that they are somehow psychically connected strange things begin to happen... It's only a matter of time before the two girls cant control the inevitable. The following days will lead them to question everything, from their own existence to whether or not they have somehow opened a doorway to evil. All of their answers can be found in only the darkest of places. Where the sins of the past become the sins of the future. Lost in a strange town, scared as hell and running low on gas... Darkness sets in as events begin to frantically tumble into the void of... THE DEAD LUST.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, mind bending, independent film, cult film
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I Thought You Were a Nice Man (2018)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful young woman with a horrible secret is protected by a loving family.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, thrilling, independent film
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Ancestral World (2020)
Plot Summary:
A prince must learn to be a hero. In a time of demons and Gods warring for domination, a prince is sent on a mission to rescue his brother and recover a magical armor stolen by the God of Destruction.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Mandrake (2010)
Plot Summary:
An expedition led by adventurer Darren McCall and funded by the wealthy Harry Vargas braves the impenetrable jungle to retrieve a fabled bejeweled dagger from an ancient burial ground. But pulling the dagger from its rightful resting place awakens the long-dormant plant creature - part plant, part animal, and all bloodthirsty -- and sends it on a feeding frenzy from which there seems scant hope of survival or escape.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 913
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, tense, captivating, psychotronic
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Maria (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a former BlackRose cartel assassin deliberately betrays them by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to them, she fakes her own death and is able to create a new life of her own. When the cartel discovers she is alive, the hunter becomes the hunted as she fights to get revenge on those who took her new life away from her.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, brutal, captivating
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Hollow Point (2019)
Plot Summary:
When his wife and daughter are senselessly murdered, a grieving man finds himself caught up in a war between a group of charismatic vigilantes and the crime that infests their city.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 835
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, stylized
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Desh Prem the Real Hero (2012)
Plot Summary:
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Interrogation (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the FBI receives a threat that endangers the entire city, an interrogator and an I.T. specialist are plunged into a series of mind games with a criminal mastermind, desperately racing against time to uncover the villain's true agenda as they fight to protect thousands of lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Deadly Still (2018)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends decide to spend a weekend together at a country house, but an unexpected accident forces them to stop at a strange and remote estate. In this abandoned and eerie place, a rare antique camera is discovered. Slowly the camera draws them into a mystical and tragic chain of events that none of them could have seen coming. Anyone who has their picture taken by the camera sees a photo revealing their death. Many of them lose their lives in excruciating ways, as they race to solve the mystery of the camera.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense, intense, surprise ending, rough
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The Bucks County Massacre (2010)
Plot Summary:
On Saturday, May 17th, 2008, police responded to a residence in a remote area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania for the report of a missing person. Upon their arrival, a routine investigation was performed and it was determined that the situation did not require police intervention. When the police returned the next morning to do a courtesy follow up, the house was immediately found to be the scene of a crime.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, scary, rough, realistic, independent film
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Battleground (2012)
Plot Summary:
The war in Vietnam is announced to finish. American troops are withdrawn and the relief of peace echoes through the air. However, as the calm after the storm spreads a sigh of relief, there is something unsettling amidst the forests of North Michigan. A disturbed war veteran remains, but he lives for one reason only - to kill. What would happen if six ruthless men stumbled across him in the eerie deserted forest, after their mass bank-robbery leaves them running from the law with three million dollars? Would they be better off facing the cells of prison or can they escape from the murderer out to get them…?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating, exciting, rough, realistic
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Vamps (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in 18th century russia. empress elizabeth’s confessor, monk named Lavr, is exiled to a monastery in a haunted mountainous region, taking his secret ancient knowledge with him. Years later, the empress sends her godson Andrey to bring the monk back. Andrey travels to the ill-famed place and meets with Lavr, but before they can return to St. Petersburg they must face evil forces and creatures of the dark side.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, sincere, scary
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Wolves (2014)
Plot Summary:
The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end| who's really hunting whom?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scenic, perverse, teen, scary, suspenseful
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Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (2013)
Plot Summary:
A rainbow-colored tornado takes Haruto and Koyomi to an alternate reality called "Magic Land". There, its residents never developed science. Instead they put extensive research on magic. As a result, anyone has an ability to use magic, and some of them can even transform into a Kamen Rider Mage. When Haruto arrives, he meets a young orphan called Shiina. As Haruto explores Magic Land, he finds the Emerald Palace and meets Emperor Maya. He also meets Prime Minister Orma, who is known as Kamen Rider Sorcerer, who does not appear what he may seem to be.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Garo - Kiba: The Dark Knight (2011)
Plot Summary:
The spirit of Kiba the Dark Makai Knight influenced everything since the beginning. Though he called himself a Makai Knight, Kiba was no different to a Horror. Kiba's spirit resides inside what was once a grey colored Makai Armor that's filled with the dark knowledge of Makai Power. As Barago absorbed Horror after Horror, Kiba eventually deformed into an organically pure black armor with a cape. Kiba assumed full control over his host upon Meisha's defeat by Kouga.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, dark fantasy
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Block Z (2020)
Plot Summary:
A pre-med student and her friends encounter the death of a patient that exhibited symptoms of rabies. They are soon faced with an even bigger problem as their patient comes back from the dead and infects the people on campus, causing a lockdown and trapping the students inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, exciting, suspense, suspenseful
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Dracula 2000 (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, sexy, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting, fairy tale, dark