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Plot Summary:
Two American teenagers in search of cheap drugs, trespass into the seedy town of Barrio, Mexico. What they find instead is a disturbed story teller and three tales filled with blood, witches and a cannibalistic taco chef.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anthology, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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Take Back the Night (2021)
Plot Summary:
Finding herself the victim of a violent monster attack, Jane launches a vigilante campaign to hunt the beast that tried to kill her. Jane's efforts intensify, but her troubling history of drug use and mental illness bubbles to the surface causing her family, community, and authorities to question the authenticity of her account. Suddenly alone in her fight, Jane starts to doubt her own memory of the attack...to doubt if Monster exists at all.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 576
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Sacrifice (2005)
Plot Summary:
Three years after the death of his father, 16-year-old Jonathan Kelly moves with his mother to the small New Hampshire town of Dunkirk. He is immediately drawn to David, a boy who shares his interest in the occult, and a tentative romance begins to develop between them. But when the boys try to learn the truth behind a local ghost story, they discover that someone is digging up graves in the oldest part of the cemetery, collecting human remains for a dark ritual...a ritual that will end in human sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, satanic, disturbing
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Offensive (2016)
Plot Summary:
A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a house in rural France. Bernard's father had liberated this same village from the Nazis during the Second World War, in a rage-fueled killing spree. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a cruel gang of street kids, who terrorise the village. Plugged into their devices and devoid of empathy, they are a new breed of technological psychopath... Bernard and Helen's lives become a living hell as they are harassed and tormented by the gang. When pushed beyond breaking point, right or wrong no longer matters, survival is everything! Can Bernard live up to his father's legend? And could they live with the consequences? This is the old generation vs the new!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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J-Horror Anthology: Underworld (2005)
Plot Summary:
Six short stories. • Chain Mail • Left Behind • Tattoo • Viewfinder's Memory • Guardian Angel • Mortuary.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, anthology, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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Gut Instincts (2012)
Plot Summary:
Gut Instincts contains four horrific little tales. Call Me is about a man who thinks a night of passion is in store, but when he gets home, what awaits him is far from passion. In Patterson Road, a group of teens ventures to a wooded area rumored to have a hidden cemetery. They should have been careful what they asked for because in this case, that's exactly what they got. Speaking Ill of the Dead has a basic theme that karma is a bitch. And Trip has Terra, a struggling alcoholic looking for anything to decrease her stress. In all of these tales, characters had a bad feeling, a gut instinct, about what they were doing, but they didn't listen and paid the ultimate price.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, dark fairy tale, anthology, independent film
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Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer (2001)
Plot Summary:
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysterious dwarf spreading severed body parts around. Detective Akechi Kogorô investigating crimes.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Cool Air (2006)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Baxter, a struggling screenwriter, is searching for accommodation in a rundown mansion somewhere in the isolated mountains above Malibu. An expressionless and creatively bankrupt young man who rewrites exploitation sci-fi / horror scripts for a living, he takes a room in the mansion and learns of the mysterious doctor residing in the room above his own who dabbles in strange experiments. As he learns more about the circumstances of the doctor and the history of his landlady, her autistic daughter and the strange lodger across the hall, Baxter is inspired to write his long blocked "great American Screenplay". Working furiously, Baxter suffers a heart attack, and staggers up to see the doctor for treatment. He passes out immediately, but awakens a cured man. But at a terrible price.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 855
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: suspense, lovecraft, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful
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Terror 66 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Chapter One : Motel 666 - This rural desert motel offers the final check-out for many late night Route 66 travelers. Chapter Two : The Road To Hell - A small desert town harbors a dark secret in the form of a serial murderer destined to discover the most brutal and horrifying ways of killing human beings. True to an unspoken community truce, his voracious appetite for torture and death is relegated to outsiders traveling through town via Route 66. Chapter Three : The Grave of Bleu Chambers - Throughout the years, urban legend has it that the ghost of a small boy, killed by a speeding car decades earlier, is responsible for the sporadic disappearances of Route 66 travelers near an adjacent cemetery of which his body is interred.
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Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: dark fairy tale, suspense, anthology
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Stitches (2001)
Plot Summary:
Combining the body parts and skin from her victims, a wicked sorceress stitches together her subjects.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, disturbing, suspense, independent film, semi serious
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Bad Apples (2018)
Plot Summary:
It’s Halloween night, and two “bad apples” decide to play some wicked tricks on the one house in a suburban cul-de-sac that is not celebrating Halloween. They terrorize a young couple in their home and these tricks become increasingly more sinister as the night progresses, finally ending in a Halloween the entire neighborhood will never forget.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark, slasher, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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My Master Satan: 3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence (2015)
Plot Summary:
My Master Satan: 3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence is an anthology horror film that features three tales that revolve around serial killer/druggie Alister (Dakota Bailey) & his equally demented serial killer friends Woody, Charlie and Bubba & takes the viewer deep into a seedy underworld of crime, drugs, depravity & murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, anthology
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Freakshow (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a modern retelling of Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932), "Freakshow" tells the story of a group of criminals who chose to hide out by working security at a traveling circus. At first, they plot with an insider to steal the ticket sales, but the wily Lucy has bigger plans. She convinces the gang to let her seduce and marry the aging circus owner, Lon, in order to secure the entire circus fortune after he "suffers an accident". "People die all the time," Lucy says. The freaks are on to their scheme, however, and when the youngest of them is caught by the ruthless gang, they show no mercy to ensure her silence. When the circus folk find the child's remains, they swear vengeance, and no one is safe from their fury--least of all, the wily Lucy.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, scary, serious, realistic, weird
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The Devil's Tail (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young nurse begins her shift at an old city hospital. After a strange apparition one of the oldest nurse tells her that a patient, Mr. Moore, entered the hospital a few years ago. His body was completely burned after a fire. Mr. Moore was operated urgently by the doctors. But no one wanted to assist him. The pain and drugs had driven him mad... One night one of the nurses went to his room but his bed was empty ... Nothing was heard from him anymore. A bell interrupts the story. The call comes from Mr. Moore´s room….
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 990
Genere: Horror
Country: Argentina, New Zealand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: mystical, captivating, suspense, disturbing, anthology
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The Ones You Didn't Burn (2022)
Plot Summary:
After their father passes away, two siblings return to their old family farm to sell off the land. However, darker forces may be at play that will force them to reanalyze their relation to their ancestor's land.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller
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Scarewaves (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the tradition of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow comes terror in a new frequency with SCAREWAVES. Join radio host Amos Satan as he lets his hungry listeners in on four of the most terrifying and true stories he's heard over his years in show business.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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General Cemetery (2013)
Plot Summary:
Set in Iquitos, the story follows Andrea (Airam Galliani), a 15-years-ago teenage girl, who suffers the death of his father. With the help of his friends from school, encourage her to contact him using the ouija. However, this triggers a series of terrifying events.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Horror
Country: Peru
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: mystical, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Knock Knock (2007)
Plot Summary:
Knock Knock is a horror film that combines fear with revenge, hate with justice and responsibility with sacrifice. The bible says an "Eye for an Eye." Rico was just a big fun loving son of a hard working neighborhood business man. The problem is his dad is an undertaker. Some popular high school Students thought he was weird because of it. Rico kept to himself.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 860
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, scary, rough, serious, realistic
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Nightmare in Psycho Town (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three teens are forced to spend the night at the house on Hollow Road. They eventually learn that each one of them has been having recurring nightmares. Nightmares that could only take place in the mind of a psychopath.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, anthology
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Dark, Deadly & Dreadful (2018)
Plot Summary:
Fun Size Horror Presents "Dark, Deadly & Dreadful", an anthology of short films from Fun Size Horror's community of filmmakers. Each film explores different themes in the horror genre all from the unique perspective of its creator. Featuring work from a diverse group of filmmakers, shorts include submissions to Fun Size Horror, world premiers, and festival winners.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, dark fairy tale, horror spoof
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Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust (2011)
Plot Summary:
Purge: To put to death, eliminate what is undesirable. The serial killer known as Purge lived and died by this code. But is he dead? Driving home from a road trip, ERIC and SHELLY take a back road to avoid a traffic jam. They encounter the serial killer Purge. Eric survives but Shelly is murdered. A year later, a group of adventure-seeking high school grads venture to purge's lair. Among them is Eric's brother JUAN. Eric sets out to save his brother, and get revenge on Purge. For the six teens, their imperfections will be the deciding factor if Purge shows them mercy. But if everyone is imperfect, will any of them survive? Written by Armont Casalle.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, slasher, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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Scare Us (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chilling horror anthology comprising five short stories, penned by an unlikely group of aspiring writers, in Sugarton - a small town plagued by the apparent return of an infamous serial killer, dubbed "Cutthroat." They've come to share their scary stories (with each other and the bookstore owner, Peter, who leads the group), but soon discover they've become the stars of a sick killer's own twisted tale.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Pogo Film Project (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Pogo Film Project shows the intimate side of Gacy’s atrocities; the murders themselves! With a bit of embellishing on the part of the writer, several scenarios play out illustrating how Gacy was able to subdue, torture and murder several young men in his home.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, detective
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The Blood Shed (2007)
Plot Summary:
A sweet little tale about your average inbred, hillbilly, cannibal family residing in the northern part of New Jersey and how they deal with the day-to-day annoyances of encroaching suburbia.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, controversial, extreme horror, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
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Killer Shorts 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Faux Pas Films' third feature length film "KILLER SHORTS 2", the second installment in the horror anthology series. This movie is another throwback to the old days of horror hosts such as Elvira and the Twilight Zone that introduced the macabre scenes in frightful and comedic ways. Features 3 new shorts: "The Killer's Meow" - A group of friends decide to party in an old abandoned house but the house isn't as abandoned as they thought. When they encounter the crazy cat lady, members of the group begin to disappear. Can those remaining figure out the mystery before they too fall victim to the killer's meow? "The Last Rendezvous 2: Retribution" - We continue the story of Wendell and Samantha as a masked killer once again stalks and kills all around them. A huge cast filled with mysteries comes to light in the conclusion to the film that began in Killer Shorts 1. "The Opportunist" - Aden is struggling with kidney stones yet trying to be somewhat sociable. When he meets Melinda, spark fly.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, anthology, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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Heart of the Home (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman's life turns into a living nightmare when she takes in a roommate who makes wigs from human hair.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Wailer 2 (2007)
Plot Summary:
After Professor McBride learns that the body of his daughter Julie was never found, he takes it upon himself to go on a quest to discover the truth about his daughter's disappearance. With the help of Chava, a young Mexican anthropologist and a cult of old witch ladies, he embarks on a mission to exorcise the body of Julie from the evil soul of La Llorona.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mystical, suspense, suspenseful, gothic horror, disturbing
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Ghoulish Tales (2014)
Plot Summary:
On a cold December night Logan's babysitter tells him three tales of unspeakable horror. But the most terrifying tale of all is lurking right outside their door.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, anthology, christmas horror, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, horror comedy
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Southbound (2015)
Plot Summary:
The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anthology, suspense, dark, disturbing, spooky, psychological, tense, road movie, atmospheric, enigmatic
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A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return (2019)
Plot Summary:
Several years after a deadly struggle with her serial killer aunt, Jordan works to escape her troubled history. But when her aunt's revenge-seeking specter surfaces to join forces with a deranged convict, Jordan must return to the haunted town of Silver Falls for a final showdown with the ghosts of her past.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing