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Plot Summary:
Cocky young attorney Michael Gray finds himself framed for murder when an inmate he is defending violently kills himself during their interview at South River State Penitentiary. Now locked in the same nightmarish Cell 213 where his client died, he soon realizes that unnatural forces are behind a string of inmate suicides, making matters of guilt and innocence not as cut and dry as they seem.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, bleak, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
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Womb Ghosts (2010)
Plot Summary:
Life after death of a fetus inside a woman’s body exists as a Womb Ghost. Unnatural termination of such life will turn the baby into the evilest and most vicious kind of spirit. A mental hospital is haunted by spirits, the mysterious miscarriage of a young and beautiful inmate causes the authority to investigate. Only one answer can be given to the existence of such an ungodly creature…Womb Ghost.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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No 46 (2016)
Plot Summary:
ELISE is a young, fearful woman who escapes her old life to move in with her best friend Miranda across the country following an altercation with a stalker leading to the death of her boyfriend. They find refuge in Malachai's home, a site that saw a serial killer's murder spree several decades earlier. Though not a superstitious person, Elise begins to encounter strange events that begin to test her curiosity, then her mind. Although she holds firm in her resolve not to believe there is a supernatural presence in their home, Elise begins to doubt her sanity, especially when Keith, a murdering stalker from her past has followed her and arrives to save her from an encounter with Owen, a nice guy with a dark secret. Owen and his partner James, a mentally unstable psychic arrive on her doorstep to announce they are there to liberate trapped spirits in the house, only to be hauled away by police. With the threat of Keith's return, the unnatural occurrences in the house and Owen and James'.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film
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Welcome to the Circle (2020)
Plot Summary:
A random bear attack during a family camping trip leaves Greg (father) and Samantha (daughter) trapped by demon worshiping cult known as The Circle. Unbeknownst to all is that there's an infiltrator in the cults ranks. She is communication with a former member on the outside named Grady. Grady's plan is to lead a small group of rescuers into the heart of The Circle. But will they get there in time to save Greg, Samantha, and others from the demon known as Percy Stephens?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller
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The Lingering (2018)
Plot Summary:
On New Year's Eve, Qingyi (Athena Chu) and her son, Dawa, were waiting for her husband to come home from work but he never showed up. Meanwhile, Dawa keeps seeing a stranger who is invisible to Qingyi. Leaving Dawa under the care of her neighbour, she heads to the village to find out her husband’s whrereabouts. Qingyi returns home and sees a stranger hiding in her house….
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Whispering (2018)
Plot Summary:
Six high school students, who have finished their college entrance examinations, accidentally discover a haunted house with eerie rumors to it. Inside there, the students start to hear the whispers of death and vanish one by one, as unstoppable, extreme terror engulfs them.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Father of Flies (2021)
Plot Summary:
A haunting tale of family life. A vulnerable young boy finds his mother pushed out of the family home by a strange new woman, and he must confront the terrifying supernatural forces that seem to move in with her.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic
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Hellmouth (2014)
Plot Summary:
A gravekeeper is drawn into a hell dimension to save the soul of a beautiful woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Visitors (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Daniel is possessed by a strange being it tries to bring back from the other world the rest of its companions in the bodies of Ana, Daniel’s wife, and Sebastian, their six year old son. Ana watches in horror as her family is transformed and sees her own possession, and tries to stop the process that seems to be irreversible.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, hispanic
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Tales From The Dark 1 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the first of a two-part film project, three short stories from acclaimed Hong Kong horror writer Lilian Lee are adapted for the big screen in this horror anthology.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, anthology, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Rope Curse (2018)
Plot Summary:
Hoping to make a viral video by streaming a mysterious rope ritual, a couple falls into a deadly curse instead that turns their lives upside down.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Horror
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Dorcha (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lisa and David, a writer and an entrepreneur couple from London travels to Ballyvadlea,Ireland for their working holiday.The short trip was panned so Lisa could start on her second book and David could work on his startup business plan, but unbeknownst to either of them the house was built on a cursed ground. Lisa's curiosity leads her to the discovery of the personal memoirs of Niav, the mysterious woman who once lived at the property a century ago, hence opening the long closed doors and in doing so awakens the demons within. David's only hope comes in the form of George, the wandering priest who has a story to tell. the narrative takes place in 1918, 1950 and 2010.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Tales from the Dark Part 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, anthology, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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Mansion of Blood (2015)
Plot Summary:
Millionaire Mason Murphy renovates the haunted Mayhew mansion. He plans a tremendous lunar eclipse viewing party to celebrate his return to his hometown of River Ridge Iowa. At the party, magic runs out of control and the party guests are murdered one by one.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, erotic
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Pet Peeve (2013)
Plot Summary:
A motorcycle accident in the city will be the precursor to a series of bizarre phenomena being revealed consecutively. Meanwhile, a girl named Yoko possesses a second sight which allows her to see strange things invisible to others.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then sneaks into an abandoned school to shoot a horror video for the internet. Hitomi hears from her colleague Kimio about a fox's window which leads to the spirit world.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Know Fear (2021)
Plot Summary:
After discovering an ancient book of the occult, a family activates a dangerous ritual forcing each of them to communicate with and fight a demonic force in their own unique way: to see it, hear it or speak to it.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Infernum (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ancient literature has referred to the sound of hell as "the wailing and gnashing of teeth." Many people believe that may be the explanation behind a paranormal phenomenon that has been heard around the world. Camille Williams (Suziey Block) believes this haunting sound is responsible for the disappearance of her parents when she was a young girl. Now a grown woman, Camille sets out with her friend James (Clinton Roper Elledge) to hopefully find some answers.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Aval (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two families have a tough time dealing with a revenge-seeking spirit, which is strangely connected with one of its members.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological thriller, enigmatic
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The Perilous Internet Ring (2020)
Plot Summary:
A college student investigates a series of mysterious deaths.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Horror
Country: China
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, asian horror
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Is That You? (2018)
Plot Summary:
When her father goes missing, 13 year old Lili uses a spiritual ritual to find him but she gets it wrong and her life turns into a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Rope Curse 2 (2020)
Plot Summary:
Jia-min, who was born sensitive to the paranormal, tries to summon "Yi-A-Gu" with two streamers. Huo-ge helps Jia-min subdue the spirit when the situation goes out of hand. Huo-ge possesses supernatural powers but lost his will to exorcise demons during a battle with the Thai Demon five years ago. As the wave of suicides continues, the village is thrown into chaos. Another battle is about to begin.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Horror
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, enigmatic
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The Haunting of Alice Bowles (2020)
Plot Summary:
When two YouTubers uncover a mysterious grave in an abandoned churchyard, what starts as harmless entertainment soon turns darker when their discovery begins to unwrap a mystery which has lain dormant for over a century.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, psychotronic
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Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wong Jing's Classroom follows Ling, the new substitute teacher at a suburban high school. She feels something wrong about her class. The students in her Class 4E are an unruly bunch, except for Don Don, who always sits quietly in the corner. Suspecting that her students Gi Gi, Co Co, and Fong engage in prostitution, Ling reports the problems with her class to the dean, only to be told that there has never been a Class 4E in the school... In Patrick Kong's Travel, a group of friends go on vacation in Mainland, during which Bo gets killed in a road accident. At Bo's funeral, her travel mates meet Bo's estranged lover Ka Ming , with whom Bo had a heated quarrel on the phone just prior to her tragic death. At the hot-pot dinner after the funeral, a pale-faced Ka Ming reveals to the survivors the secret of his relationship with Bo before going on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, anthology
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Queen of Spades (2021)
Plot Summary:
According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Four teenagers summon the Queen of Spades, but they could never imagine the horrors that await them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Encounter (2016)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple Ted and Lauren rent an old farm house to do a thesis on orbs and set up cameras, Strange ghostly noises and haunting occur at night. Ted sees video of Lauren, possessed and wandering the fields at night. When their roommate kills himself they decide to do a séance to see what is haunting the house. Little do they know what they hear and fear is nothing they can pray away.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Seven Hells (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven festival-winning shorts. Seven horrifying and hilarious tales of people trapped in their own special hells. The perfect Halloween movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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When Death Calls (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's Halloween, and an elementary school teacher is being stalked by a mysterious caller. Meanwhile, sexy DJ Roxy Richards is making her scariest broadcast yet - but she may not realize how scary things are going to get when an old friend calls in.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, anthology
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Dead Story (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a young couple – Anne and Harold – moves into a new home without knowing it was a site of horrific murders, Anne's loneliness and strange behavior makes their relationship complicated, especially after Anne meets 'Mary', a dark presence from which she can't escape.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Brimstone Incorporated (2021)
Plot Summary:
Brimstone Incorporated features three ghoulish tales of terror and a wraparound, the latter centering around a law firm that serves as the gateway to Hell. Stories include Mama's Boy, First Date and Skunk Weed,.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Sleep No More (2017)
Plot Summary:
It's 1986 and a group of grad students are close to discovering what happens to the human brain after staying awake for 200 hours, but something goes terribly wrong with a test subject. After their department is shut down, the team moves forward in secret - only this time on themselves.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic