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Plot Summary:
A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide'. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, atmospheric, surprise ending, suspenseful, splatter, creepy, slasher, spooky, rough
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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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Quarantine (2008)
Plot Summary:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, scary, intense, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, serious, mockumentary, splatter
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Open Grave (2013)
Plot Summary:
A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, psychological, tricky, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, tense, rough
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Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Plot Summary:
20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, dark, scary, suspenseful, exciting, mockumentary, mumblecore, spooky, light
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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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Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggling to combat the apocalyptic horror. Realizing they may in fact be the last people on earth, a dark shadow hones in on them alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, harsh, bleak, suspenseful, serious, psychological, enigmatic, suspense, surreal, absurd
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Slender Man (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bad ending, suspense, psychological, psychotronic, dark, slasher, demonic, spooky, thrilling
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Sinister 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, brutal, suspense, disturbing, atmospheric, creepy, intense, demonic, splatter
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The Tunnel (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 2007, in the midst of the drought and water shortages, the NSW State government has unveiled plans to tap into and recycle millions of litres of water trapped in a network of abandoned train tunnels just beneath the heart of Sydney. However the government suddenly goes cold on the plan and it is not made public why. There is talk of homeless people who use the tunnel as shelter going missing, even though the government states that there are no homeless people in there. This, and the silence from the officials and ministers, leads a journalist, Natasha to begin an investigation into a government cover-up. She and her crew Pete (Producer), Steve (Cameraman) and Tangles (Sound Technichian) decide to investigate the story in the tunnel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, rough, suspenseful, spooky, suspense, splatter, mockumentary, slasher, psychological
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The Pyramid (2014)
Plot Summary:
A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Morocco, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, intense, atmospheric, suspense, mockumentary, suspenseful, psychological, mystical, mystic
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[Rec] 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, bloody, bleak, creepy, demonic, disturbing
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Head Count (2018)
Plot Summary:
During a weekend getaway to Joshua Tree, a group of teenagers find themselves under mental and physical assault from a supernatural entity that mimics their appearances as it completes an ancient ritual.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: twist ending, scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, disturbing, slasher, mumblecore
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Hell House LLC (2015)
Plot Summary:
Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark, spooky, scary, slasher, disturbing, atmospheric, suspense, teen horror, mockumentary, suspenseful
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Plot Summary:
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 280000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, dark, independent film, mockumentary, suspenseful, atmospheric, bleak, psychological, disturbing
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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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The Ruins (2008)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, creepy, atmospheric, bloody, disturbing, splatter
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Devil's Pass (2013)
Plot Summary:
Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, factual, creepy, mockumentary, harsh, natural horror, psychological
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REC (2007)
Plot Summary:
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 193000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark, disturbing, creepy, frightening, psychological, atmospheric
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Blair Witch (2016)
Plot Summary:
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, dark, suspense, tense, stylized, intense, demonic, spooky, slasher
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Dead Silence (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, surprise ending, dark, slasher, suspense, frightening
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The Descent (2005)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, dark, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy, psychological, twist ending, splatter
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Saw (2004)
Plot Summary:
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 459000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, disturbing, psychological thriller, mind bending, clever, splatter
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Saw VI (2009)
Plot Summary:
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: bloody, scary, slasher, suspense, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, twist ending, splatter, clever
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The Conjuring (2013)
Plot Summary:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 545000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening, psychological, terrifying, creepy, demonic, splatter
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Devil (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of people trapped in a elevator realizes that the devil is among them.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, surprise ending, suspenseful, twist ending, suspense, serious, satanic, demonic, tricky
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Friday the 13th (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ignoring the warnings of the locals, a group of teenage camp counselors takes on the job of reopening Camp Crystal Lake — on Friday the 13th no less, and raise the ire of Jason Voorhees, a masked, homicidal maniac.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, brutal, splatter, teen, erotic
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The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Morocco
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, brutal, splatter, suspenseful, creepy, bloody, disturbing, suspense, stylized
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As Above, So Below (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, tense, philosophical, atmospheric, creepy, serious
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Plot Summary:
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the beautiful young "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, dark, bad ending, suspenseful, spooky, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, creepy