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Plot Summary:
The plot of Children of the Corn: Runaway follows a young pregnant Ruth who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. She lands in the small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, captivating
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Children of the Corn (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set primarily in 1975 in the fictional town of Gatlin, Nebraska this remake of the 1984 original (based on Stephen King's 1977 short story) centers around traveling couple Burt and Vicky as they fight to survive a cult of murderous children who worship an entity known as He Who Walks Behind The Rows, which had years earlier manipulated the children into killing every adult in town.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, serious, depressing, sad, controversial, classic horror, surprise ending, slasher
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The Final Curtain (2007)
Plot Summary:
A group of college theater students sneak into the Baxter University theater at night to initiate the 'frosh meat'. Something goes terribly wrong. The next night the same actors become locked into the theater, each one of them has to face the consequences for their actions.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, serious, realistic
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The Hospital (2013)
Plot Summary:
Old St. Leopold's Hospital has many urban legends surrounding it, but the residents of Bridgeport all agree on one thing: tortured souls roam its abandoned halls. The mystery proves too much for a pretty young student who decides to investigate for her senior class project. Unfortunately, she does not find ghosts. She, instead, finds Stanley... serial rapist, murderer, and psychopath. As the young girl becomes Stanley's new pet, a team of young investigators descend on the hospital to "hunt some ghosts." Stanley sees nothing but fun and games in his future. But, what Stanley does not know is that the hospital truly is haunted and the restless spirits there are not happy with what he has been doing.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, medical horror, captivating, slasher, retro, realistic
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Stitch (2013)
Plot Summary:
Stitch follows the story of grieving parents as they cope with the loss of their young daughter. At the height of their desperation, they turn to their best friends for healing advice, who lead them into the deep desert for a weekend ritual meant to burn away emotional baggage. Unfortunately the amateur ritual goes awry, and cosmic forces are unleashed, revealing something sinister ravaging each person with a progression of gruesome, medieval surgical scars. As the stitches rip skin and tear apart relationships, a battle for survival ensues, forcing the couples to come to terms with loss, betrayal, love, and hope.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, scary, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense
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Ritual (2013)
Plot Summary:
A long time ago Tom loved Lovely. They were married and everything was perfect, at least for a little while. But that was then and this is now. Lovely has just killed a man in cold blood after he tried to drug and kidnap her in a motel. She calls Tom to help but now they've found a VHS tape that depicts a satanic ritual in which a woman is murdered. Lovely desperately wants to leave and they do, but Tom forgot his engraved lighter in the room, and when they go back to find it, the dead body appears missing.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark, mumblecore, realistic
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Uncharted (2009)
Plot Summary:
"Uncharted" is a story of a documentary film crew who crash on an island, when they were in hopes of finding a rare animal, a jaguar, that is believed to inhabit the jungle. Unfortunate circumstances arise when her charter plane goes down and crashes on a remote island.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, serious, fake documentary
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Disturbed (2009)
Plot Summary:
The quiet town of Quartz Hill is about to experience the worst night of the town's history. A notorious killer has escaped from death row with one thought on his mind. Revenge.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, slasher, tense, suspense, captivating, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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One by One: Death's Door (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of unsuspecting teens face a railroad reaper in his desert carnival.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 999
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, brutal, serious, awful
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Sea of Fear (2006)
Plot Summary:
College athlete Lance and his friend Tom meet Tom's girlfriend Kate and her friend Ashley in a marina to travel on a rented boat on a leisure trip. The Captain brings his navigator and first mate Joel and another unexpected passenger, Derek, along on the trip. Soon the boat is stranded and one by one the shipmates are murdered.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, tense, psychological, suspenseful, scary, serious, realistic
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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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Lynch Mob (2009)
Plot Summary:
The rural town of Leesburg Georgia holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspense, psychological, psychedelic, scary, rough, suspenseful, independent film, slasher
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Army of the Damned (2013)
Plot Summary:
The filming of a hit reality TV show goes horribly wrong when a group of small town cops respond to a call that brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, domestic disturbance.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, thought provoking, disturbing, detective
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Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teenage girl finds herself in a web of lies and deceit when her stepmother attempts to murder her by sending her to a discipline camp.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher, tense, folk tale, exciting, rough, realistic, independent film
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30 Days to Die (2009)
Plot Summary:
A group of girls trapped in an institution suffer the wrath of a serial killer on the loose. This campy thriller pays homage to Friday the 13th.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, scary, rough, realistic, disturbing
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Mimesis (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of horror fans find themselves unwilling participants in a nightmarish role playing game that pays homage to a classic horror film.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, slasher, suspenseful, realistic
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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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Bloody Homecoming (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three years after a tragic accident leaves a student dead at the annual Homecoming dance, a group of senior friends anxious about the return of Homecoming Night to their sleepy Southern town find themselves visited by a deadly presence from their past in the dark and desolate halls of their very own high school.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, tense, suspense, captivating, realistic, teen horror
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Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
Plot Summary:
Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher, reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not invited.".
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, scary, serious, slasher, cult horror, classic horror
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Children of the Corn (2020)
Plot Summary:
A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan, is the town's only hope of survival.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher horror
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Deep in the Darkness (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, grindhouse, spooky, serious, lovecraft
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Spiker (2007)
Plot Summary:
A nightmare come to life, the Spiker is a massive pink-eyed albino and a maniac killing machine whose physical endurance borders on the fantastic. He escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town he terrorized years before, where he slashed his victims to pieces with railroad spikes and buried the bodies under the train tracks outside of town. When a group of local teens decide to camp out at an abandoned house, they are attacked by the Spiker and discover a web of terrible secrets hidden there.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, scary, rough, serious, independent film
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The Other Lamb (2019)
Plot Summary:
A haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah, a young girl born into a repressive cult known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children– live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd. Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is given the great honor of participating in the sacred ritual of the birthing of the lambs – upon which they depend for survival – where she has a shocking and otherworldly experience. She begins to have strange visions that make her question her own reality, and everything the Shepherd has taught her and her sisters.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA, Denmark, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, art house, dark, erotic, scary
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The Fear Chamber (2009)
Plot Summary:
A psychotic man likes to hunt down young women, then kill them and sell their organs. Detective Nick Stevens has been chasing this killer for years and has to overcome this personal demons in order to conquer this serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, rough, serious, detective
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Maneater (2009)
Plot Summary:
A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scenic, scary, slasher
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Blood Descendants (2007)
Plot Summary:
A hundred years after being brutally murdered by the justice-seeking citizens of a small town, a supernatural killer fulfills his promise to return from the grave and seek vengeance against the descendents of the people who slaughtered him.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak, splatter, independent film
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Vampegeddon (2010)
Plot Summary:
Chased out of the old world, the dark vampire lord Giovanni flees to the American southwest where he sets up a new brood. Longshank, Brittan's premier vampire slayer follows him here, and in a final confrontation in the Arizona desert both are killed. A hundred years later Melissa, a gorgeous, goth, lesbian college student, is obsessed with becoming a vampire and escaping her terrible home life. Along with her four friends, Ted, Liz, Mona, and Kent, she regularly conducts ceremonies where she tries to commune with dark forces. When she buys an old, evil book at a creepy garage sale she finally has the key she has been searching for. Following her dreams of Giovanni and a map in the book the five friends hike out to "Massacre Lane" and finally summon up some real vampires.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, serious, slasher, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, funny
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Blood Widow (2014)
Plot Summary:
Laurie and Hugh are a successful young couple who have just closed on a weekend home away from the city. Unbeknownst to them, the neighboring property contains the crumbling remains of a boarding school that was shuttered in the wake of an unspeakable massacre. The sole survivor of that massacre still resides in the ruins of the school, hiding from the world and wanting only to be left alone. When Laurie and Hugh's friends explore the property, they have no idea that they disturbed an emotionally-broken killing machine: The Blood Widow.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, serious, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, rough, realistic
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The Open Door (2008)
Plot Summary:
A pirate radio station is granting callers their hearts' desires. But as some teenagers find out, be careful what you wish for.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, serious, independent film
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Mothman (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, rough
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Nailbiter (2013)
Plot Summary:
A horror film that combines classic monster movie elements set within the backdrop of unpredictable Kansas weather. Start with a mother and her three daughters forced to take shelter from an advancing tornado in a local storm cellar. What is waiting for them underneath is another story entirely.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, captivating, psychological, spooky