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Plot Summary:
Two cops undercover trailing a fugitive enter a hamlet inside a dense forest. At every turn, they encounter a mysterious character who further misleads them into new labyrinths.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, stylized
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Evangeline (2013)
Plot Summary:
Evangeline (Kat de Lieva) has left her sheltered upbringing to reinvent herself in college. As she begins to break out of her shell, she attracts the attention of a sociopathic fraternity leader (Richard Harmon) and his two cohorts. “Beaten and left for dead, Evangeline finds herself trapped in a supernatural nightmare, where she is caught between salvation and vengeance. But to save herself, Evangeline discovers she must make the most horrifying choice of all….
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Evil Spirit (2016)
Plot Summary:
Life circumstances, curiosity, corruption, ignorance. Four sinister stories based on folk legends. A bunch of friends gathers around an Ouija board. Two hunters wake up in a hut in the middle of woods. A young guy arrives at a rural community on a business trip. A stranger in a stolen car is trying to leave the area. None of them has an idea that during the mysterious Tankha season THEY come to our world.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, road movie
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Ghosts in the Machine (2016)
Plot Summary:
Six young people find an old VCR in an abandoned French house. The machine turns out to be magical... or is it cursed?.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Annabellum - The Curse of Salem (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the form of an old doll a vengeful witches curse from 1692 Salem is released upon a family trapped in a historic English mansion.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Occupants (2015)
Plot Summary:
A documentarian named Annie has roped her husband into a project that involves setting up cameras throughout their house. Complications arise when the cameras start showing that same couple in an alternate universe.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Brazil, France, Philippines, Singapore, UK, Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, psychotronic
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Apparition (2015)
Plot Summary:
When his beautiful fiancée, Lori, is killed in a car accident, Doug retreats in solitude to the isolated farmhouse that should have been his new family's home. As he grieves and further isolates himself from his friends and society, he learns that he is not alone in this quaint home.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 636
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Night Before Halloween (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a Halloween prank goes wrong, it unleashes a creature that will hunt each of the participants down and kill them, unless they can figure out how to transfer the curse to someone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 648
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher, teen horror
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13 Graves (2019)
Plot Summary:
On the orders of their boss, two seasoned contract killers are marching their latest victim to the mob graveyard they have used for several years. When he escapes leaving them no choice but to hunt him through the surrounding forest, they are soon hopelessly lost. As night falls they uncover a dark and terrifying truth about the vast, sprawling woodland, and the hunters become the hunted as they find themselves stalked by an ancient supernatural force.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Afterimages (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of film students burn paper effigy cameras for the wandering spirits during the ghost month in Singapore and receive a collection of horror movies in return.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Singapore
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, enigmatic
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Urban Myths (2017)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school seniors embark on a spring break camping trip to investigate the myths they had been researching and learning from their History teacher. During their trip, they stumble on an old haunted Indian Burial ground and get more than they bargained for when some of the group start to vanish. This film showcases some of the best that Northern Michigan has to offer, along with an all-star cast.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Coldwood (2012)
Plot Summary:
Single mother Ashley travels to Alaska to work with her Uncle Clive, a con man swindling money from people who believe their homes are haunted. As Ashley tackles her own demons the team must face real supernatural forces beyond anything they've ever experienced.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Dinner with the Alchemist (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the early 1900s, a wealthy alchemist, Jacques St. Germaine travels to New Orleans to seek help from the legendary voodoo priestess, Marie Laveau. When multiple murders are uncovered, Jacques and the quarreling locals butt heads as they try to discover the identity of the killer. Featuring a cast of characters pulled from actual police reports, Dinner With the Alchemist weaves historical fact and imaginative storytelling into a mysterious supernatural drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, period drama
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The Priest (2021)
Plot Summary:
The culprits behind multiple deaths in a family over a few years are exposed, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative, religious horror
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Jessie (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set in an abandoned house, the film follows a team of professional ghost hunters trying to conduct a paranormal investigation to unveil the mystery of two sisters, Jessie and Amy, where Amy shows unusual mental and physical behaviour.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, disturbing, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Along Came the Devil 2 (2019)
Plot Summary:
After receiving an unsettling voicemail, Jordan (Wiggins) returns home, looking for answers, only to find her estranged father and even more questions. A demonic force has attached itself to the town and no one is safe. The only one who seems to know anything is the small town's Reverend.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Hollow Creek (2016)
Plot Summary:
Trying to find inspiration for his next horror novel, Blake retreats to the Appalachian Mountains with his mistress, Angelica. Upon arrival they learn about the case of several missing boys in the area. When Angelica follows a lead to one of the missing boys and disappears, Blake becomes a prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Alone (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jonathan MacKinlay is a man trapped inside his home by his own mind. Suffering from agoraphobia, caused by a car accident that took his wife's life; his existence has been reduced to a monotonous repetition of identical days. As his dread and self-loathing escalate, an onslaught of gruesome visions and twisted, waking nightmares begins to gnaw away at his last shred of sanity. Are these ghastly visions imaginary, private demons...or is he being victimized by a very real entity of infinite terror and unspeakable evil?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Munafik 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ustaz Adam has to help a friend whose village is corrupted by a group of misguided religionists lead by a sinister sorcerer. To make matter worse, Adam himself is also being mysteriously haunted by evil apparitions that keeps disturbing him from time to time.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Ragini MMS (2011)
Plot Summary:
The quintessential couple, Ragini and Uday, set out to have a dirty weekend at a friend's farmhouse on the outskirts of Mumbai. The weekend getaway quickly changes gears as they find themselves in a house that has been rigged with cameras in Big Boss style.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, mockumentary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Anomalous (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young schizophrenic who felt threatened by a presence he was unable to define turns up gruesomely dead in his bathtub.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, psychotronic, thrilling
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Rows (2015)
Plot Summary:
Rows is a psychological thriller, a Gothic fantasy inspired by Grimm's tales. A young woman, Rose, is tasked by her developer father to deliver an eviction notice to a reclusive woman in a ramshackle farmhouse. The woman has strange powers, derived from the house itself. The enchantress puts Rose and her friend, Greta, under a spell. They become lost in a seemingly infinite cornfield and must repeat a series of surreal or terrifying events in order to solve the mystery and break the spell. Rose's father is drawn into the mystery, and Rose's relationship with him is tested. A series of shocking reversals leads to a haunting climax.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, fairy tale, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Medusa (2015)
Plot Summary:
A dedicated mythology professor finds an evil witch doctor who summons the spirit of the gorgon Medusa.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Muse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A painter's life is forever changed when a mythical and deadly spirit from Celtic lore – a Leannán Sí – becomes his muse and lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative, fairy tale
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Murder In The Woods (2021)
Plot Summary:
Soon after arriving to a mysterious cabin in the woods, a group of teens discover the dark secret it holds, which forces them to fight for their lives.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher horror, teen horror
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Observance (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Abduct (2016)
Plot Summary:
A Texan paranormal radio host, Ridley Kay leads a fairly ordinary existence, until a strange orphan with a tragic past comes crashing into his life. Convinced other-worldly forces are after her, Kay attempts to protect the young girl from an onslaught of deadly alien and extra-terrestrial phenomena. However, as the strange lights continue to stalk her, he discovers the world of the paranormal might be far more sinister than anyone has possibly imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Offseason (2021)
Plot Summary:
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as she arrives, the island closes for the season, leaving Marie trapped in a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, atmospheric, slasher, surreal
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The Lurking Man (2017)
Plot Summary:
Supernatural Drama about an addictive woman who is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Dawn of the Crescent Moon (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students travel to a small Texas town to research the Legend of Blood Lake, an obscure folktale forged by events surrounding the horrible massacre of a Comanche village.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, supernatural thriller
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Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two police officers, ASP Aditi Sharma the believer and ACP Vikrant Singhal the skeptic, investigate strange unsolved cases, while unnatural forces impede their efforts.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, psychotronic, enigmatic