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Plot Summary:
TV reporter Natasha McGrath is sent to a remote area. Along with her small crew and a couple of campers, they encounter a man who watches, taunts and kills them one by one: repeatedly.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, cult film
Best tv shows and movies like Day of a Thousand Screams (2012):
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Coyote (2014)
Plot Summary:
An insomniac writer's sleep-deprived hallucinations distort reality as paranoia drives him to extreme violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, controversial, cult horror
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Purgatory Road (2017)
Plot Summary:
Helpless to stop a thief from stealing his father’s modest nest egg, Travis grows up blaming himself for his parents’ suicide. Becoming a priest who operates a highway confessional with his ambivalent brother, Michael, he offers sage advice to chosen sinners while raining death on unrepentant thieves. Into the world of this antagonistic duo comes Mary Francis, a deranged young woman with psychopathic tendencies who kills a thief who threatens to expose the decidedly un-holy siblings. Filled with gratitude, Travis invites the woman into their sacred world which begins a chain of carnage-laced events that threaten to destroy the brothers’ bloody, decades-long partnership.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, controversial, religious horror
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Innocent Curse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious "child whisperer" phantom appears before journalist Shunya, who is investigating the incidents, and his girlfriend Naomi.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains (2018)
Plot Summary:
A bumbling young film crew, shooting a low-budget horror movie in an abandoned orphanage, discovers that a family of sadistic killers has rewritten their script.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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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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The Ladies of the House (2014)
Plot Summary:
A reluctant birthday celebration starts out innocently enough but quickly turns into three men’s desperate fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, interesting
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Bloody Summer Camp (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1986, counsellors at Camp Trustfall are preparing for the new summer. It's all fun and games until one of the new counsellors goes missing. Now, an evil lurks in the darkness. Is it the camp legend come to life or does someone else have an axe to grind?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher, slasher horror
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Chopping Block (2016)
Plot Summary:
CHOPPING BLOCK follows a group of corporate guys who get laid off. Desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to kidnap their ex-boss's daughter for ransom. Things take a bloody turn, when the boss's daughter just happens to be the only survivor of a masked psychopath. A masked psychopath still out for blood. Hilarity & bloodshed ensue.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, bleak, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, black comedy
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Heavy Makeup (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a series of brutal murders occur in their Hollywood neighborhood, two women search for clues to uncover the identity of a serial killer who is targeting struggling young actresses.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, horror spoof, cult film
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K-Shop (2016)
Plot Summary:
After his father is killed in an altercation with drunken thugs, Salah's world is plunged into darkness. Forced into running the family kebab shop alone, Salah struggles to manage the increasingly rowdy night life and when a fight with an angry customer goes fatally wrong, he finds himself with a dead body on his hands. With no faith in the authorities Salah disposes of the body in the one place he knows best… the kebabs.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Joel (2018)
Plot Summary:
The shocking story of Joel Rifkin, a troubled young man whose hidden fantasies of power and control combined with his obsessive dedication to prostitutes led him to embark on one of the New York area’s most notorious murder sprees, claiming seventeen victims in the late eighties and early nineties.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful
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Creed (2010)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Witch Graveyard (2013)
Plot Summary:
Four travelers innocently decide to rest in a wooded area off an old freeway. Unbeknown to them, they are at an old abandoned and haunted cemetery.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Devil May Call (2013)
Plot Summary:
A blind young suicide-hotline operator descends into a night of unrelenting terror when an obsessive caller turns out to be a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological thriller
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Hole (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ed Kunkle is a convicted felon tormented by his own demons. Eve Adams is a single woman trying to cope with a tragic loss. Bodie Jameson is the detective looking for answers. All 3 lives intertwine with horrific consequences when their fears come upon them.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, spiritual, cult film
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Stripped (2013)
Plot Summary:
Four friends head to Vegas for a 21st birthday in hopes of finding adventure, debauchery and memories that will last them a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, humorous, bloody, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, horror comedy, slasher horror
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Paintball Massacre (2020)
Plot Summary:
Old school friends go on a paintball trip miles away from civilization. But things go horribly wrong when they discover a cold-blooded masked killer is amongst them. Now, they must fight to survive their school reunion.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Capps Crossing (2017)
Plot Summary:
David has lost his girlfriend and his mind. Capps Crossing is his only refuge. When six hikers make the mistake of choosing Capps Crossing to spend the weekend, David will stop at nothing to make sure they never come back.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Del Playa (2017)
Plot Summary:
Struggling with a horrific past, Claire Rhodes must confront a stalker turned murderer of her youth in order to win her life - but will her own demons help the killer exact his vengeance?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Hitchhiker Massacre (2017)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful, young hitchhiker Sally (Ely LaMay), attempts to survive the night while making her way back home as a sadistic killer and cannibalistic madman (John Blyth Barrymore) haunts the desert highways, probing for fresh roadkill.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, grindhouse, sadistic
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The Craving (2011)
Plot Summary:
Leading a double life, Chef Ronnie spends her days as a charming celebrity chef who thrives and shines as owner of a trendy Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco, and spends her nights in ways too gruesome to fathom. As Chef Ronnie's reputation scorches up the culinary scene, San Francisco's murder count hits a record high. Haunted by her past in the form a vengeful lover, and caught in the seductive cross fire of an increasingly serious relationship; Chef Ronnie has bitten off more than she can chew.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, dark comedy
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Sacrament (2014)
Plot Summary:
Leaving the city behind for a weekend of booze, bud and bonding at the coast, seven friends find themselves stranded en route to South Padre Island when a big storm interferes with their plans. The town of Middle Spring is more than happy to welcome them with open arms, however; located in the rhinestone buckle of the Bible Belt, Middle Spring is smack-dab in the middle of a big barbecue and tent revival and there’s always room at their table for a few more warm bodies. Unfortunately, no one in Middle Spring is exactly who they seem to be— this town takes the Bible quite literally, and the friends have to stick together as time begins to run out and they realize that what’s on the menu may be closer to home than they suspected.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher
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Ms. Cannibal Holocaust (2012)
Plot Summary:
The remaining tenants of a rundown poverty-row apartment building, one day away from demolition, suddenly find themselves under siege by a cannibal cult that has been terrorizing the city and their preacher like female leader known only as "The Woman". Why this preacher has picked them as her latest victims is unknown, but her plan for them is clear - they WILL know pain, they WILL know fear, and they WILL know suffering before she kills each and every one of them. With all their connections to the outside world severed, the tenants can only do their best to holdout before they are hunted down... and consumed. Then hope seems to arrive in the form of a second woman... but is this "Girl" there to save them, or does she have her own agenda with the cult... and specifically "The Woman"? And how has she come about these special powers to aid her in her thirst for revenge? She's coming. And vengeance will be upon them. - Written by Ron Bonk.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Prom Ride (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's the end of the school year for a group of high school friends. Their senior prom was to be a night of elegance, rejoicing and celebrating, but when a psychotic killer hijacks their stretch limo, he is determined to have them Dead On Arrival. The teens are tortured while being held hostage, and soon turn on each other for survival. By the end, we learn that one of the teens had been keeping a secret that played a bigger role in their demise.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Kill That Bitch (2014)
Plot Summary:
A methodical killer is systematically slaughtering a group of women who are connected and bound by the same dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: twist ending, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher, controversial, surprise ending
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Taught in Cold Blood (2017)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teen is torn between a girl who loves him and a mysterious stranger who pushes him to kill.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Slumber Party Slaughter (2012)
Plot Summary:
On a secretive outing to a bizarre strip club, Tom Kingsford, (Tom Sizemore) is unaware that his life is about to take a dramatic turn. Club owner and real estate mogul, William O'Toole (Ryan O'Neal) is a sadistic voyeur whose desire for fear and torture is put to the test as the night's dirty deeds return to haunt him. Things quickly turn dark when, what seems like an innocent shortcut through a haunted cemetery is actually a set up, and the group is placed in the middle of an existing crime scene.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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KILD TV (2016)
Plot Summary:
The crew of a local horror movie showcase, used to broadcasting creepy stories of heinous killers, finds themselves trapped with a real killer among them.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Kruel (2015)
Plot Summary:
'Kruel' - is a horror/thriller feature length movie about a psychotic killer who masquerades as an ice cream man in order to get closer to the objects of his affection.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological thriller
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Deadly Xmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Caesar and Otto are employed with Xmas Enterprises and have run into a little problem. It seems a disgruntled Santa (employee) has a new list this year…instead of checking who’s Naughty or Nice…he has Who’s Next on the Kill List. That’s right Santa is on a Killing Spree and looks to blame Caesar and Otto!.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, christmas horror, scary, parody, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, horror comedy