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Plot Summary:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: satirical, dark comedy, black comedy, gothic, funny, clever, light, horror comedy, humorous, cynical
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Plot Summary:
The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, suspenseful, suspense, black comedy, atmospheric, horror comedy, cult horror, classic horror, psychological
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The Stepford Wives (2004)
Plot Summary:
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: semi serious, satirical, black comedy, suspense, clever, offbeat, intellectual, satanic, dark comedy, twisted
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Creepshow 2 (1987)
Plot Summary:
EC Comics-inspired weirdness returns with three tales. In the first, a wooden statue of a Native American comes to life...to exact vengeance on the murderer of his elderly owners. In the second, four teens are stranded on a raft on a lake with a blob that is hungry. And in the third, a hit and run woman is terrorized by the hitchhiker she accidentally killed...or did she really kill him?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, slasher, black comedy, suspense, splatter, horror comedy, cult classic, cult horror, psychotronic
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Plot Summary:
Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do whatever's necessary to put her under his spell.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, gothic, humorous, black comedy, scary, detective, suspenseful, splatter, cult classic, hood
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Plot Summary:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel, Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King, his sidekick. Lefty and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, teen, cult classic, horror comedy, exciting, captivating, entertaining, black comedy, funny
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Society (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Beverly Hills teen (Billy Warlock) discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, surreal, psychological, disturbing, dark comedy, cult horror, erotic, horror comedy, atmospheric, bloody
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Bewitched (2005)
Plot Summary:
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, humorous, witty, entertaining, satirical, romantic comedy, light, uplifting, teen
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The Mortuary Collection (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anthology, surprise ending, enigmatic, stylized, dark, slasher, scary, spooky, suspense, psychological
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My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
Plot Summary:
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, cult classic, humorous, black comedy, horror comedy, offbeat, semi serious, romantic comedy, funny, light
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976-EVIL (1988)
Plot Summary:
People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, satanic, suspenseful, cult classic, splatter, homoerotic, horror comedy, cult horror
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Dead Like Me (2003)
Plot Summary:
Dead Like Me follows a group of undead grim reapers tasked with shepherding the recently departed into the afterlife.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: witty, sentimental, black comedy, cynical, humorous, contemplative, semi serious, offbeat, dark comedy, gothic
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Plot Summary:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 585000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, funny, horror comedy, spoof, parody, atmospheric, witty, scary
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Hocus Pocus (1993)
Plot Summary:
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sweet, scary, mystical, funny, gothic, dark comedy, spooky, offbeat, psychological
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Plot Summary:
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Dr. van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the count.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, absurd, slapstick, horror comedy, cult classic, hilarious, gothic
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Plot Summary:
When her great aunt dies famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town to Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house a witches cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream queens ample assets all hell busts out & breaks loose.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: gothic, parody, black comedy, humorous, light, spoof, horror comedy, psychotronic, dark comedy, erotic
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Dark Shadows (2012)
Plot Summary:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 277000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, humorous, gothic horror, parody, dark, black comedy, dark comedy, scary, funny
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Cursed (2005)
Plot Summary:
A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, twist ending, slasher, teen, suspenseful, horror comedy, cult classic, teen horror, suspense, humorous
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Idle Hands (1999)
Plot Summary:
Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, humorous, scary, suspense, dark comedy, horror comedy, funny, teen, semi serious, realistic
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Life After Beth (2014)
Plot Summary:
Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, enigmatic, bloody, melancholic, surreal, romantic, stylized
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, absurd, humorous, gothic, parody, offbeat, atmospheric, not serious, witty, dark comedy
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The Addams Family (1991)
Plot Summary:
Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very well to the strange family. Can the doctor carry out her evil plans and take over the Addams Family's fortune?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, cult classic, funny, not serious, stylized, light, scary
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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Plot Summary:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, black comedy, offbeat, dark comedy, horror comedy, scary, suspense, entertaining, gothic
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House (1985)
Plot Summary:
Roger Cobb is a author who has just separated from his wife. He moves into a new house and tries to work on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. Strange things start happening around him; little things at first, but as they become more frequent, Cobb becomes aware that the house resents his presence.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, cult classic, horror comedy, psychological, slasher, splatter, grindhouse, creepy, humorous, retro
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Jennifer's Body (2009)
Plot Summary:
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, dark comedy, scary, teen horror, slasher, black comedy, teen, horror comedy, cult classic, satirical
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Leprechaun (1992)
Plot Summary:
A horrific Leprechaun goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all of his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill anyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to survive the wrath of the Leprechaun, Tori and her friends scramble to find the only weapon known to kill this Irish monster...a four-leaf clover.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, suspense, horror comedy, suspenseful, creepy, cult classic, cult horror, fairy tale, psychological thriller
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Creepshow (1982)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark comedy, suspenseful, grindhouse, scary, bloody, suspense, splatter, cult classic, horror comedy
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Beetlejuice (1988)
Plot Summary:
Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 331000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy, funny, scary, offbeat, humorous, horror comedy
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She-Devil (1989)
Plot Summary:
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: black comedy, funny, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, light, retro, mysterious, aesthetic
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Addams Family Values (1993)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: gothic, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic, parody, scary, visually appealing, spooky
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The Frighteners (1996)
Plot Summary:
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, black comedy, humorous, dark, dark comedy, creepy, horror comedy, suspenseful, light, suspense