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Plot Summary:
This spaghetti horror's storyline revolves around a former hooker (Grandi) running a successful men's magazine. An obsessed admirer systematically slaughters her models (occasionally increasing the magazine's output) and supplies the mistress with pictures of their disfigured corpses taken in front of her semi-nude posters visible in the background. Is she going to be the psycho's next victim?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, sexual
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Death Carries a Cane (1973)
Plot Summary:
Ketty,a photographer living in Rome,accidentally witnesses the murder of a young woman at the hands of a razor-wielding black-gloved killer.Ketty and her fiance,Alberto,go to the police-only to learn that two other witnesses to the crime have been slashed to death.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, slasher horror, cult film
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Macabre (1980)
Plot Summary:
A middle-aged woman, traumatized from the death of her adulterous lover, moves into a room at a New Orleans boarding house where the blind landlord becomes suspicious to her activities of continuing her affair with her dead lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, rough, suspenseful, scary, tense, mind bending, serious, realistic, gothic
Similar in 76%
Death Walks at Midnight (1972)
Plot Summary:
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug, Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: slasher, erotic, surprise ending, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, atmospheric, serious, realistic
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Olga O's Strange Story (1995)
Plot Summary:
When Olga Roli returns to her birthplace after a nervous breakdown, it quickly becomes much worse for her. Anonymous, threatening phone calls to deal with her as Olga O, her stage name from her time working in a local strip club, soon followed by a near miss with a murderous motorcyclist.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, suspense, independent film, sexploitation film
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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
Plot Summary:
Oliviero is a burned-out writer, living at his estate near Venice, his dead mother dominating his imagination. He is also a degenerate: sleeps with his maid and his ex-student, hosts Bacchanalia for local hippies, and humiliates his wife Irina in front of strangers. She lives in terror. When a young woman is murdered, police suspect Oliviero. Things get complicated when his young, beautiful, and self-confident niece, Floriana, pays an unexpected visit. A silver-haired stranger observes. More women die, and thoughts of harming Irina give Oliviero new inspiration. What's Floriana's game and who's the observant stranger? Watching all is a black cat named Satan.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, surprise ending, erotic, sexy, suspense, grindhouse, psychological, tense, atmospheric
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The Killer Nun (1979)
Plot Summary:
A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, whilst presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, disturbing, psychological, suspense, surreal, sensual, cult classic, terrifying, queer horror
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The Beast Kills in Cold Blood (1971)
Plot Summary:
A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, erotic, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic
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Eyeball (1975)
Plot Summary:
A group of American tourists is traveling through Spain when two of them are murdered by a mysterious serial killer who removes an eyeball from every one of his victims. The tour presses on as the murders continue, with the travelers and the police trying to deduce which one of them is the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
Plot Summary:
A blind pianist tries to figure out who is responsible for a string of murders using a black cat with its caws dipped in curare.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Denmark
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: slasher, cult classic, erotic, scary, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual
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Seven Dead in the Cat's Eye (1973)
Plot Summary:
In a small Scottish village, horribly murdered bodies keep turning up. Suspicion falls upon the residents of a nearby castle that is haunted by a curse involving a killer cat.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: gothic, erotic, scary, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, gothic horror, suspense, slasher, grindhouse
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Bloody Moon (1981)
Plot Summary:
Miguel, a horribly disfigured young man, goes on a rampage at a masquerade party and rapes and then mutilates a girl. Institutionalized at a mental asylum, he is released five years later, into the care of his sister, Manuela who, along with their wheelchair bound mother operates a boarding school for young women. Miguel becomes obsessed with one of the girls at the school, and wants to resume his incestuous relationship with his sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, bleak, grindhouse, retro, bloody, disturbing
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Death at the Villa (1972)
Plot Summary:
A respected doctor becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychosexual thriller, slasher, suspense, controversial, scary, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The French Sex Murders (1972)
Plot Summary:
The plot involves the murder of a prostitute in a Paris brothel (run by early 60's sex symbol Anita Ekberg). It's blamed on a jealous client, but the lead detective ("Bogey")suspects otherwise. And when the murders continue after the suspect's ironic-if-he-were-actually-guilty demise, his suspicions are confirmed.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, erotic, scary, atmospheric, sexy, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful young model Jennifer Lansbury and her goofy friend Marilyn Ricci move into a swanky high-rise apartment after the previous tenant gets brutally murdered. Pretty soon Jennifer is being stalked by the mysterious killer. Probable suspects include a predatory lesbian neighbor, a weird old woman and her deformed son, and even the building's handsome architect who suffers from a severe blood phobia.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, rough, scary, serious, realistic, suspenseful, erotic, suspense, grindhouse, stylized
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Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, slasher, psychotronic, erotic, suspense, detective, light, disturbing, creepy, perverse
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Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Plot Summary:
When a fashion model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The next victims are connected to the modeling agency where she worked, Albatross, run by a hard edged and jealous bi-sexual, Gisella, married to a Farouk-like dissolute. One suspect is Carlo, a playboy photographer who has a hot temper and refuses to share information with the police. He becomes the lover of Magda, another photographer at the agency, who's probably in danger. The murderer wears a black motorcycle outfit and helmet. Will anyone discover the murderer's identity before the entire agency dies?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: slasher, erotic, suspense, disturbing, controversial, grindhouse, sensual, scary, tense, atmospheric
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A Blade in the Dark (1983)
Plot Summary:
A killer stalks a composer staying at a posh Tuscany villa while writing the score to a horror film which has an incriminating clue to the killer's identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, suspense, metafiction, creepy, cult classic, horror musical, serious, realistic
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Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Sylvester is assigned to investigate the violent murder of a fashion house model Isabella, by a masked assailant. As the investigation proceeds all of the house’s various sins, including corruption, abortions, blackmail and drug addiction, begin to come to light. It turns out that Isabella had kept a diary detailing these vices, and now almost every employee becomes nervous.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, atmospheric, grindhouse, psychosexual thriller, suspense, gothic, psychotronic, erotic, neo noir
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Autopsy (1975)
Plot Summary:
A pathology med student and a priest team up to investigate a wave of suicides blamed on sun spots and discover a number of them to be actual murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, slasher, cult classic, erotic, scary, psychological, tense, rough, mind bending
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The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy English lord is suffering a mental breakdown following the death of his red-headed wife, Evelyn, whom he feared was cheating on him. He tours local bars and dives, scouring for lovely red-heads willing to come back to his decaying castle in the country, where he seduces them, then tortures and kills them. His friend the doctor talks him into marrying again to help heal his slowly-rotting mind, which he does--but are the doctor's orders really what he needs?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: gothic, slasher, suspenseful, tense, serious, psychological thriller, classic horror, grindhouse, erotic, suspense
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Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)
Plot Summary:
A series of murders rock a dance academy in New York in which the mysterous directress, Candice, sets out to find the kiler, with a little assistance from a shady male model, named George, who has a hidden agenda for her as does she for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, cult classic, mind bending, serious, realistic
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Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Plot Summary:
A woman, a survivor of a failed murder attempt by a person dubbed "The Half-Moon Killer" by the police, and her husband must find the connecting thread between herself, six other women, and the killer before the killer strikes at her again.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, atmospheric, realistic, serious, tense, disturbing, spooky, twisted, scary
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A Bay of Blood (1971)
Plot Summary:
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, scary, suspenseful, bloody, gothic, psychological, creepy, cult classic
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Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
Plot Summary:
A pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, scary, rough, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, cult classic, tense, mind bending, serious
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Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Plot Summary:
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse, suspense, disturbing, erotic, surprise ending
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The Initiation (1984)
Plot Summary:
Kelly, a young woman, has been plagued by nightmares of a burning man her entire life. Upon entering college, she pledges a sorority that forces them to perform an initiation night prank. With several of her friends, she breaks into a store and unfortunately discovers that it is impossible to exit from the building after it is entered illegally. Trapped in a new nightmare, Kelly must fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, sexy, bloody, suspense, disturbing, splatter, psychological thriller, independent film
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Pieces (1982)
Plot Summary:
A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, disturbing, surprise ending, grindhouse, rough, suspenseful, psychological thriller, bloody
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Deep Red (1975)
Plot Summary:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, gothic, disturbing, slasher, scary, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse, tense
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The Bodies Presented Traces of Carnal Violence (1973)
Plot Summary:
A series of sex murders shock a college campus, and four beautiful young girlfriends head for the safety of an isolated country villa. But as they succumb to their own erotic desires, their weekend of pleasure becomes a vacation to dismember at the hands - and blade - of the lecherous maniac.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, grindhouse, scary, rough, suspenseful, psychological thriller, mind bending, sensual, erotic
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counselors follow -- including child psychologist major Ginny. But Jason has been hiding out all this time, and now he's ready for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, suspenseful, psychological, grindhouse, cult classic, serious, rough