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Plot Summary:
Not only is Kamakura-based Masakazu Isshiki a mystery novelist, but he is also a good detective himself. His wife Akiko and he are acquainted with all manners of creatures and gods who are of, from or passing through the town. Dealing with and tackling his cases means he can use all the help he can get.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, art house, anime, detective
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The Haunted Hotel (2021)
Plot Summary:
A compendium of eight ghost stories, all set within an abandoned hotel in Suffolk.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, humorous, suspense, psychotronic
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Rose: A Love Story (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of a young couple living alone in the woods, who must contend with a life-altering illness that manifests itself in a violent and terrifying way. Rose’s disease is a vampiric, parasitic thirst for blood. As her hunger grows, all humanity seems to give way to a feral violence that harms both her and those around her. Their loving relationship strains under the burden of Rose’s illness, and it is only a matter of time until the secluded life that they have built is upended entirely.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, touching, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, minimal cast
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The Kingdom of Shadows (2016)
Plot Summary:
The Kingdom Of Shadows is a mystical cinematic experience which stirs from the darkness the spirits of our ancestors and reawakens the horror of unresolved crimes and denied desires.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Portugal
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: mystical, scary, bleak, suspense, psychotronic, experimental, dark, underground film
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The Night Shift (2011)
Plot Summary:
What if you could live forever? What if you had to spend that eternity stuck in a cemetery with only a limbless corpse for a friend, and cantankerous "residents" that were anything but resting in peace? That's the situation for Rue Morgan, night watchman extraordinaire, in this rollicking supernatural adventure-comedy. Rue, along with his buddy Herb, spends his nights watching out for zombies, and his days dreaming of a date with hard-nosed day-shifter, Claire. It's an okay eternity--until a scourge of paranormal occurrences leaves Rue not only watching the cemetery, but also watching his back! Based on the hit short film that critics have called "delightful", "charming", and "unapologetically goofy", "The Night Shift" is guaranteed to be the most fun you've ever had in a cemetery!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: rough, humorous, suspense, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, independent film, cult film
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Hell Girl (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tormented and bullied people can access a special website, run by a Hell Girl who will enable them to take revenge on their torturers. The price for such a service is only that the person must join their torturer in damnation.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anime, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, manga, spooky
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Blood Ransom (2014)
Plot Summary:
Crystal, the girlfriend of Roman, Jeremiah's American boss whom he kidnaps. As Jeremiah's plans fail, Roman sends Bill, a psychopathic hitman after them. Crystal and Jeremiah tread the dangerous path of a love on the run. But as they run farther and as they fall deeper, a dark secret burns even stronger.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Retribution (2017)
Plot Summary:
A suicidal girl falls in love with a fallen angel.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, satanic
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A Chinese Fairy Tale (2011)
Plot Summary:
Government official Ling Choi Sin journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village, to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of volunteers up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons as well as a lovely girl named Siu Sin. After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her... and then realises that he is caught in a deadly triangle; another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha is also in love with Siu Sin. However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon as well as a one-armed demon hunter who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Truth or Dare (2013)
Plot Summary:
Six students get caught up in a game of Truth or Dare, daring each other into graveyards and haunted areas of Honolulu.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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The School Nurse Files (2020)
Plot Summary:
Wielding a light-up sword through the dark corners of a high school, a nurse with an unusual gift protects students from monsters only she can see.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, horror comedy
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The Witch Princess (2020)
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, tense, captivating, suspense, stylized
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The Day of the Lord (2020)
Plot Summary:
In this horror movie, a retired priest haunted by his sins is pulled back into the darkness when a friend begs him to help his possessed daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Lost Creek (2016)
Plot Summary:
As they approach the end of childhood, three elementary school kids must brave the woods on Halloween to face a monster born from their nightmares.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, spooky
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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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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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Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
Plot Summary:
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, psychotronic
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Let's Fight Ghost (2021)
Plot Summary:
A cohabitation comedy about a ghost of a high school girl who has been dead for 5 years and an exorcist college boy with the ability to see and hear ghosts. What he’s discovered over the years is that he can touch them and fight them off, so when he’s in need of a part-time job and can’t find one that pays well enough, he starts putting ads online as an exorcist for hire. His ad: “Will face off with your ghosts. Chances of winning: virgin ghosts 80%, bachelor ghosts 40%, child ghosts 97%, the rest 50%.” One night he goes out on the job and faces off with a schoolgirl ghost, and during the fight, they accidentally kiss and sparks fly.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, 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 House That Never Dies (2014)
Plot Summary:
Story based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, which local legend says is haunted by the ghost of a Kuomintang official's wife, who committed suicide in the home around the time of the Cultural Revolution. The film follows Xu Ruoqing a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Haunting of Alice Bowles (2020)
Plot Summary:
When two YouTubers uncover a mysterious grave in an abandoned churchyard, what starts as harmless entertainment soon turns darker when their discovery begins to unwrap a mystery which has lain dormant for over a century.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, psychotronic
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Doll Cemetery (2019)
Plot Summary:
Brendan Cobbs, a famous novelist, is sent to a remote cottage in rural England to find inspiration for his next novel. He believes he found his next subject when he encounters Alfred, a child size doll who can come to life.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 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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Inhuman Kiss (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a far-away village, lived an innocent teenage girl, "Sai" who later discovered herself inheriting the curse of "Krasue". At night, her head would detach from her body and hunts for flesh and blood. Villagers are terrified by the deaths of their livestocks and that is when the Krasue hunt begins. "Jerd" a friend joined the hunt with an unknown reason while "Noi", the childhood friend who had just came back to the village decided to stand beside Sai despite knowing the horrifying truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, dark fantasy
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Conjuring the Genie (2021)
Plot Summary:
After the passing of her father, Morgan is told by her course tutor she must complete an assignment on an urban legend. Morgan and her friends awake the demonic genie from an amulet. Their wishes are granted one by one. Morgan is granted the wish of her father’s life back. However, soon, the group of friends realize their wishes are about to turn deadly, and they will realize the horrors the genie can create.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Old Ways (2020)
Plot Summary:
Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Charlotte's Song (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young girl with a special gift comes of age during one of the most desolate periods in American history in this dark Dust Bowl fantasy inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic, dark fantasy
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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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Gates of Darkness (2019)
Plot Summary:
A teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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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