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Plot Summary:
They met on the Internet. They fell in love. They drove to the desert and stopped at an abandoned warehouse. They wandered inside. Inside they found unspeakable horror. Only one of them survived the ordeal of CANNIBAL. From a hospital bed, an injured Noelle tells shocked police detectives a tale of cannibal terror. In recounting her ordeal, the detectives learn of an even more awful truth behind the actions of this tragic couple. Horror master Ulli Lommel's depraved tale of a modern-day CANNIBAL is based on the real-life case of a man who murdered and consumed his lover -- liver and all! -- in a strange act of consensual love. In Lommel's film of the events, two star-crossed lovers enter a world where madness rules and even a loved one can transform into a flesh-eating cannibal.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, tense, rough, offbeat, serious
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Head Case (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pseudo-documentary edited from the home movies of serial killers Wayne & Andrea Montgomery, presenting a look into their quiet, suburban lives...as well as the graphic & disturbing details of their horrific crimes.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, scary, rough, disturbing, mockumentary, controversial, tense, realistic, independent film
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Amateur Porn Star Killer (2006)
Plot Summary:
The unofficial story of a killer who kidnaps and kills three girls is told through the tale of his last victim, 'Amateur Porn Star Killer' is about a girl he picks up on the street and convinces to go back to his hotel room. The girl is shy, unnerved, and yet unable to take herself out of a bad situation. The killer is a guy who seems at first nothing more than your standard, 18 year old pervert with a penchant for filming his sexual escapades. An unsettling darkness descends.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, erotic, psychological, rough, bleak, tense, suspenseful, bloody, slasher
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Hillside Cannibals (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers in the desert become the prey of cannibalistic inbreds who live in the nearby hillside.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 912
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, mockbuster, serious, rough, suspenseful, dark, independent film, campy
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The Raven (2006)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Lenore was tormented by nightmares and obsessed with the dark poems and stories of Edgar Allan Poe. As the lead singer in a Los Angeles band, the adult Lenore (Jillian Swanson) finds herself, friends and colleagues haunted by a murderer from beyond the grave. Only in her dreams -- in which she's visited by Poe's ghost -- will Lenore find the key to defeat her supernatural stalker and finally escape the spirits battling for her soul.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, realistic, psychotronic, suspense
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The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)
Plot Summary:
In 2009, the small town of Cohasset, Massachusetts was rocked with tragedy. A 17-year-old high school senior named Collin Mason murdered three classmates. All the murders were videotaped and uploaded to the Internet via bit torrent sites and for three days, the world viewed the murders of these three innocent teens. Through legal action, the parents of the victims were able to remove all footage from the Internet and the town tried to save face by pretending it never happened. Bootleg copies of this footage are still passed around and downloaded through illegal means. The impact of this video is still being felt in Cohasset today. The video has become infamous, and is now referred to as The Cohasset Snuff Film.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 692
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, suspenseful, mockumentary, tense, bloody, disturbing, controversial, scary, serious
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The Cannibal Killer: The Real Story of Jeffrey Dahmer (2020)
Plot Summary:
This is a fictitious, yet mostly historically accurate account of Jeffrey Dahmer's life as a serial killer, as narrated by Jeffrey Dahmer (Giancarlo Herrera) using many actual quotes. It shows part of his boyhood, and his first murder as a teenager. There are realistic depictions of several of his murders from pick up to dismemberment and eventual consumption, as well as his attempts to create "living zombies" by pouring hydrochloric acid into his victim's skulls. Dahmer's frequent interactions with his friendly neighbor and his grandmother are also shown. In essence, the story explores the psychodynamics of Jeffrey Dahmer's relationships with his victims both pre and postmortem.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, disturbing, scary, unusual plot structure, suspense, slasher, suspenseful
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Slasher.com (2017)
Plot Summary:
After meeting online, Jack and Kristy go on a weekend getaway to the woodlands of rural Missouri. While discovering each other, they soon learn of the terrorizing horrors that the forest has in store.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 677
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, suspense, slasher, sadistic
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Offspring (2009)
Plot Summary:
Survivors of a feral flesh-eating clan are chowing their way through the locals. Amy Halbard and Claire Carey strive to survive their abduction by the cannibals and save their children. A subplot involving Claire's despicable husband, Steven, gives an opportunity to cleverly compare predatory civilized folk to the appetite-driven primitives.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, suspenseful, rough, psychological, suspense, underground film, grindhouse, atmospheric, bleak
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The Fear Chamber (2009)
Plot Summary:
A psychotic man likes to hunt down young women, then kill them and sell their organs. Detective Nick Stevens has been chasing this killer for years and has to overcome this personal demons in order to conquer this serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, rough, serious, detective
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House on the Hill (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, "House On The Hill" is a true crime melodrama with strong horror elements, chronicling the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people - and even whole families. Sonia, the only survivor of Lake's killing spree, teams up with a private investigator to help him locate a woman who disappeared into Lake's compound. In the process, Sonia recounts the horrors of the house, where Lake and his accomplice would force her to videotape the killings.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Zombie Nation (2004)
Plot Summary:
A psycho cop with a weakness for killing his female arrests gets what's coming to him when a pack of zombie women rise from their graves in order to get proper revenge.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense, detective
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Black Dahlia (2006)
Plot Summary:
Horror master Ulli Lommel is back with a terrifying tale of a copycat killer in Los Angeles. A young rookie cop and his team discover dismembered female bodies in L.A. similar to the Black Dahlia cold case from 1947. A serial killer seems to be copying the brutal massacre of 1940s Hollywood starlet Betty Short - The Black Dahlia. Ultimately his investigation leads him to a frightening lair of death and torture, all part of a terrifying fantasy that the killer is trying to bring to life.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, serious, slasher, realistic, suspense, low-budget
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Killer Nurse (2008)
Plot Summary:
He called himself the Angel of death but when the police department discovered that he was involved in over 40 deaths his name soon became Killer nurse in the beginning it was his story against theirs. Soon he gave up his version of the events and admitted to killing 43 patients in his care at St. Mary's hospital. Charles Cullen became one of the most notorious serial killers in the history of the US.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, realistic, talky, independent film
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The Great American Snuff Film (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two pretty young women are abducted to be the featured stars of a snuff film produced by a couple low-life goons. The ladies are bound, gagged, tortured, burned with cigarettes and forced to dig their own graves.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, slasher, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense, controversial, independent film
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Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
Plot Summary:
Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has never been solved.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 931
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster, psychological thriller
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Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985)
Plot Summary:
After being arrested, a Texas man begins confessing to the brutal murder of over 200 women. He recounts his random selection of victims and his traveling companions, his friend and friend's sister. But the police can't be sure whether to believe him or not until he locates a body and shows them some polaroids. Based on the true story of Henry Lee Lucas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, controversial, psychological, detective, independent film, scary, rough, mind bending, bleak, serious
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Green River Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, detective, independent film
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Nightstalker (2002)
Plot Summary:
A stylish horror film based on the life of Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, scary, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, detective
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Mummy Maniac (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, tells how a serial murderer, kidnaps and tortures then bandaging girls like mummies.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, slasher, psychotronic, suspenseful, exciting, tense, funny, suspense
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Zodiac Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, rough, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, scary, bleak
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Kemper (2008)
Plot Summary:
A film based on the true story of Ed Kemper, a serial killer who murdered ten in Santa Cruz, CA during the late sixties and early seventies.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, scary
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Bundy: An American Icon (2009)
Plot Summary:
Bundy, starring Corin Nemec in the title role and co-starring Kane Hodder, details the dark psyche and previously unexplored motivations of the man who became known as one of the most notorious serial killers to leave behind a legacy of evil.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 922
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, realistic
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Cyrus (2010)
Plot Summary:
A small independent news crew investigates a series of unexplained disappearances in a small Midwestern county. They find themselves interviewing a man who possesses an all too intimate knowledge of the details of "The County Line Cannibal" - Cyrus. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, bleak, serious, slasher, grindhouse, psychological horror, mockumentary, scary, tense
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Son of Sam (2008)
Plot Summary:
This chilling tale recounts the late 70's in New York City, when a serial killer on the loose dubbed "Son of Sam" creates havoc. When arrested, "Son of Sam" tells police he was influenced by a satanic cult. New York would never be the same.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, slasher
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Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface, the story of real life serial killer Ed Gein is told once again. Nicknamed "The Butcher Of Plainfield," Gein was responsible for a rash of gory murders that sent shock waves through his rural Wisconsin town, and across America, in the late 1950's. Prepare to enter the evil mind and twisted world of "The Butcher Of Plainfield.".
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
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B.T.K. Killer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." before his arrest.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak, realistic, slasher
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Dahmer (2002)
Plot Summary:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his life. Certain characters and events are fictional.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, scary, slasher, stylized, rough, suspense, suspenseful, dark, controversial
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Borderline Cult (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three serial killers team up at the US/Mexican border town of Juarez and go on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspense, independent film
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Nightstalker (2009)
Plot Summary:
Richard Ramirez, dubbed "The Night Stalker" by the media, a serial killer who killed somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 souls during his reign of terror in Los Angeles back in the Eighties.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspense, slasher
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Dungeon Girl (2008)
Plot Summary:
A shocking story of captivity and survival inspired by actual events.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 941
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: rough, disturbing, psychological, serious, realistic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful