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Plot Summary:
A Manny Velazquez Psychological Thriller about a young detective (played by Alen Rios) finds a handcrafted Indian sculpture in an alley, and takes it home with him, but he soon realizes that the sculpture is bringing his worst fears to life.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, scary, bleak, slasher, psychological thriller, sexy, independent film, detective, hispanic
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Don't Go Into the House by the Woods (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man goes to his parents house over the weekend and is scared to death when he starts to receive phone calls from a psycho who might be inside the house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country:
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, twist ending, slasher, surprise ending, road movie, independent film, detective, spoof, hispanic
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Berlin: Part 1 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Taking place before and after the event of the film Savage High (2015). A wacko is on the loose and is ready to get revenge upon the death of his friend and will try to destroy 'Delia Fox', the murderer from the previous film Psychedelia (2016), and will finish what 'Nica Soles' character did not in 'Savage High'.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, dark, scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, cult classic, light, retro, sexy
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Savage High (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three students that are brutally murdered over the weekend as the students and staff are getting ready for the annual 'Wildcat Night', but the murderer walks among the peers ready to strike again, in this slasher flick.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, cult classic, independent film, grindhouse, teen horror, retro
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Election Night (2017)
Plot Summary:
Events taking place, before and after, the 2016 Election Night, takes a turn for the worst as a group of serial killers are on the loose, tormenting and torturing the residents of the Chicago area.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, sexy, spooky, slasher, independent film, black comedy
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Psychedelia (2016)
Plot Summary:
A writer who kills himself but is brought back to life and feels his destiny is get revenge on those who took his idea and that will include a b-listed indie horror actress , Delia Fox and.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, bleak, contemplative, cult classic, hispanic, grindhouse, cult horror, cult film
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Tiny Terrors (2018)
Plot Summary:
A Manny Velazquez underground independent horror film about a teenager who visits a burial ground and finds a Egyptian cross that awakens an evil curse that takes on the form of demented looking puppets that kill.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, black comedy, grindhouse, dark comedy, creepy
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Shockwave (2016)
Plot Summary:
Just as Wes thought his summer couldn't get any worse it got terrifying when he wakes up one morning to find a bloody mess with a letter to add the cherry on top to a confusing puzzle that leads to a gruesome trail of shock and horror.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, surprise ending, scary, bleak, cult classic, cult horror, spooky, cult film, cult movie cast
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Ghost of Camp Blood (2018)
Plot Summary:
For years, the infamous Blackwood Forest was terrorized by the Camp Blood Killer. Now, the killer is back as a vengeful spirit seeking revenge from beyond the grave.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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The Fappening (2015)
Plot Summary:
Alan Smithee is a struggling filmmaker that has had sex with countless actresses that were trying to break into the business. One day his cellphone gets hacked and naked pictures and sex videos of these women are leaked online, destroying their lives and careers. Trying to do damage control on his own career he finds himself pushed to the limit and must make a decision that could prove fatal for everyone around him.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bleak, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy, horror comedy, exciting
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Slasher Night (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Manny Velazquez underground slasher tribute about a number of serial killers on the loose in Chicago and begins a murder spree. Meanwhile,, a young man watches over his friends house over the weekend until he realizes that something is wrong.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, bloody, dark, psychotronic, sexy, twist ending, independent film, spoof, hispanic
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Grace's Room (2016)
Plot Summary:
Billie, a twenty something burnout, is tasked with house-sitting for her aunt and uncle, but after inviting some friends over, becomes convinced her teenage cousin Grace has stolen a notebook containing her latest screenplay. While hunting for the book in "Grace's Room", the gang uncovers a bloody trove of occult paraphernalia. Unbeknownst to Billie and her friends, said cult has been watching them from the nearby woods, and now must kill them for discovering too much. A gruesome assault on the house ensues as the gang struggles to survive the night.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Demonic Toys: Personal Demons (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of people on a world wide search for oddities find themselves trapped in a nine hundred year old Italian castle when they accident unleash the Demonic Toys.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 825
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, bleak, serious, suspenseful, slasher, terrifying, offbeat, ridiculous, cult film
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The Dolls (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man is having repeated nightmares about dolls trying to kill him. The dreams continues and the nightmares starts to escalate.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: dark, scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, psychotronic, independent film, hispanic, grindhouse
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Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002)
Plot Summary:
In this sequel, two juvenile detention officers must escort a group of criminally-inclined urban kids to the country where they are being forced to renovate a shelter for teens as punishment for their crimes. After one of them is shot by a local, the survivors seek refuge in the home of a voodoo woman, where they mistakenly summon legendary clown-faced demon Killjoy who begins hunting them down one by one.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, suspense, scary, rough, bleak, semi serious, splatter, black comedy, dark comedy
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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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Death-Scort Service Part 2: The Naked Dead (2017)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the heart of Las Vegas a new killer has emerged. Having survived the previous psycho's last wrath (Michelle) Krystal "Pixie" Adams is left behind to start anew and forget about her black past. Problem is this new murderer is unstoppable!!. A new group of up and coming hookers are on the streets left to pick up the pieces and start fresh. Will they survive, or will they become prey to this maniac slasher!!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Charles (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young couple moves in to their first apartment and encounters a red-headed freckled doll. Soon they discover that their home and doll reveal an evil presence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, surprise ending, suspenseful, tense, bloody, suspense, slasher
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Circus Kane (2017)
Plot Summary:
A reclusive circus master invites a group of social media stars to his house of haunts. Anyone who can make it out before being scared into submission will earn $250,000 - but the stars soon learn they are not only competing for money, but also fighting for their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller
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Camp Blood 5 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Raven, the only survivor of a previous massacre, returns to the forest to avenge her fallen friends and stop Camp Blood Killer once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, splatter, independent film
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Camp Blood 8: Revelations (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Killing at Camp Blood stopped for a while. But the son of the original killer clown has carried on the machete and driven by his deranged mother, played by Sally Mullins (Things 4, Lights Out With David Spade), continues to kill anyone who trespasses in his woods. When a group of female volleyball players' vehicle breaks down in the woods, they are all potential victims of the killer clown. Their leader and coach Dolly, played by Phoebe Dollar (Hell's Highway, Sunset Society), devices a plan that is meant to help them escape, but could possible get them all killed. Is she in on the murders" Does she have a dark secret herself? All will be revealed.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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Dead Night (2017)
Plot Summary:
A caring mother loses her sanity, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy and murder. The story of Casey Pollack unfolds from two very different perspectives when one night in the woods culminates in absolute terror.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, enigmatic, bleak, dark, psychological, gothic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mumblecore
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Exit 33 (2011)
Plot Summary:
A few miles off EXIT 33, lies IKE'S LAST CHANCE GAS. A secluded sleepy hideaway where Ike prepares a special jerky for customers, and a terrifying secret. Ike and his son are controlled by a mysterious ghost, whose bidding lead Ike to abduct and torture beautiful women travelers. But, there is more to this story than meets the eye... literally!.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, slasher, road movie, independent film, slasher horror, awful
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Deep Dark (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hermann considers suicide until he finds a strange talking hole in the wall that has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams, or become his worst nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, lovecraft, spooky, weird
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The Final Terror (1983)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends and their girlfriends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, rough, suspense, psychological thriller, serious, grindhouse, retro, bloody, cult classic
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Halloween II (1981)
Plot Summary:
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, splatter, grindhouse, slasher horror, tense, creepy, cult classic
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Plot Summary:
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, grindhouse, classic horror, spooky, psychological, retro, saga, controversial
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Plot Summary:
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, splatter, classic horror, cult classic, psychological, psychological thriller, retro, bloody, controversial
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Plot Summary:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, surreal, bloody, suspense, splatter, psychological, grindhouse, suspenseful, classic horror
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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jason Voorhees, the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling! Tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, everyone now assumes that he's finally dead. But everybody assumes wrong. Jason has been reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches. The terrifying truth is that he could be anywhere, or anybody. In this shocking, blood-soaked finale to Jason's carnage-ridden reign of terror, the horrible secret of his unstoppable killing instinct is finally revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, scary, sexy, surprise ending, suspense, retro, controversial, anime, cult horror
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The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, tense, scary, rough, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, splatter, intense