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Plot Summary:
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, gothic horror, classic horror, psychotronic
Best tv shows and movies like Eye of the Cat (1969):
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Two on a Guillotine (1965)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, psychotronic, psychological horror, psychological
Similar in 77%
A Taste of Evil (1971)
Plot Summary:
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: suspense, gothic horror, classic horror, spooky, psychotronic
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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Plot Summary:
Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The three guilty people are all trapped by the cat's power and each will come to untimely deaths of horrific proportions without anyone being able to solve the mystery that surrounds their brutal death.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, psychotronic, gothic, suspense, slasher, grindhouse, classic horror, tripping
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The Comeback (1978)
Plot Summary:
A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, gothic horror, grindhouse, cult classic, classic horror, independent film, weird, cult film
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The Phantom of Sojo (1964)
Plot Summary:
A masked killer is stalking and killing Londoners outside a nightclub.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, classic horror, art house, psychotronic
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Will to Die (1971)
Plot Summary:
In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 883
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, classic horror, independent film, scary, serious, realistic, psychotronic, cult film
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They/Them (2022)
Plot Summary:
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, queer horror, intellectual, spooky, psychological thriller, psychological horror, slasher horror, psychological, queer cinema
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House of the Damned (1963)
Plot Summary:
An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: suspense, gothic horror, grindhouse, psychotronic
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Home for the Holidays (1972)
Plot Summary:
An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, christmas horror, bloody, suspense, spooky, crime thriller, scary, mind bending, serious, realistic
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Homicidal (1961)
Plot Summary:
The story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance. The object of murder is Miriam Webster, who is to share in the inheritance with her half brother Warren, who lives with his childhood guardian Helga in the mansion where Warren and Mariam grew up. Confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke, Helga is cared for by her nurse Emily, a strange young woman who has formed a close bond with Warren.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful, realistic, surprise ending, black and white, suspense, twist ending, grindhouse
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Agoraphobia (2015)
Plot Summary:
An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, disturbing, scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, tense
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The Uncanny (1977)
Plot Summary:
Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychotronic, suspense, gothic horror, grindhouse, dark fairy tale, classic horror, natural horror, scary, serious
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Formula for a Murder (1985)
Plot Summary:
The film opens in 1960 Boston with an 11 year old girl encountering a faceless maniac dressed as a priest who gives her a doll. As is the way in the modern world that’s not all he wants to give her and whilst trying to escape, the girl (off screen) falls down a flight of steps, breaking her back which confines her to a wheelchair. 25 years later the victim, Joanna (Christina Nagy), is revealed as being a wealthy heiress who has put some of her funds into establishing a sports centre for paraplegics. She plans to also donate a substantial sum to the local church. However, someone else fancies the cash and will flash a razor in anyone's face to get it. Father Peter (Loris Lodi), a close friend of Joanna's and the priest who will be accepting the generous cash donation, is murdered in his confessional box, his throat slit.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher
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The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964)
Plot Summary:
Horror film written and directed by Joseph Stefano, focused on the life of paranormal investigator Nelson Orion (Martin Landau).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, crying, psychotronic, tension, weeping, suspense
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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Plot Summary:
When college professor Peter Proud begins to experience flashbacks from a previous incarnation, he is mysteriously drawn to a place he has never been before but which is troublingly familiar. As if drawn to her by cosmic force, he soon finds himself unwittingly in the company of his previous incarnation's wife. This woman, Marcia Curtis, recognizes in Peter startling characteristics which he shares with her dead husband, Jeff. Even the sound of his voice seems at times to be that of the dead man. Peter becomes romantically drawn to Ann Curtis who is or was his daughter (Jeff and Marcia's daughter). Recognizing the incestuous nature of their relationship, Mrs. Curtis tries to keep the two young people apart. But how? Must she reveal the terrible secret of the final minutes she shared with her husband in order to keep this man from her (their?) daughter?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, slasher, surreal, grindhouse, creepy, classic horror, independent film, scary, mind bending, serious
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Alpha Delta Zatan (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alpha Delta Zatan is set entirely within the claustrophobic confines of a frat house, the film follows the increased paranoia between members of a fraternity as they start to disappear at the hands of a masked killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, homoerotic, independent film, slasher horror, queer cinema
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Attack of the Morningside Monster (2014)
Plot Summary:
When desecrated corpses and ritualistic symbols start appearing, the residents of Morningside, New Jeresey, are thrust into an unreal world of darkness.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Itsy Bitsy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, weird
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Ruin Me (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alexandra reluctantly tags along for Slasher Sleepout, an extreme event that is part camping trip, part haunted house, and part escape room. But when the fun turns deadly, Alex has to play the game if she wants to make it out alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological, horror comedy
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Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
Plot Summary:
Norman Bates is again released from the mental hospital he was placed in at the end of Psycho III after serving another few years and is apparently rehabiliated for the second time. Norman is now married to a young nurse named Connie and is expecting a child. However, Norman fears that the child will inherit his mental illness. Meanwhile, Fran Ambrose is a radio talk show host who is discussing the topic of matricide with guest Dr. Richmond, Norman's former psychologist. The radio station receives a call from Norman, who uses the alias "Ed" to tell his story.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, cult horror, bloody, suspense, ambiguous ending, atmospheric, serious, realistic
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The Nesting (1981)
Plot Summary:
A writer suffering from agoraphobia rents an isolated house so she can concentrate on her writing. She doesn't know that the house is a former brothel, and is inhabited by the ghosts of dead prostitutes.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slasher, atmospheric, gothic horror, grindhouse, pastoral, classic horror, independent film, scary, serious, suspense
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47 Meters Down (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to get to the surface.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, natural horror, exciting, slasher, suspenseful, scary, psychological thriller, controversial
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Dogs (1977)
Plot Summary:
A pack of domesticated dogs go on a killing spree in southern California.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, natural horror, independent film
Similar in 77%
Strays (1991)
Plot Summary:
Family moves into new home and is attacked by stray cats.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, natural horror
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Tales of Terror (1962)
Plot Summary:
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, anthology, suspenseful, gothic horror, suspense, horror comedy, atmospheric, disturbing, classic horror
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Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
Plot Summary:
A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, tense, mind bending, realistic, slasher
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Madison County (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of college kids travel to a small, mountain town called Madison County to interview the author of a tell-all book on the accounts of several grisly murders that happened there. But when the kids get to Madison County, the author is no where to be found and the towns people act like they haven't seen him in years. They also say that the killer never existed and the murders never happened. However, when the kids start digging around to get their own answers, they find out that the stories maybe more real than the townspeople are letting on!.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, serious, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, scary, rough, realistic
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Room 6 (2006)
Plot Summary:
The school teacher Amy has been proposed by her boyfriend Nick early in the morning and she promises her answer later in the afternoon.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, medical horror, twisted
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Psycho (1998)
Plot Summary:
Criminal on the run, Marion Crane takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates - a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his "mother." Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister and a private investigator. They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious "mother" at the Bates Motel.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, slasher, psychological, bleak, cult classic, psychological thriller, atmospheric, mystical, brutal
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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