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Plot Summary:
Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life, can’t keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict – which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, neurotic, atmospheric, thrilling, psychotronic, sadistic
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Vampire at Midnight (1987)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
Similar in 77%
Clinical (2017)
Plot Summary:
A psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack by seeking to repair the life of a new patient, but he has his own terrifying history.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, suspense, psychological, scary, tense, captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller, twist ending
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Dance of the Damned (1989)
Plot Summary:
A vampire follows his instincts to a strip joint where he focuses in on one of the performers. He picks her for his meal because she is contemplating suicide, but he wants to share her life before taking it, and during the course of the evening they discuss their differences, their fears, and their lifestyles. As the moment of truth approaches, the woman becomes less sure that she wants to die.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, bleak, captivating, melancholic, suspenseful, philosophical, gothic, depressing, slasher, independent film
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The Thirst (2006)
Plot Summary:
Maxx and his girlfriend Lisa are a pair of recovering drug addicts whom are recruited by a clan of sex & violence crazed vampires led by the egotistical and charismatic Darius. But to become members, Maxx and Lisa have to give up their humanity and become vampires themselves. As Maxx and Lisa adopt to their new lifestyle of immortality with all the advantages and disadvantages, their addiction to drugs now turns to addiction to human blood and each new 'fix' leads them deeper into debauchery. Will these two rookie vampires find salvation, or be damned to all eternity of their latest thirst for blood?.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, rough, bleak, dark, independent film, serious, low-budget
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The Stranger (2014)
Plot Summary:
A supernatural thriller, laced by flashbacks, and set in Canada’s North-West, “The Stranger” turns on the mysterious titular figure of Martin, who comes to a small quiet town seeking to kill his wife Ana who suffers from a very dangerous decease that makes her addicted to human blood - just like himself-. However, when he arrives to the town, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years and decides to commit suicide to definitely eradicate this dangerous decease, but, before he can do it, Martin's brutally attacked by three local thugs led by Caleb, the son of a corrupt police lieutenant, and the incident suddenly starts a snowball that will plunge the community into a bloodbath.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, scary, captivating, suspense, enigmatic, cult horror, epic
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Hollywood Vampyr (2002)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood Vampyr is an expose of Los Angeles' gothic subculture as seen through the eyes of a young female vampire. The film focuses on FATAL (Nora Zimmett), a former heroin addict who, having embraced this dark lifestyle, decides to leave her "family" and break free from the Goth world with the help of her college tutor TOM (Jeff Marchelletta).
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, serious, realistic, detective
Similar in 86%
The Absence of Light (2006)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: suspense, splatter, independent film
Similar in 79%
Dead of Night (1974)
Plot Summary:
A young soldier who was thought to be killed in the line of duty in Vietnam returns home shortly thereafter, much to the confusion of his family. Upon his return, he exhibits strange, withdrawn behavior and begins wandering the streets at night.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, slasher, grindhouse, scary, independent film, disturbing, intellectual, bad ending, suspense, surreal
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Night of the Devils (1972)
Plot Summary:
Night of the Devils is an Italian vampire thriller with a remarkably good pedigree. The script is based on The Wurdalak, a short story by A.K. Tolstoy. The central character is the patriarch of a wealthy family who fears that he will show up one day in vampire form. Should this happen, he warns his family not to let him back in his house, no matter how much he begs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic, atmospheric, suspense, gothic horror, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Southern Gothic (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hazel Fortune works in a strip club in the small Southern town of Redemption. Haunted by the death of his only daughter, Fortune has become a self-destructive, suicidal alcoholic, until he meets Starla Motes. Hazel's downward spiral is interrupted when is befriended by Starlas daughter, Hope. But when Hope is kidnapped by Enoch Pitt, a ruthless, psychotic preacher on a bloody crusade, Hazel must make the decision to rejoin the living and risk life and limb to save her from a terrible end.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, scary, atmospheric, rough, serious, independent film
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Nocturna (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two New Orleans detectives become embroiled in a centuries-long feud between two secretive factions of vampires while investigating a runaway child's case. Torn between their everyday lives and the dangerous lure of immortality, the detectives must race to destroy the evil Moldero clan.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Ekimmu the Dead Lust (2017)
Plot Summary:
The unassuming town of Briar Creek seems to be keeping a nasty secret... On a cross country trip home a young couple, Mike and Beth make a late night stop in this little town, only to stumble across a mysterious girl lying along the dark roadside, The evil lurking inside of her waiting... planning... plotting... When the two girls find that they are somehow psychically connected strange things begin to happen... It's only a matter of time before the two girls cant control the inevitable. The following days will lead them to question everything, from their own existence to whether or not they have somehow opened a doorway to evil. All of their answers can be found in only the darkest of places. Where the sins of the past become the sins of the future. Lost in a strange town, scared as hell and running low on gas... Darkness sets in as events begin to frantically tumble into the void of... THE DEAD LUST.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, mind bending, independent film, cult film
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The Garden (2006)
Plot Summary:
A troubled young boy and his father on a road trip stumble upon a rural farm where the elderly owner has sinister plans for the both of them involving witchcraft and evil.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller, suspense, dark, independent film, futuristic
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The Hamiltons (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Hamilton's seem to be an ordinary American family, living in a small town in Northern California and dealing with the problems of everyday life. They've also been recently adjusting to the untimely death of their parents, but since have moved on.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, dark, sexy, bloody, suspense
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Entity (2013)
Plot Summary:
Eugene, a man dealing with the tragedy of his family's death by living at the vacation cabin that they last stayed, discovers he's completely snowbound. During Eugene's desperate attempts to dig himself out, he discovers he's not alone.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, twisted, psychotronic
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Black as Night (2021)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way, by spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, hood, horror comedy, perverse, contemplative
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The Transfiguration (2016)
Plot Summary:
A New York tale about love, loss… and vampires.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological horror, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, dark, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, mumblecore
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The Bad Seed Returns (2022)
Plot Summary:
Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to suspect that Emma may not be as innocent as she appears and suggests sending her off to boarding school. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma no choice but to slip back to her old ways and take care of her enemies by any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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The Witch in the Window (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Simon brings his twelve year-old son, Finn, to rural Vermont to help flip an old farmhouse, they encounter the malicious spirit of Lydia, a previous owner. And now with every repair they make - she's getting stronger.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, psychological horror, spooky, psychotronic, cult film
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The Roommate (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, intense, harsh, serious, teen, dark
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The Shed (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, scary, psychological, dark, natural horror, weird
Similar in 87%
Vampire (2011)
Plot Summary:
A vampire, who works as a teacher, searches for suicidal female students and seduces them prior to sucking their blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, tense, serious, realistic, disturbing, sexy, gothic, bleak, gloomy
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The Thompsons (2012)
Plot Summary:
On the run with the law on their trail, America's most anguished vampire family heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan. What they find instead could tear their family, and their throats, apart forever.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, scary, tense, suspense, captivating, erotic, psychological, gothic, dark
Similar in 76%
Vampire Virus (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman contracts a deadly virus after an unusual sexual encounter, and soon develops a taste for human blood.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, gothic, brutal, serious, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Capture Kill Release (2016)
Plot Summary:
A couple plots to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, rough, suspenseful, mockumentary, scary, psychological thriller, psychotronic, independent film
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Aaron's Blood (2016)
Plot Summary:
Single father Aaron fights to save his 12-year-old hemophiliac son after becoming infected with vampire blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 853
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
Plot Summary:
After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Olemaun relocates to Los Angeles, where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband, Eben.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, suspense, light, atmospheric, stylized, rough, suspenseful, exciting, splatter
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Fear of Rain (2021)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: intense, suspense, psychological, dark, thought provoking, touching, realistic, action thriller, mindfuck, teen
Similar in 76%
The Addiction (1995)
Plot Summary:
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: philosophical, black and white, scary, psychological, art house, disturbing, suspenseful, dark, splatter, creepy
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Let Me In (2010)
Plot Summary:
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, gothic, atmospheric, melancholic, biting, dark, creepy, scary, bleak, dark fantasy