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Plot Summary:
Constantly mistreated by her cruel, alcoholic husband Chun-yu (Wang Jung), frail Chan Sau-ying (Tanny Tien Ni) awaits certain death from tuberculosis. New servant girl Yi-wah (Chen Szu-chia) takes pity on her mistress' plight but, after suffering Chun-yu's abuse once too often, the pair proceed to drown him one evening. They dump his body in a near-by pond but Sau-ying believes that the man's bloated corpse has risen from the bog to seek vengeance. Yi-wah dismisses her claims as the delusions brought about by guilt and her illness but it appears that the house is indeed being haunted by a corpse that will not be easily appeased.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 612
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, poliziottesco, weird, cult film
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Terror at London Bridge (1985)
Plot Summary:
London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona, 1985: the last original stone used to rebuild London Bridge is laid and all the city is happy...but then some strange murders start happening. Policeman Don Gregory has some suspects, but when he develops a theory that Jack the Ripper has been resurrected, no one believes him.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective, slasher horror
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Black Magic Part II (1976)
Plot Summary:
A doctor suspects black magic on his hospital after experiencing some bizarre incidents and sends for two doctors (who are a couple) from Hong Kong. The wife is very skeptical and places volunteer for a spell. It became obvious that here is an evil wizard who stay young by including drinking human breast milk. A Shaw Brothers production.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
Similar in 85%
Crypt of Dark Secrets (1976)
Plot Summary:
A witch resurrects a murdered Vietnam vet and takes revenge on his killers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, psychotronic, erotic, hot
Similar in 76%
Mo (1983)
Plot Summary:
After suffering an injury in the ring, embattled boxer Zhen Wei enlists the aid of his brother, Zhen Xiong, to avenge him and find the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. Black wizards, Taoist monks, rampaging monsters, spooky apparitions, beastly crocodile skeletons, flying human heads, a sexy female zombie with long talons, and demonic bats lie in store for our hero.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, psychedelic, controversial, psychotronic, mystic, dark comedy, spooky, weird, bizarre
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Black Magic (1975)
Plot Summary:
A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer's bride for himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 848
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, weird
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Erotic Ghost Story III (1992)
Plot Summary:
The once mighty Tang Dynasty is in its decline. The big land of China is being visited by famine, natural disasters and devils. Chu Chung is such a person. Everywhere he goes, beautiful Suzie follows. So they meet Wick, a monk endowed with magic powers. Chu Chung sees a picture of an exceedingly beautiful girl and falls in love with her. He begs Wick to help him cross the human-spiritual barrier to enter the picture. Chu Chung meets the girl Yi-meng. They make love. Little does Chu Chung realize he has fallen into arch demon Vixen's trap. Unwittingly, he kills the upright god of justice. Suzie helps a repentant Chu Chung escape into the human world. She herself is incarcerated. Wick and Suzie reluctantly help Chu Chung enter the spiritual world again. Righteousness prevails. Vixen loses the war. And Yi-meng is transported to the human world. Unfortunately, Suzie dies. But she may not have died after all.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Diary of a Serial Killer (1995)
Plot Summary:
This is like a CAT III version of the classic sick flick Maniac (1980) but as depressing and mean-spirited as another classic Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986): unable to satisfy his sexual desires with his wife, Bill regularly visits prostitutes. Afterwards, he ties up and tortures them in various ways before killing them. Bill believes that if they die, they will be reincarnated and have a better life. He murders over a dozen people. One day, a young woman named Jade comes to stay with Bill's family. He falls in love with her but is afraid that he will kill her, so he makes her leave. Jade has nowhere to go and starts working as a prostitute. When Bill finds Jade doing this, he has sex with her and gets her pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: disturbing, controversial, erotic, slasher
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Slice (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, captivating, tense, enigmatic, surreal, slasher, art house, grindhouse, perverse, weird
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Fatal Pulse (1988)
Plot Summary:
A girl is killed and raped minutes after fighting with her boyfriend (Jeff) and he left her. Jeff is the assistant of professor Caldwell at the university, and he wanted to return with his old girlfriend (Lisa). The girl lived with another five girls, including Lisa. All these girls begin to be killed, one by one, in different and strange ways. The main suspect is Jeff.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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Blood Voyage (1976)
Plot Summary:
What is meant to be a pleasure cruise becomes a nightmare as murder follows murder on a small ship. With tension mounting, passengers and the crew turn on each other in a desperate attempt to identify the killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, slasher horror, cult film
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The Psycho Lover (1970)
Plot Summary:
A psychiatrist plots to murder his wife, but with a new twist: he will brainwash a patient he is treating into committing the crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
Plot Summary:
A Hong Kong taxi driver suffers after being cursed by a sorcerer he accidentally hit with his cab. After the driver's wife is raped and killed by teenage hooligans, he pleads with the sorcerer to lift the hex and restore his wife to the land of the living. Otherworldly zombie chaos ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 980
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: retro, atmospheric, controversial, poliziottesco, cult film
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Bewitched (1981)
Plot Summary:
While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: detective, atmospheric, poliziottesco, lovecraft
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Hell Has No Boundary (1982)
Plot Summary:
Story revolves around a possessed young police woman who seems to be out killing everyone who gets in her way. Her boyfriend, photographer and boss at work are all suspicious of her and are out to find out what's the problem. With a story focusing on possession, vengeful spirits and murder, you're steadily entertained with a flick that manages to keep it's head above water.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco, weird
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Hong Kong Butcher (1985)
Plot Summary:
Based on the life of Hong Kong serial killer Lam Kor-wan. He was arrested in 1982 after murdering four women.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: asian horror
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Hell High (1987)
Plot Summary:
A teacher with a paranormal gift and a dark past, is forced to her limits when she becomes the target of a gang of teenagers. After spying on the vulnerable woman as she showers, they break into her home, humiliate and assault her. Something inside this reclusive teacher snaps and the thirst for vengence takes over. Bloody and clad in lingerie, she mutilates her attackers using some rather interesting and gory methods.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, teen horror, slasher horror, independent film
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The Demonologist (2019)
Plot Summary:
Detective Damien Seryph investigates a string of murders that connects to a group trying to bring forth the 4 King Demons of Hell. Damien's past connects him to those involved and will force him to become "The Demonologist".
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, scary, bleak, captivating, detective
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Raped by an Angel (1993)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer is fascinated by an advertisement with two models, Lam and Man. He arranges a rape plan against Man. He kills her and plots to make the next a suicide. Lam realizes Man is tortured to death, she uses her body to allure him into a trap.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: erotic, controversial, poliziottesco
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Bare Foot Thriller (1997)
Plot Summary:
A serial rapist/murderer with a leg fetish notices a pretty female police officer at a shootout, and stalks her and her family to be his next victims.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Last House on the Beach (1978)
Plot Summary:
Sister Cristina (Florinda Bolkan) plays a nun who takes the teenage girls in her care to a remote house where they rehearse A Midsummer Night's Dream. Three thugs show up, brutally raping and terrorizing the girls, killing one by raping her with a cane, until Bolkan renounces her teachings and seeks bloody revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, poliziottesco, cult film
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The Beasts (1980)
Plot Summary:
A father seeks revenge from a gang of thugs who raped his daughter and murdered his son.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, controversial
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The Ungodly (2007)
Plot Summary:
When struggling filmmaker inadvertently records a notorious serial killer in the middle of a murderous act, he decides to use the footage to blackmail the madman into being the subject of a disturbing new documentary.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychological thriller, weird
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They're Playing with Fire (1984)
Plot Summary:
A married college professor decides to seduce her student, whom she hired as a handyman for her yacht. The hesitant student succumbs to his buxom professor, but their romance is interrupted by her corrupt husband and a masked murderer.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, sex comedy, grindhouse, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, slasher horror, independent film
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Erotic Ghost Story (1990)
Plot Summary:
Three vixens have meditated for 1,000 years to able to shed their animal natures and become human. For the final month of their rigors, they have moved near a village where women pray to a god of fertility. One sister visits the god's temple and thinks lustful thoughts. As she leaves, a priest confronts her, warning of dire consequences and of demons that will try to stop the vixens' transformation. Soon, the youngest sister saves a poor scholar from bandits and becomes enamored of him. Each sister visits him, and before long, the youth has made love to all three. After they invite him to stay with them, the playfulness takes a scary turn. Where can they turn for help?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, cult classic, sexy, sex comedy, hot, cult film
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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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Bloodline (2018)
Plot Summary:
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: bloody, suspense, dark, neo noir, slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, twist ending, independent film, slasher horror
Similar in 81%
Corpse Mania (1981)
Plot Summary:
A necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, controversial, detective, surprise ending, weird
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The House by the Lake (1976)
Plot Summary:
Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, slasher, disturbing, controversial, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, scary, serious, realistic
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
Plot Summary:
Eight years have passed since Sara Wolfe and Eddie Baker escaped the House on Haunted Hill. Now the kidnapped Ariel, Sara's sister, goes inside the house with a group of treasure hunters to find the statue of Baphomet, worth millions and believed to be the cause of the House's evil.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, splatter, perverse, classic horror, queer 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