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Plot Summary:
An investigation into a camping trip gone wrong turns into a fight for survival when a team, including a brilliant primate specialist and led by a ruthless television producer, must come to grips with the possible existence of Bigfoot.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 933
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Cool Air (2006)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Baxter, a struggling screenwriter, is searching for accommodation in a rundown mansion somewhere in the isolated mountains above Malibu. An expressionless and creatively bankrupt young man who rewrites exploitation sci-fi / horror scripts for a living, he takes a room in the mansion and learns of the mysterious doctor residing in the room above his own who dabbles in strange experiments. As he learns more about the circumstances of the doctor and the history of his landlady, her autistic daughter and the strange lodger across the hall, Baxter is inspired to write his long blocked "great American Screenplay". Working furiously, Baxter suffers a heart attack, and staggers up to see the doctor for treatment. He passes out immediately, but awakens a cured man. But at a terrible price.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 855
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: suspense, lovecraft, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 88%
Among Us (2004)
Plot Summary:
B-movie director Billy D'Amato has made a career out of horror movies...but when he meets a real "monster in the woods" on a shoot, he is forced to re-evaluate, and fight for, his life.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, fake documentary
Similar in 82%
1313: Bigfoot Island (2012)
Plot Summary:
On an island in the Pacific Northwest, a young woman calls to ancient spirits in order to right the wrongs inflicted on her. For this she summons the mythical beast that has long been rumored to roam the verdant forests. Nearby, a young man readies a cabin for the arrival of his friends. They’ve been coming to this place every year since they were kids, to relax and shape up before the start of a new college year. Only this time, they’re about to meet their worst nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, psychotronic, homoerotic, sexy, independent film, teen horror, campy, cult film
Similar in 87%
Night Claws (2012)
Plot Summary:
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is blood thirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle) shows up to help the town's sheriff (Reb Brown) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford (David Campbell) is a thug-like character who along with his two henchmen, is hunting the creature himself, for his own personal gain and he does not care who he has to go through to accomplish his goal.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
Similar in 75%
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014)
Plot Summary:
When several young hunters arrive at a secluded lodge in the Pacific Northwest little do they know that they will become the hunted.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: independent film, natural horror, homoerotic, cult film
Similar in 85%
Monstrous (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman goes searching for answers after her friend mysteriously vanishes in Whitehall, NY, an Adirondack town known for its Bigfoot sightings. She quickly learns that hiding in the woods is an evil more sinister than she could ever imagine.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, dark drama
Similar in 83%
Rage of the Yeti (2011)
Plot Summary:
A team of treasure hunters in the Arctic are attacked by ferocious snow beasts. Before long, the adventure is no longer about finding riches - it’s about getting down the mountain alive.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 873
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 79%
The Last Exit (2014)
Plot Summary:
Darren and Jodi are in the middle-of-nowhere Maine on their way to a funeral. The reason they never make it is simple: werewolves. As other wayward travelers end up in their own battles for life, a suspected killer with a werewolf-sized chip on his shoulder is hunting the beast. It takes a couple of kids, some drunken hunters, and an urbanite from California to confront the legend and decide who or what is responsible for the carnage.
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Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
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Dead Squad (2018)
Plot Summary:
A group of young people become lost in the jungle during a river rafting trip and stumble upon a long lost ruin that is home to a host of mysterious monsters.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
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Nightbeasts (2010)
Plot Summary:
A father and son on a weekend hunting trip encounter supernatural horror in the woods.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, horror comedy, independent film, psychotronic, neo noir
Similar in 84%
The Barrens (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man takes his family on a camping trip and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the legendary monster of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: the Jersey Devil.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological horror, natural horror, independent film
Similar in 85%
Heebie Jeebies (2013)
Plot Summary:
When a haunted gold mine is reopened after a 150 years, a horrific supernatural creature escapes to exact vengeance on a small Southern town.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 77%
Makmum (2019)
Plot Summary:
While in the dormitory, the resident of the dormitory is terrorized by a supernatural creature. There is a kind of supernatural creature called "Makmum" (the follower) that follows them during prayer.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 89%
Abominable (2020)
Plot Summary:
A research team embarks on a journey to obtain a plant that can advance medical research by centuries. While stumbling upon clues of the previous expedition, they discover that a Yeti creature lurks within the Himalayan mountains and will do anything to protect its terrain.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
Similar in 84%
The Fear Footage: 3AM (2021)
Plot Summary:
Dennis Rosen disappeared on September 19th, 2020, while filming an episode for his urban exploration channel 'Dennis the explorer'. He was exploring Darkbluff, Maryland, a town that authorities discovered abandoned during their search for Dennis. They also discovered a camera. This footage was on that camera.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 79%
The Wailer (2006)
Plot Summary:
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, mystical, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 85%
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of student film makers are creating "Project Marble Hornets" when the production is interrupted by a series of paranormal events in this tense and shocking horror.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mystical, tense, mockumentary, weird
Similar in 89%
Clawed (2017)
Plot Summary:
Fifty years after the incidents in Black Claw Mountain, a group of students are prey to a monster part human, part bear and part liquid.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, surprise ending, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Hunting the Legend (2014)
Plot Summary:
In 2008, a deer hunter was taken by something in the Alabama woods. Only his rifle, blood and a 16" footprint were left behind... Five years later, his son seeks revenge.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary
Similar in 90%
Snowbeast (1977)
Plot Summary:
In this made for TV film, an enormous and angry yeti begins to terrorize a Colorado ski resort by eating several skiers during a winter carnival. Everyone insists it is just a bear until a ski patrolman sees a white, shadowy and beastly shape disappearing into the woods.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, disturbing, christmas horror, black and white, cult horror, classic horror, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful
Similar in 87%
Big Legend (2018)
Plot Summary:
An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, bleak, disturbing, scary, action adventure, suspense, cliffhanger
Similar in 86%
Southbound (2015)
Plot Summary:
The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anthology, suspense, dark, disturbing, spooky, psychological, tense, road movie, atmospheric, enigmatic
Similar in 80%
Indigenous (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of five American friends on the cusp of adulthood travel to Panama to relax and reconnect. They befriend a local woman in their hotel bar—and despite some ominous whispers—she goes against the specific instructions of her brother and brings the Americans on a daytrip into the pristine falls at the nearby jungle. What begins as an innocent outing to a picturesque waterfall quickly turns terrifying after she suddenly goes missing. As night closes in, the friends realize too late the truth behind the rumors—the legendary, blood-sucking Chupacabra is now stalking them.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Panama
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, suspenseful, slasher, weird
Similar in 88%
Don't Fuck in the Woods (2016)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends are going on a camping trip to celebrate graduating college. But once they enter the woods, the proverbial shit starts to hit the fan.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: slasher, dark, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing, independent film, happy, sexual
Similar in 90%
Skookum: The Hunt for Bigfoot (2016)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the Louisiana swamp lives a legend. In the fall of 2013, the legend comes to life. Many have seen, some have heard, and none have forgotten: the giant hairy creature with glowing red eyes that locals refer to as the Beast of Bayou Dorcheat. When the long dormant Bigfoot monster seemingly begins a brutal reign of terror, a glamorous talk show host, Dr. Anna Rock, must leave her highly coveted position to search for her younger sister Megan, a Bigfoot researcher, in the swampy wilderness of northern Louisiana.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 76%
Bigfoot Horror Camp (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Bigfoot terrorizes a nudist colony, not a horror camp. Mostly made up of footage from MONSTER OF THE NUDIST COLONY.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 85%
Maneater (2009)
Plot Summary:
A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scenic, scary, slasher
Similar in 83%
Boggy Creek (2010)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of her father in a terrible accident, sweet, yet troubled Jennifer and her friends decide to check out her dad's cabin that's located in the deep woods of Boggy Creek, Texas. While staying at said cabin for a week, Jennifer and company run afoul of an evil and vicious monster of local legend that kills men and abducts women.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, scary, independent film
Similar in 87%
Primitive (2011)
Plot Summary:
After being forced to visit a hypnotist, Martin receives news of his estranged mother's passing. He returns home for the funeral, and before long, people start dropping dead. The victims - brutally torn apart by what appears to be a predatory monster - convince the local police that Martin is somehow responsible, and soon he comes to believe it too, as all the victims are connected to the evil within him.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scary
Similar in 84%
Exists (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, mockumentary, grindhouse, teen horror, mythical, powerful, natural horror