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Plot Summary:
A handful of young geologists are unlucky enough to be forced to stay at a hotel in the middle of nowhere. What they don't know is that the hotel has been abandoned for twenty years, because the owner of the hotel had killed his family and all the guests two decades ago. Strange things begin to happen, and suddenly murders are committed.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, surprise ending
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House Of Witchcraft (1989)
Plot Summary:
A man recently discharged from hospital after suffering what appears to be a nervous breakdown, is taken to a remote Italian villa by his strangely-behaving wife. But he has strong premonitions that the house is possessed by some force of witchcraft, which he has been experiencing in his re-occuring nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, grindhouse, splatter
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The Murder Secret (1988)
Plot Summary:
A family of 4 makes a long drive to Aunt Martha's house to visit her for the first time in years. Only she isn't there. Just the caretaker and his message that she will appear the next day...if they survive the night.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending
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Haunted House (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two filmmakers enlist four college students to partcipate in exploring a haunted house, while being filmed. The Filmmaker's plan goes awry when a malevolent ghost is awakend from an ancient slumber.
IMDB Rating: 1.5
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: teen horror
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The Hell's Gate (1989)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense
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Sodoma's Ghost (1988)
Plot Summary:
The spirits of Nazis who were killed by bombs while having an orgy return 50 years later to terrorize a group of six teens who stumble upon the house of their death site.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 865
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: epic, surprise ending, psychotronic
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Witch Story (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young girl and her brother take some friends on trip to check out a house the pair has just inherited. What they don't know is that the house is haunted by demons and the ghost of a woman who was burned at the stake as a witch, and who now plans to take revenge by killing off the siblings and their friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher
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Fun Size Horror: Volume One (2015)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-one twisted tales made from a collective of genre loving filmmakers, Fun Size Horror: Volume One aims to chill and delight horror fans. From classic slashers and creature features, to horror-comedy and hauntings all made into bite size pieces. Like a bag of Halloween candy after a night of trick or treating, Fun Size Horror: Volume One is filled with the unexpected and not without the threat of the occasional razor blade. Which leaves only one question: Trick or treat?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The House of Clocks (1989)
Plot Summary:
A gang of vicious young punks break into the house of an elderly couple, terrorize, and then murder them. Suddenly, the clocks in the house begin to run backwards, and the dead come back for revenge!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, disturbing, scary, atmospheric, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, black comedy
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Ghost Story (1974)
Plot Summary:
Several old college friends converge at a mansion, ostensibly for a pleasant reunion. Larry Dann, the most easygoing of the bunch, comes to the conclusion that all is not well in the old dark house. For one thing, he's run across several people whom he's never met. For another, they all seem to be of a different time and place.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: offbeat, psychotronic, independent film
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The Elderly (2022)
Plot Summary:
An octogenarian named Manuel falls into a state of dementia after the sudden suicide of his wife, sparking a series of paranormal events that will put his family’s lives at risk.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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Bloody Sin (2011)
Plot Summary:
A team of researchers investigates a European castle that was used for sadistic tortures during the inquisition, as well as horrifying and abominable Nazi experiments on innocent people. Riddled with history, the demonically possessed castle overtakes the crew turning their nightmares into a terrifying reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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When the Lights Went Out (2012)
Plot Summary:
Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, tense, serious, suspenseful, demonic, religious horror, atmospheric, surprise ending
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The House in Sherwood (2020)
Plot Summary:
Angela Bennett is conducting an investigation into the paranormal events that happened at a haunted house in Sherwood. What Angela doesn't know is that she is being followed by Karen, who is making a film of her own.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, mockumentary
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House (2008)
Plot Summary:
Trying to recover from the nearly marriage-breaking stress following the death of their child, Jack (Reynaldo Rosales) and Stephanie (Heidi Dippold) spontaneously take off on a road trip. But when their car breaks down in a remote area, they find themselves in a horrific nightmare. Seeking shelter in a house, they soon realize that more danger lurks inside than outside in this spine-chiller based on Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti's best-seller.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, surprise ending, slasher, demonic, spooky, scary, tense
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Sweet Home (1989)
Plot Summary:
A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: cult classic, scary, tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, stylized, corny, documentary filmmaking, asian horror
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Black Demons (1991)
Plot Summary:
Three college students, another couple, their housekeeper are besieged at a remote Brazilian plantation by a group of zombies raised by a voodoo curse.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher
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Darker Than Night (2014)
Plot Summary:
When four women move into an old house left by one woman's aunt, strange things begin to happen. Bizarre voices, visions of ghosts, and mysterious noises lead them to discover the darkest powers of evil and a horror and agony beyond terror.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 995
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, tense, suspenseful
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Ghosthouse (1988)
Plot Summary:
A group of unlikely companions receive a radio call leading to a deserted house with a grisly past. After exploring the house, the group makes the foolish decision to split up, leading to a trail of death and destruction as the house unleashes its deadly past. Along the way expect severed heads, exploding light bulbs, demonic clown dolls, and creepy children.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, atmospheric, suspense, cult classic, classic horror, independent film, scary, offbeat, bleak, serious
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The Visitors (1988)
Plot Summary:
Frank, Sara and their two children have recently moved into the house of their dreams on the countryside. Frank is disturbed by mysterious sounds and somebody tears down the wallpaper from the walls. He contacts a ghost-hunter, Allan, to find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Sweden
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: splatter, creepy, scary, serious, suspenseful, cult film
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An American Ghost Story (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts to get the story that will finally make his career.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, independent film
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Beyond Remedy (2009)
Plot Summary:
An international group of medical students takes part in a seminar on fear - with deadly results.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, serious, suspense, dark, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
Plot Summary:
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, gothic, demonic, slasher, gothic horror, horror comedy
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Beyond the Door II (1977)
Plot Summary:
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, mind bending, suspenseful, serious, satanic, psychotronic, gothic, suspense, slasher, mystic
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Demons 2 (1986)
Plot Summary:
A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, grindhouse, classic horror, mind bending, psychedelic, suspense, entertaining, surreal, horror comedy
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The Church (1989)
Plot Summary:
In medieval Europe, crusading knights massacre a village full of suspected devil worshipers and build a large Gothic church above the cursed remains. It is now present day, and this elaborate cathedral still stands. But when its sealed crypt is accidentally reopened, a group of people trapped inside the church become possessed by the fury of the damned! Can the blood of the innocent survive this unholy communion, or will the ultimate demonic evil be unleashed upon the world?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy, Hungary
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, satanic, surreal, grindhouse, creepy, scary, bleak, demonic, gothic, mind bending
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Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, psychological, disturbing, creepy, cult classic, suspenseful, suspense, surreal, splatter
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The House by the Cemetery (1981)
Plot Summary:
A deranged killer lives in the basement of an old mansion and pops out occasionally to commit grisly murders that include be-headings.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, suspenseful, scary, bloody, psychotronic, gothic, rough, lovecraft, controversial
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
Plot Summary:
George Lutz and his wife Kathleen, move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, grindhouse, creepy, demonic, suspense, slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, cult classic
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The Amityville Horror (2005)
Plot Summary:
A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, creepy, demonic, splatter, stylized, rough, psychological, slasher
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The Beyond (1981)
Plot Summary:
A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, grindhouse, slasher, surreal, disturbing, bleak, bloody, gothic horror, atmospheric