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Plot Summary:
Gary Brandner's horror novels come to life again in this sequel to "The Howling." A number of vicious murders occur in a small California town after a motorcycle-riding stranger arrives. The gruesome slayings look disturbingly like the work of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in another nearby town, police are hot on the trail of a killer they believe is a werewolf. This is "Howling" with a country-western angle.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark, independent film, scary, rough, serious, cult film
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Mexican Werewolf in Texas (2005)
Plot Summary:
In the dusty little town of Furlough in Texas, an animal is slaughtering the cattle and the locals. When the teenager Tommy is killed, their friends Anna Furlough, her Mexican-American boyfriend Miguel Gonzalez, Jill Gillespie and Rosie finds that a Mexican werewolf Chupacabra is the killer and they plot a plan to kill the beast.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 728
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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The Three Faces of Terror (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the first story two grave robbers, thieving from an ancient Etruscan burial ground, gets in trouble when one of them tries out a ring which passes a werewolf curse to him! The second one is about a woman who wants to look like her best friend and goes to a plastic surgeon, which is the biggest mistake she's done. The third story is about three friends and a very dangerous sea monster eating its way through their camping site! The wrap-around story is set on a train where John Phillip Law plays a mystical hypnotist who claims that he can see the past of the passengers.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, serious, suspenseful, dark fairy tale, psychotronic
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Blood Moon (2014)
Plot Summary:
A stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger are held hostage by two outlaws on the run from the law but events take an unexpected turn when the travelers are stalked by a mythical beast that only appears on the night of a blood red moon.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, dark, suspenseful, wild
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Hyenas (2011)
Plot Summary:
Roving clans of shape-shifting human/hyena creatures prowl and hunt for human prey. They are hunted by one man seeking revenge for the death of his loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, captivating, scary, exciting, humorous, computer animated
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Monsterwolf (2010)
Plot Summary:
A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized, psychotronic, computer animated
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Night Shadow (1989)
Plot Summary:
Alex, an up-and-coming TV journalist, returns to her hometown of Danford as local police attempt to cope with a series of brutal murders. The small town plunges into a state of panic and the murders--clearly the work of a monster, more beast than man--continue... until Alex comes face to face with the evil itself.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, slasher, slasher horror
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Howling V: The Rebirth (1989)
Plot Summary:
When a group of people from different walks of life converge in a Hungarian castle situated in Budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: classic horror, independent film, bleak, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense, psychotronic, cult film, nostalgic
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Werewolf (1995)
Plot Summary:
A team of archaeologists with unplaceable accents unearth a skeleton at a dig in an Arizona quarry. The Native Americans on the dig instantly recognize it as the remains of a werewolf, so the team leaders immediately take it to their lab and stare at it. Natalie, one of the team members, thinks it's absolutely fascinating, but Yuri siezes on greater ambitions when one of the dig assistants, who injured themself on the remains, becomes infected and turns into a werewolf in full view of hospital personnel. Yuri then conducts an experiment infecting other people in town to see if they turn into werewolves as well. When Paul arrives at the lab to assist in analyzing the remains, Yuri infects him, too. After Paul's transformation (under a week-long full moon), Natalie tries to save him.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, rough, bleak, cult classic, independent film, semi serious, surprise ending, spooky
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Late Phases (2014)
Plot Summary:
When deadly attacks from the forests beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a grizzled veteran to figure what the residents are hiding.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, serious, mumblecore, disturbing, grindhouse
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Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Plot Summary:
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: detective, creepy, cult horror, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, suspense
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Wild Country (2005)
Plot Summary:
Wild Country is a low budget British horror film which was shot on location in and around Glasgow, Scotland in October.The cast was made up of mostly unknown actors with the exception of Martin Compston and a cameo appearance by Peter Capaldi. The budget of the film was an estimated £1 million. The film was released in selected cinemas in Scotland in February 2006. The film was also screened at film festivals worldwide, including the Cannes Film Festival and the London FrightFest Film Festival. The film will get a 2007 release in the U.S. due to Lionsgate.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, scary, crying
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Wilderness (1996)
Plot Summary:
In the light of the moon, seduction and pleasure are never what they seem. And neither is Alice White (Amanda Ooms), a beautiful and obsessed woman with a painfully sinister secret: once a month when the moon is full, she locks herself away and transforms into a she-wolf. When a passionate triangle ensues between a psychiatrist who can hardly believe her erotically charged tales and a man who may be her one shot at love, Alice flees to the wilderness where she is free to satiate her most personal and sometimes shocking desires. Originally a three part British TV Mini-series, later released as a single episode on DVD.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: gothic, serious, suspenseful, scary, erotic, offbeat
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The Marsupials: The Howling III (1987)
Plot Summary:
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, classic horror, surprise ending, horror comedy, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, independent film, erotic
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Silver Bullet (1985)
Plot Summary:
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Netherlands Antilles
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, tense, suspense, splatter, cult classic, terrifying, epic
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Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
Plot Summary:
A young girl whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Czechoslovakia, UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, scary, funny, brutal, sensual, classic horror, serious, suspenseful, gothic horror, psychotronic
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Alpha Wolf (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Virginia and her husband Jack spend a long weekend in the idyllic countryside, they encounter a creature that tears their lives apart. While the attack has an effect on each of them, it brings out the worst in Jack.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Night Wolf (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sarah Tyler returns to her troubled family home in the isolated countryside, for a much put-off visit. As a storm rages outside, Sarah, her family and friends shore up for the night, cut off from the outside world. But something comes out of the driving rain and darkness. Something that holds a dark secret so devastating that, in one night, it could wipe out the entire family.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, scary, rough, serious, slasher, perverse
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Werewolf: The Devil's Hound (2007)
Plot Summary:
An escaped werewolf - who’s determined to start a family of her own - sinks her claws into Kevin, leaving him with an uncontrollable desire to kill. Can his family save him before his lycan nature takes over for good?.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspense, independent film, spoof, parody
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Scream of the Wolf (1974)
Plot Summary:
A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take human form.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 848
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, tension, suspense
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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
Plot Summary:
An author who was sent to the town Drakho, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mystery revolving around demons and werewolves. She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real she becomes suspicious of the odd town and of its past.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, classic horror, tense, serious, psychotronic, independent film, erotic, sexy, gothic
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Werewolf Woman (1976)
Plot Summary:
A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, grindhouse, captivating, suspense, psychotronic, detective, banned film
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Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)
Plot Summary:
A villainous carnival owner traps a young werewolf to include in his growing menagerie of inhuman exhibits.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Beast of Bray Road (2005)
Plot Summary:
Based on actual accounts of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the film follows a local sheriff who is finally forced to accept that a string of horrifying deaths is linked to a predator which possesses DNA of both man and wolf.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, perverse, offbeat, surprise ending, splatter, postmodern
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Never Cry Werewolf (2008)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Loren (Nina Dobrev) doesn't like her new neighbor, Jared (Peter Stebbings), or his vicious dog. Along with her friend Steven (Sean O'Neill), Loren spies on Jared and begins to suspect he's a werewolf, responsible for a rash of disappearances. But Jared is watching her just as closely, because Loren reminds him of his dead wife. As a full-moon night nears, Loren enlists the help of TV star Redd Tucker (Kevin Sorbo), who knows how to hunt -- and who believes her werewolf theory.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, exciting, suspense, disturbing
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Dark Wolf (2003)
Plot Summary:
A hip, very erotic twist on the werewolf thriller, this atmospheric horror film adds a a wickedly sexy appetite to the bloodthirsty cravings of its monster. A vicious werewolf stalks the streets of Los Angeles. Between killings, its desperate goal is to mate with unsuspecting Josie, who is unaware of her special power attracting the beast. Forced to take over an investigation involving werewolves after his partner is killed, an LAPD Detective is led to the trail of this ravenously deadly hybrid werewolf.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, talky, suspense, slasher
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The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)
Plot Summary:
Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain, West Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, suspenseful, serious, sexy, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, slasher, terrifying
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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
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Jaws of Satan (1981)
Plot Summary:
A preacher whose ancestors were Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, rough, suspenseful, satanic, natural horror, independent film, serious, psychotronic
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Grim (1996)
Plot Summary:
A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, independent film, psychotronic
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The Howling (1981)
Plot Summary:
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, gothic, slasher, creepy, cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, classic horror