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Plot Summary:
While working on their graffiti pieces in a condemned apartment building, best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana discover a name scribbled on one of the walls — Kandisha. Morjana recognises the name as that of a powerful demon found in Moroccan folklore, summoned by women to exact vengeance on men. When Amélie is later assaulted by her ex, she remembers Morjana's story and, angry and upset, impulsively summons the spirit. The next day, her ex is found dead. The legend is true, and now Kandisha is on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary
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Windigo (2011)
Plot Summary:
In June of 2004, a group of film students and actors from Toronto camp out on the property of one of this town's only residents. With uncooperative actors, technical problems, and of course swarms of mosquitos, the project they went there to film quickly goes downhill. Brandon, the camera man, starts noticing strange things on the tapes, and people start acting weird. Could the people of Bonville have something to hide?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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The Intruder (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 1983 before the giant Suvarnabhumi international airport was built, the neglected and unoccupied area was called "King Cobra Swamp" by the locals. As building commenced, a huge old Banyan tree blocked the constructions path. A work crew call in a mechanical digger to remove the tree. As the roots are torn from the ground 1000s of cobra bones explode from the earth tearing them to pieces. After the passing of the grim massacre, witnesses who survived tell strange stories about and evil Cobra spirit. Years later when a new apartment block was built on the ground, Nin, the buildings owner has to face the horrifying matter when hundreds of Cobra hell bent on killing every living person in the apartment appear. People believe that again it is the vengeance of the Spirit. How will they survive, when being hunted by vengeance without mercy?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Horror
Country: Thailand
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Womb Ghosts (2010)
Plot Summary:
Life after death of a fetus inside a woman’s body exists as a Womb Ghost. Unnatural termination of such life will turn the baby into the evilest and most vicious kind of spirit. A mental hospital is haunted by spirits, the mysterious miscarriage of a young and beautiful inmate causes the authority to investigate. Only one answer can be given to the existence of such an ungodly creature…Womb Ghost.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Tombs (2019)
Plot Summary:
A live streamed, publicity stunt, filmed inside London's most famous scare attraction takes a terrifying turn as the event awakes an evil spirit. Something relentless and seemingly unstoppable starts stalking the celebrity guests through the claustrophobic halls of this maze of terror.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher, slasher horror, terrifying
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Paranormal Island (2014)
Plot Summary:
When 3 college kids take a summer job its a chance of a lifetime to bartend at a bar in the middle of a lake! The bar has been around for over a hundred years and is presumed by many locals to be haunted, after the owner killed himself many years before. Unfortunately they miss the last boat off the island and are stuck trying to find a way off. As darkness falls, they quickly realize things are very different after hours as they are hunted by the paranormal caretaker.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, demonic
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Welcome to the Circle (2020)
Plot Summary:
A random bear attack during a family camping trip leaves Greg (father) and Samantha (daughter) trapped by demon worshiping cult known as The Circle. Unbeknownst to all is that there's an infiltrator in the cults ranks. She is communication with a former member on the outside named Grady. Grady's plan is to lead a small group of rescuers into the heart of The Circle. But will they get there in time to save Greg, Samantha, and others from the demon known as Percy Stephens?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller
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Dorcha (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lisa and David, a writer and an entrepreneur couple from London travels to Ballyvadlea,Ireland for their working holiday.The short trip was panned so Lisa could start on her second book and David could work on his startup business plan, but unbeknownst to either of them the house was built on a cursed ground. Lisa's curiosity leads her to the discovery of the personal memoirs of Niav, the mysterious woman who once lived at the property a century ago, hence opening the long closed doors and in doing so awakens the demons within. David's only hope comes in the form of George, the wandering priest who has a story to tell. the narrative takes place in 1918, 1950 and 2010.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Toshimaen: Haunted Park (2019)
Plot Summary:
Saki, Anju, Chiaki, Ami, and Kaya reunite for the first time in years. The five of them excitedly decide to go Toshimaen Amusement Park, a place that was very important to them when they were younger. None of them know that they're about to enter a nightmare….
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, asian horror
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Within These Walls (2015)
Plot Summary:
A prisoner in her own home, a captive in her own body. Assaulted and trapped with no one to hear her cries for help... and knowing no one will believe her if they do. This is the terrifying reality Alaina finds herself in when she moves in to the house her mother died in. At first she thinks it's the loss of her mother that is haunting her, but she is soon shown it is something far more malicious and unrelenting. The spirit taunts her as it invades her body, mind, and soul, completely trapping her. Alaina has to fight for answers on what really happened to her mother if she has any hopes of survival. She must find a way to endure this monster who lives and breathes to rob her of her sanity as it demands a savage hold on her.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological horror
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Alone in the Ghost House (2015)
Plot Summary:
A minor celebrity and her husband head out on the road to investigate the most haunted house in America for their very own reality show, but upon arriving at the Devil's Commune things become worse than they could have ever imagined. They wanted fame, they found HELL.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, spooky
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Provoked (2016)
Plot Summary:
A group of amateur paranormal investigators, frustrated with the lack of any solid evidence after months of attempts, decide to provoke and taught spirits from the afterlife in a last ditch attempt for a paranormal encounter. The experiment works, but they have awakened something angry and very deadly - something that follows them home and now will not leave. The investigators must now defend their home, and their family, from the spirits who were brought into this world and are not going without taking some souls with them.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, independent film
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Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wong Jing's Classroom follows Ling, the new substitute teacher at a suburban high school. She feels something wrong about her class. The students in her Class 4E are an unruly bunch, except for Don Don, who always sits quietly in the corner. Suspecting that her students Gi Gi, Co Co, and Fong engage in prostitution, Ling reports the problems with her class to the dean, only to be told that there has never been a Class 4E in the school... In Patrick Kong's Travel, a group of friends go on vacation in Mainland, during which Bo gets killed in a road accident. At Bo's funeral, her travel mates meet Bo's estranged lover Ka Ming , with whom Bo had a heated quarrel on the phone just prior to her tragic death. At the hot-pot dinner after the funeral, a pale-faced Ka Ming reveals to the survivors the secret of his relationship with Bo before going on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, anthology
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Darkness Reigns (2018)
Plot Summary:
A film crew is ravaged by a demon, who is hell bent on cashing in on a deal he made with someone on set who was seeking fame and fortune.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Queen of Spades (2021)
Plot Summary:
According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Four teenagers summon the Queen of Spades, but they could never imagine the horrors that await them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Encounter (2016)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple Ted and Lauren rent an old farm house to do a thesis on orbs and set up cameras, Strange ghostly noises and haunting occur at night. Ted sees video of Lauren, possessed and wandering the fields at night. When their roommate kills himself they decide to do a séance to see what is haunting the house. Little do they know what they hear and fear is nothing they can pray away.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Exscind (2016)
Plot Summary:
After reading a magazine article about a case of multiple murders 50 years ago, an excited paranormal group sets out to investigate the site where the serial killers lived and where the horrifying crimes occurred. As day turns to night and evidence mounts, they encounter a situation far beyond their control and expectations.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Impossible Horror (2017)
Plot Summary:
After Lily, an insomniac young filmmaker, starts to hear a recurring sinister scream every night outside her apartment window, she teams up with a friend Hannah to try and track down the source of the terrifying noise. Soon the intrepid duo’s investigations lead them into a dark and sinister tangled web involving shadowy figures and a deadly supernatural force beyond their comprehension.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, sinister
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7 Deadly Sins (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers look to have the best Spring Break party ever before going off to college. However, when party goers start to die, who's to blame? Themselves? Or the demon they summoned? Charlie's evil spirit creeps in and hands out the ultimate test of survival. Can the kids escape Charlie's grasp? Can they figure out a way to free themselves from his evil game? One night, one house, one chance at survival.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Entity Project (2019)
Plot Summary:
A director and her friends renting a haunted house to capture paranormal events in order to prove it and become popular.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return (2019)
Plot Summary:
Several years after a deadly struggle with her serial killer aunt, Jordan works to escape her troubled history. But when her aunt's revenge-seeking specter surfaces to join forces with a deranged convict, Jordan must return to the haunted town of Silver Falls for a final showdown with the ghosts of her past.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Amityville Harvest (2020)
Plot Summary:
While staying at an aging manor to research its liquor-smuggling history, Christina and her documentary video team interview their spooky host Vincent—but no one can capture his image or voice on video. After shocking dreams and bloody encounters, the crew members fall under Victor’s hypnotic spell.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Brimstone Incorporated (2021)
Plot Summary:
Brimstone Incorporated features three ghoulish tales of terror and a wraparound, the latter centering around a law firm that serves as the gateway to Hell. Stories include Mama's Boy, First Date and Skunk Weed,.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Exit 14 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Laurie, a good-natured college student, embarks on a spring break vacation with her friends Faith, Joey, and her boyfriend Mick. They get off on the ghostly Exit 14 where they befriend a mysterious store clerk and are haunted by the ghost story he shares with them.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Abigail Haunting (2020)
Plot Summary:
After escaping the clutches of an abusive relationship, Katie reluctantly returns to the foster home she grew up in. Little does she know, her foster mother Marge is harboring a sinister secret dating back a decade. Now, Katie finds herself caught up in a horrifying family drama while confronting an angry spirit named Abigail.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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11th Hour Cleaning (2022)
Plot Summary:
A group of crime scene cleaners struggle to escape a murder house after becoming trapped by an ancient Nordic demon that is hell-bent on driving them insane.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Blackwell Ghost 3 (2019)
Plot Summary:
A filmmaker takes a journey to discover a new haunted house and brings along his cameras to document what happens inside. The house, which is plagued by its dark history, begins to come alive in this third instalment of “The Blackwell Ghost.”.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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An Amityville Poltergeist (2020)
Plot Summary:
The terrifying tale of Amityville is back. When a young man encounters a weekend of horrors after taking a house sitting job from a spooky old woman.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychotronic, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending
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Incorporeal (2014)
Plot Summary:
A tale of an overzealous movie director and his unappreciative leading actress that go on a location scouting mission. What they find will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: experimental, psychotronic, scary, bleak, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, meta
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Heks (2020)
Plot Summary:
A grieving British girl unravels her murdered mother's secrets connected to a South African witch doctor's curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa, but instead it casts her deeper into sinister depths.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: South Africa
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, psychotronic
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The Haunting of Grady Farm (2019)
Plot Summary:
Emily Wolf is the host of a travel show documenting supposed haunted locations around the country. The destination of her next episode happens to be in rural Florida, where her and her cinematographer's old college friends live. Wanting to mix work and pleasure, they decide to have a reunion camping trip on the allegedly haunted land. But, there is no fun to be had when the group learns that the Sluagh are more than folklore.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing