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Plot Summary:
The first World War rages on when a group of American soldiers find a mysterious artifact that can summon the ancient evil of the Krampus. After the men are killed in action, the artifact is sent to the commanding officer's widow who is a teacher at a small-town orphanage. The orphans accidentally summon the Krampus and the teacher, and her pupils are forced to battle this ancient evil.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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May the Devil Take You Too (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two years after escaping from demonic terror, Alfie and Nara try to continue their lives. However, Alfie's worst nightmare has just begun and the dangers that await are increasingly threatening.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fantasy
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Itsy Bitsy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, weird
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I Trapped the Devil (2019)
Plot Summary:
A man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family unexpectedly arrive for Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, christmas horror, psychological, enigmatic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, mumblecore, satanic
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Behind the Trees (2019)
Plot Summary:
While on a romantic getaway in the Indian wilderness, a couple from Los Angeles accidentally witnesses the haunting exorcism of an 11-year old girl. They decide to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, gothic, suspense, melancholic, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)
Plot Summary:
Zoe, a strange child has a not so imaginary friend the Krampus who is the dark companion of St. Nicholas.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, mockbuster, surprise ending, bloody
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Inhabited (2003)
Plot Summary:
After Brad and Meg move to a detached house in need of major repairs after a fire and decades of neglect, they're happy that cheerful teenage son Tyler behaves normally, for puberty. Young daughter Gina's stories about sometimes evil 'fairies' are equally dismissed, but get worse. Self-appointed handyman warns Iver Hagen them for 'things worse than ghosts' and ever scarier things happen. Ma irrationally believes the house bad yet refuses long to have Gina examined by Dr. Werner, who has a patient Olive obsessed by similar trolls. By the time the pieces are fitted, it may be too late.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense
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Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1983)
Plot Summary:
Professor and students camp out to find Bigfoot-type creature.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Axiom (2018)
Plot Summary:
At the risk of her group's safety, a young woman travels into a National Forest where her sister has become trapped in a multi-dimensional world of monsters.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, captivating, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher
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Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Plot Summary:
Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, entertaining, christmas horror, tense, serious, suspenseful, demonic, psychotronic, mockumentary
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The Village in the Woods (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a young couple from the wrong side of the tracks decide to take on an inheritance fraud job, little do they know that they have accepted a fate far darker then they could ever have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, dark
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Fever Night aka Band of Satanic Outsiders (2009)
Plot Summary:
Elliot (Peter Tullio), Warren (Philip Marlatt) and Terry (Melanie Rose Wilson) dabble in Satanism and hold a ritual in an abandoned woods. When nothing happens, they return to their car only to find that it won't start. An accident happens, leaving Terry injured. Seeing a distant light through the trees, Elliot hikes toward the light to seek assistance, leaving Warren to watch over Terry. Terry disappears and Warren becomes frightened. He hikes into the woods seeking Elliot and encounters hillbilly seductress Jenny (Vanity Meers) and her inbred father Ned (Michael Q. Schmidt)... but things are not what they appear as they meet the entity raised by their earlier ritual.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, experimental, psychedelic, bleak, offbeat, surreal, semi serious, independent film
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Jinn (2014)
Plot Summary:
From the beginning, stories of angels and men have captured our imaginations and have been etched into our history crossing all boundaries of culture, religion, and time. These two races have dominated the landscape of modern mythology for countless centuries, almost washing away the evidence that a third ever existed. This third race, born of smokeless fire, was called the jinn. Similar to humans in many ways, the jinn lived invisibly among us and only under dire or unusual circumstances were our paths ever meant to cross.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, mysterious
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13th Child (2002)
Plot Summary:
People are being killed by someone or something using superhuman strength. A clever DA Assistant is sent to investigate. Is this just a way to commit the perfect murder or will the legend of the Jersey Devil prove to be true?.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 889
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, rough, serious
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Beneath Loch Ness (2001)
Plot Summary:
A scientific expedition to Loch Ness runs into trouble when the group leader is killed in a mysterious diving accident. Soon after, when the unorthodox Professor Howell shows up to take over as leader of the group, more strange incidents and attacks start to occur. While Howell and TV producer Elizabeth Borden are busy investigating the source of the attacks, the body of an enormous sea creature washes up on the lake's shore.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, dark, hilarious
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The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, tense, captivating, suspense, independent film
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Before I Wake (2016)
Plot Summary:
About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, spooky, atmospheric, suspense, post-horror, psychological thriller, inspirational
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Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sean Reynolds, a highly acclaimed investigative journalist (who strongly believed in paranormal phenomena), destroyed his career when the most watched episode of his reality show, based on paranormal phenomena, turned out to be a hoax. Sean saw a news report on a "Bigfoot Hunter" (Carl Drybeck) who claimed to possess the body of a dead Sasquatch. He believes Drybeck is a phony and decides to create a new show that reveals people's paranormal claims as hoaxes. Sean assembles his old film crew and heads to Northern California's "Lost Coast" to meet with and interview Drybeck. Obsessed, Sean is staking his comeback, his life and the lives of his documentary film crew on proving Drybeck's claim to be a hoax.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense, enigmatic, independent film, surprise ending, natural horror, fake documentary
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Boogeyman (2005)
Plot Summary:
Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years earlier. Is the Boogeyman real? Or did Tim make him up to explain why his father abandoned his family?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, creepy, atmospheric, christmas horror, slasher, demonic, teen horror
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Darkness Falls (2003)
Plot Summary:
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, suspense, suspenseful, demonic, creepy, slasher, light, folk tale, disturbing
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Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993)
Plot Summary:
Thrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, psychological, dark, classic horror, independent film, cult film
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Krampus: The Devil Returns (2016)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, former police officer Jeremy Duffin is brought back to help in the hunt for a yuletide monster that punishes children that have been "naughty." As the monster becomes more erratic and unpredictable, Jeremy learns the truth about the disappearance of his daughter and the fate that has been bestowed upon him by an unlikely source. Can Jeremy finally end the nightmare Christmas monster that has terrorized this town for years?.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, slasher, christmas horror, dark fantasy
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Witch Hunt (2021)
Plot Summary:
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, slasher, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, dark, spooky, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, creepy
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Krampus: The Christmas Devil (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child. After other children begin missing, Jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could be a creature of ancient yuletide lore, Krampus, who is the brother of St. Nick, and punisher of children who perform acts of unspeakable evil without repercussion. Can Jeremy kill Krampus and prevent more missing children?.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, dark, disturbing, scary, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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Mother Krampus (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on the myth of Frau Perchta, a witch that comes on the 12 days of Christmas taking children each night.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, mystical, suspense, dark, mysterious, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, dark fantasy
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Krampus Unleashed (2016)
Plot Summary:
In pursuit of buried treasure, a group of fortune hunters unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of slumber, Krampus has awoken with a thirst for blood.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, suspense, dark, disturbing, intense
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Mexico
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, dark fantasy, intense, creepy, stylized, demonic
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Thale (2012)
Plot Summary:
Norwegian folklore turns out to be real when Leo and Elvis encounter a girl called Thale in a basement. A regular cleaning job turns into a struggle for survival, while they're trying to figure out what or who Thale is. Could Thale be a huldra? A seductive forest spirit who appears from the front to be a beautiful young woman, but who also has a cow's tale and whose back appears to be like a hollowed out tree. The huldra has been known to offer rewards to those who satisfy them sexually, while death to those who fail to do so and are also prone to stealing human babies.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, suspenseful, fairy tale, atmospheric, suspense, scenic, disturbing, dark fantasy, grindhouse
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Insidious (2010)
Plot Summary:
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 334000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, twist ending, atmospheric, disturbing, dark, intense, tense, clever, creepy
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Krampus (2015)
Plot Summary:
A horror comedy based on the ancient legend about a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, scary, dark fantasy, disturbing, stylized, dark, dark comedy, creepy, horror comedy, atmospheric