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Plot Summary:
In response to the legend that the "Manson Family" may have filmed themselves in some of theirs exploits, this film is a re-creation as to what a film of their may have been like. The film, shot in a piecemeal fashion, is an intentionally amateurish faux "home movie" of the events leading up to, and including, the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, controversial, underground film, independent film, silent, fake documentary, silent film
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Found Footage 3D (2016)
Plot Summary:
A group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3D found footage horror movie, but find themselves IN the first 3D found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, scary, serious, suspense, disturbing, controversial, meta, horror comedy, post modern
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I Was a Teenage Strangler (1997)
Plot Summary:
Softcore princess Misty Mundae (Chantal, The Rage) in her first film role ever! A swingin party where ghastly teens indulge in liquor, mind-altering substances and acts of lewdness, defilement and promiscuity...A sexually depraved lunatic on the prowl, bent on wringing the life from these helpless youth...A night of bizarre and unspeakable atrocities that will have you, too, in the GRIP OF TERROR!.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: controversial
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The Manson Family Massacre (2019)
Plot Summary:
A musician begins experiencing terrifying visions when she moves into the house where the Manson Family committed their infamous crimes.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Home Made (2008)
Plot Summary:
About a horror filmmaker who embarks on making the ultimate snuff movie. He arms himself with a camera and goes on a killing rampage - no one can stop him.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense
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This Hollow Sacrament (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, the story revolves around the murder of four young women in Northern California in the late 1990s and the subsequent criminal investigation. The film follows the story of a tortured ex-soldier, now police detective, as he and his partner attempt to track down a bizarre series of disappearances, and the brutal slaying of the young women. Director Greg Stechman is an original voice in the popular serial killer genre. In "This Hollow Sacrament", his debut film, he drags you kicking and screaming into the depths of hell and doesn't let you up for air.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, controversial, slasher
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The Headless Eyes (1971)
Plot Summary:
A poor artist gets his eye gouged out whilst committing a robbery. When his eye heals, he goes on a killing spree and cuts out women's eyes with a spoon in this surreal arthouse/exploitation film form 1971.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, controversial, detective, sadistic, psychotronic, independent film
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Off the Beaten Path (2004)
Plot Summary:
Four thrill seekers making a short film about an abandoned backwoods property in Gateway, Minnesota unleash an evil legend that should have been left forgotten.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: suspense, mockumentary, independent film
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Death Cast (2022)
Plot Summary:
Six young and hopeful actors land roles in an experimental horror film shooting on a remote location. Their performances will be captured without any crew present in a single, uninterrupted take by cameras and drones positioned around the set. As the day progresses, the line between the film they are shooting and actual terror is blurred as they find themselves in a real life-or-death situation.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Stabbed in the Face (2004)
Plot Summary:
A slasher throwback to the grandest clichés and stereotypes, Terror Optics presents Stabbed in the Face. Follow a group of teenagers into the woods for a good time. Undoubtedly, you'll find serial killers, red herrings, boobs and booze all in one night. Leaving little to the imagination, Terror Optics continues the party-film concept of having a really good time with little regard to critics and potential fans. Set in an undeterminable time period, stocked with a slew of villains and well deserving victims, Stabbed in the Face proves that slasher films are ONLY about the boobs, butts, and body count.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, controversial
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#Captured (2017)
Plot Summary:
A zealous vigilante looking to clean the Internet of sin targets a group of teens that broadcast misadventures on their chatroom.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating
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A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
Plot Summary:
Sang-joon has recently escaped from a mental institution and managed to amass a kill count in the high teens, all while spewing nonsense about “the power of love”.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, controversial, mockumentary
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They Don't Cut the Grass Anymore (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two Texas gardeners, who object to Northern attitudes and lifestyles, venture northward to cut lawns, trim hedges, and murder and mutilate Northern Yuppies.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: slasher, controversial, independent film, slasher horror
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S&man (2006)
Plot Summary:
S&Man (also known as Sandman) is a 2006 pseudo-documentary film that examines the underground subculture of horror films. It combines real interviews with indie horror film makers and a scripted plot that does not immediately come into focus until the second half of the film.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mockumentary, suspense, controversial, grindhouse, scary, offbeat
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Dead Nude Girls (2013)
Plot Summary:
A man obsessed with bird-watching takes on a new hobby, killing young ladies.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, controversial
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The Butcher (2007)
Plot Summary:
Relentlessly gruesome, South Korean filmmaker Kim Jin-Won's torture flick chronicles the making of a snuff film from two perspectives: that of the sadistic producers and that of the unfortunate "stars." Their terror captured through vérité-style camera work, the victims are made to endure the agonizing screams of their fellow captives before meeting their own grim fate at the hands the titular butcher in his bloody abattoir.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: disturbing, controversial, extreme horror, terrifying, independent film
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The Ouija Experiment (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, five friends who fall prey to the evil entities of the Ouija board. As they set about filming their experimental session, what starts out as bit of fun, soon escalates into a terrifying series of events as paranoia and personal demons are revealed…. and recorded.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense
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Head Case (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pseudo-documentary edited from the home movies of serial killers Wayne & Andrea Montgomery, presenting a look into their quiet, suburban lives...as well as the graphic & disturbing details of their horrific crimes.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, scary, rough, disturbing, mockumentary, controversial, tense, realistic, independent film
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Uncharted (2009)
Plot Summary:
"Uncharted" is a story of a documentary film crew who crash on an island, when they were in hopes of finding a rare animal, a jaguar, that is believed to inhabit the jungle. Unfortunate circumstances arise when her charter plane goes down and crashes on a remote island.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, serious, fake documentary
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Meadowoods (2010)
Plot Summary:
In a sleepy and uneventful small town, three college students, bored and desperate to make their mark, plot a savage and merciless murder. Electing to keep a video journal to memorialize their bizarre pact, they plot in secret, devising a homemade death chamber that will allow them to see, hear, feel, and linger over their intended victim's torment and final moments of life. Then, chosen at random, a fellow student becomes this victim when she is to receive perhaps the most brutal and horrifying of all fates. The default leader of this macabre trio directs the physical and psychological terror, even as contention and hostility within the group threatens to jeopardize their twisted plan, culminating in a violent and chilling conclusion.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, psychological, captivating, depressing, scary, rough, realistic, independent film
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The Fear Footage (2018)
Plot Summary:
On April 19th, 2016, Deputy Leo Cole vanished. The next morning, his body camera was found.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 986
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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666: The Devil's Child (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vanessa, a documentary filmmaker, and she is making a film about folklore. Her best friend Brad was meant to help her, but he instead decides to go on a date with new love Jessica, who he met online. His new girlfriend persuades Vanessa to join him by telling her the house is haunted and would be a good subject for her film, but it turns out she has been lured into a trap and she is a creature from Hell. Quite how she will be impregnated by a female demon will be revealed in the movie.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark
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Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust (2011)
Plot Summary:
Purge: To put to death, eliminate what is undesirable. The serial killer known as Purge lived and died by this code. But is he dead? Driving home from a road trip, ERIC and SHELLY take a back road to avoid a traffic jam. They encounter the serial killer Purge. Eric survives but Shelly is murdered. A year later, a group of adventure-seeking high school grads venture to purge's lair. Among them is Eric's brother JUAN. Eric sets out to save his brother, and get revenge on Purge. For the six teens, their imperfections will be the deciding factor if Purge shows them mercy. But if everyone is imperfect, will any of them survive? Written by Armont Casalle.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, slasher, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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The House with 100 Eyes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ed and Susan might seem to be a normal, suburban American couple, but they’ve got a horrifying secret: They create and sell snuff films in their inescapable deathtrap of a home. When Ed decides to create the world’s first ‘triple feature’ – three victims, all killed in one night – the cameras hidden throughout the house capture the evening’s terrible events. As their victims suffer their gruesome fates, Ed and Susan’s relationship begins to unravel, causing their carefully laid plans to spiral into bloody chaos that will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: dark, psychological, rough, sadistic, controversial, dark comedy
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The Devil's Doorway (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the fall of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, demonic, mockumentary, psychological thriller, slasher, controversial, biblical
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Hollows Grove (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young filmmaker documents his ghost-hunting, reality show friends as their routine investigation of an abandoned orphanage turns into a nightmare from which they can't escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, tense, disturbing, mockumentary, atmospheric, suspenseful, grindhouse
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You Are Not Alone (2014)
Plot Summary:
"An idyllic summer day turns into a living nightmare ... With school finally over, college graduate Natalie Wilner returns to her hometown to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. But beneath the flags and fireworks lurks a dark, malevolent figure. After a night of drunken parties, she stumbles home and drifts off to sleep, only to be woken moments later by a loud knock on the door. Experience one night of terror, through Natalie’s eyes as she fights to escape a relentless, knife-wielding maniac …".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Atrocious (2015)
Plot Summary:
Atrocious is a film that portrays the story of two serial killers, who after being arrested for causing a traffic accident, police confiscate some videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders that show human wickedness, their background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, controversial, scary, bleak, psychotronic, splatter, perverse, banned film
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August Underground's Penance (2007)
Plot Summary:
"August Underground's Penance" is basically the personal home video of two sociopathic killers on murder spree.Again two nameless butchers played by Fred Vogel and Cristie Whiles videotape their bloodthirsty madness,but "Penance" shows also their slow decline.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: extreme horror, disturbing, controversial, brutal, bloody, suspense, splatter, mockumentary, perverse, frightening
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August Underground's Mordum (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two deranged friends bring along another guy to go on a random murder rampage. They kidnapped lesbian lovers, couples and they torture them in any way that the viewer can imagine. Your worst fears will come true in this shocking account of a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: disturbing, extreme horror, bleak, realistic, scary, tense, serious, bloody, controversial, disgusting
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House on the Hill (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, "House On The Hill" is a true crime melodrama with strong horror elements, chronicling the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people - and even whole families. Sonia, the only survivor of Lake's killing spree, teams up with a private investigator to help him locate a woman who disappeared into Lake's compound. In the process, Sonia recounts the horrors of the house, where Lake and his accomplice would force her to videotape the killings.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing