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Plot Summary:
Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, mystical, tense, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychedelic, demonic, spooky
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Double Walker (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's ghost investigates the mysterious events that led to her own murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, christmas horror
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Z (2019)
Plot Summary:
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, mystical, disturbing, bleak, tense, scary, suspenseful, splatter, spooky, exciting
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Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits (2019)
Plot Summary:
Exploring haunted locations associated with infamous serial killers, Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures team – Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley – seek to document whether malicious energy has been left behind by sadistic killers and their evil acts.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: detective, scary, tense, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, creepy
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Reaptown (2020)
Plot Summary:
In this supernatural horror film, Carrie Baldwin is freed from prison under the conditions of a work-release program in Reaptown, Nevada. As she struggles to find her missing sister while working the night shift as a security guard for the Reaptown Railway Museum, Carrie soon finds herself in the presence of evil. Could the Railway hold the clues to her sister's mysterious disappearance?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychological, mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Cracked (2022)
Plot Summary:
Ruja inherited the painting from her deceased father and hired Tim, an art restorer to repair it, but they don't know that this invaluable art came with invaluable horror.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, mystical, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, supernatural thriller
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The Grotesque Mansion (2021)
Plot Summary:
Horror webtoon writer Ji-woo arrives at a shabby apartment called Gwanglim Mansion in search of ideas. The middle-aged caretaker with an expressionless facial expression unravels a bundle of strange events that happened in the apartment, and rooms 504, 708... The more Ji-woo hears the story, the more he becomes obsessed with the Ghost Mansion.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher, bizarre
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Hollow Creek (2016)
Plot Summary:
Trying to find inspiration for his next horror novel, Blake retreats to the Appalachian Mountains with his mistress, Angelica. Upon arrival they learn about the case of several missing boys in the area. When Angelica follows a lead to one of the missing boys and disappears, Blake becomes a prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Ghosthunters (2016)
Plot Summary:
When one of their own loses his wife and daughter at the hands of a serial killer, a team of ghost hunters is determined to capture the spirits of the loved ones so their spirits can finally rest in peace. But as the team goes deeper into the house, the ghosts become more hostile, and the group discovers the true secrets of the house and its murderer.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 804
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, serious, psychological, mystical, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of student film makers are creating "Project Marble Hornets" when the production is interrupted by a series of paranormal events in this tense and shocking horror.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mystical, tense, mockumentary, weird
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Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite (2015)
Plot Summary:
There is an ancient ritual known to humankind for more than a hundred years...According to the legend, an ominous entity known as The Queen of Spades can be summoned by drawing a door and staircase on a mirror in the darkness, and by saying her name three times. The Queen of Spades gets her energy from reflective objects; she cuts locks of hair from those asleep, and those that see her go mad or die. Four teenagers decide to call The Queen of Spades as a joke. But when one of them dies of a sudden heart attack, the group realizes they are up against something inexplicable and deadly dangerous.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: mystical, disturbing, tense, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak
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Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Plot Summary:
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, intense, tense, atmospheric, serious, demonic, creepy, teen
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Anomaly (2016)
Plot Summary:
The terrifying story of a family that experienced the biggest demonic possession after moving into a house plagued by malicious spirits.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, demonic
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Demonic (2015)
Plot Summary:
A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, demonic, serious, suspenseful, detective, slasher, psychotronic, rough, psychological thriller, brutal
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Door to the Other Side (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young couple awakens a terrible force when they attempt to socialize their reclusive neighbor.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller
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The Dead Center (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, tense, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, atmospheric
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Body Cam (2020)
Plot Summary:
Cops involved with covering up a murder by getting rid of their body cam video footage find themselves haunted by an evil spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, perverse
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Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest, Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: scary, demonic, rough, suspense, serious, suspenseful, detective, mystical, neo noir, satanic
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Stoker Hills (2020)
Plot Summary:
Three students filming a horror movie stumble upon something much worse, and their only hope for survival is two detectives who find the camera that was left behind.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, detective
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, evil begins to terrorize young sisters Katie and Kristi for the first time when an invisible entity resides in their home.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, mockumentary, creepy, psychological, disturbing, stylized, serious
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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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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, mind bending, suspense, creepy, psychological, demonic, atmospheric, disturbing, intense
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Paranormal Activity (2007)
Plot Summary:
After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, dark, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy, psychological, demonic, splatter
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Head Count (2018)
Plot Summary:
During a weekend getaway to Joshua Tree, a group of teenagers find themselves under mental and physical assault from a supernatural entity that mimics their appearances as it completes an ancient ritual.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: twist ending, scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, disturbing, slasher, mumblecore
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Sinister (2012)
Plot Summary:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, twist ending, rough, dark, creepy, sinister
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Oculus (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, frightening, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, creepy, psychological
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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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Case 39 (2009)
Plot Summary:
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, gloomy, atmospheric, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, intense
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Plot Summary:
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, N.M., to investigate a man's claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family's old home.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, demonic, psychotronic, disturbing, spooky, serious
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The Conjuring (2013)
Plot Summary:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 545000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening, psychological, terrifying, creepy, demonic, splatter
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Annabelle (2014)
Plot Summary:
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, splatter, intense, demonic, spooky, esoteric