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Plot Summary:
In this meta horror film, a demonic entity uses the fictional character of Freddy Krueger to enter the real world and torment "Elm Street" heroine Heather Langenkamp and her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, bloody, suspense, splatter, cult classic, classic horror, spooky, meta
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Midnight Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the 1970's, a slasher flick was released named The Dark Beneath. The director and star of the movie Ted Radford suffers a mental breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward. His doctor attempts to cure him by showing him his movie, which he is obsessed with. Dr. Wayne, a psychiatrist, is skeptical about this idea, but leaves for the night. When he comes back the next morning, its a bloodbath, however none of the bodies were recovered. The film changes to five years later at local theater where a midnight horror movie being shown is The Dark Beneath, the first time the movie has been shown since the murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological, rough, serious, bloody, suspense, entertaining, splatter, cult classic
Similar in 75%
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
When Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, splatter, psychological thriller, psychological, retro, dark, controversial, classic horror
Similar in 75%
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Plot Summary:
Presumed dead after a shoot-out with the Haddonfield police, Michael Myers is secretly nursed back to health -- and returns a year later to kill again and once more targets his young niece, Jamie. Jamie is now recovering in the local children's hospital after attacking her stepmother and losing her voice. Her mental link with her evil uncle may be the key to uprooting her family tree.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, surprise ending, classic horror, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological, slasher horror, psychological thriller
Similar in 80%
Pet Sematary (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, disturbing, frightening, suspenseful, atmospheric, creepy, bloody, psychological
Similar in 80%
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Plot Summary:
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this twisted killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, surreal, intense, rough, teen, psychotronic, atmospheric
Similar in 85%
Scream 3 (2000)
Plot Summary:
A murdering spree begins to happen again, this time its targeted toward the original Woodsboro survivors and those associated with the movie inside a movie, 'Stab 3'. Sydney must face the demons of her past to stop the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, splatter, intense, exciting, realistic, psychological
Similar in 84%
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Plot Summary:
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, suspense, surreal, splatter, creepy, queer horror, retro, saga
Similar in 75%
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Plot Summary:
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, grindhouse, classic horror, spooky, psychological, retro, saga, controversial
Similar in 81%
Hideaway (1995)
Plot Summary:
Hatch Harrison, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter, Regina, are enjoying a pleasant drive when a car crash leaves wife and daughter unharmed but kills Hatch. However, an ingenious doctor, Jonas Nyebern, manages to revive Hatch after two lifeless hours. But Hatch does not come back unchanged. He begins to suffer horrible visions of murder -- only to find out the visions are the sights of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, tense, light, cult classic, serious, psychological thriller, gothic
Similar in 81%
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Plot Summary:
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, splatter, classic horror, cult classic, psychological, psychological thriller, retro, bloody, controversial
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Plot Summary:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, surreal, bloody, suspense, splatter, psychological, grindhouse, suspenseful, classic horror
Similar in 76%
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Plot Summary:
Evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate the unstoppable Jason Vorhees into hacking up the teenagers of Elm Street in an effort to make people remember the name Freddy Krueger, thus freeing him from limbo.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, brutal, suspense, sadistic, splatter, grindhouse, creepy, cult classic, bloody
Similar in 86%
Child's Play (1988)
Plot Summary:
A single mother gives her son a beloved doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, frightening, christmas horror, cult classic, classic horror, demonic, dark fantasy
Similar in 83%
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Plot Summary:
Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters. But as things spiral out of control and the body count rises, Tommy begins to wonder if he’s become the killer he fears most.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, suspenseful, classic horror, grindhouse, retro, dark, controversial
Similar in 89%
Scream 2 (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the terrifying events that occurred in Woodsboro, Sidney is now attending Windsor College in Cincinnati, and Gale Weathers' best selling book on Sidney's life has now been made into a major motion picture. When two college students are killed in a theatre while watching the new film 'Stab', Sidney knows deep down that history is repeating itself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 206000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, sexy, twist ending, bloody, splatter, horror comedy, psychological
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Plot Summary:
Unfinished business with coed Julie James brings the murderer to the Bahamas to terrorize her and her friends, Karla, Tyrell and Will, during a vacation. Can Ray Bronson who survived a bloody attack alongside Julie two summers ago, get to the island in time to save everyone?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, teen horror, suspenseful, bad ending, bloody, intense, teen, psychotronic
Similar in 77%
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jason Voorhees, the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling! Tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, everyone now assumes that he's finally dead. But everybody assumes wrong. Jason has been reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches. The terrifying truth is that he could be anywhere, or anybody. In this shocking, blood-soaked finale to Jason's carnage-ridden reign of terror, the horrible secret of his unstoppable killing instinct is finally revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, scary, sexy, surprise ending, suspense, retro, controversial, anime, cult horror
Similar in 86%
Scream (1996)
Plot Summary:
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 381000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense, psychological thriller, bloody, parody, teen, spooky, cult classic
Similar in 88%
Toolbox Murders (2004)
Plot Summary:
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades - but when renovations start, a series of murders take place. It's up to our heroine to solve the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, disturbing, rough, psychological, serious, suspenseful, bloody, cult classic
Similar in 86%
My Soul to Take (2010)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological thriller, serious, suspenseful, bloody, surprise ending, splatter, grindhouse, horror comedy
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Plot Summary:
Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, surreal, splatter, classic horror, spooky, suspense, grindhouse, psychological
Similar in 90%
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Plot Summary:
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, bloody, harsh, splatter, cult classic
Similar in 85%
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Plot Summary:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, slasher, rough, serious, atmospheric, gothic, creepy, psychological, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to Michael's child. She runs to Haddonfield to get Dr. Loomis to help her again.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bloody, creepy, suspenseful, psychological, slasher horror, saga, controversial, mystic
Similar in 84%
Halloween (1978)
Plot Summary:
In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 302000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, grindhouse, slasher horror, psychological thriller, creepy, dark
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The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Plot Summary:
When young Poindexter "Fool" Williams breaks into the creepy, immense old home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he uncovers a disturbing scenario underneath the stairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, black comedy, cult classic, surreal, disturbing, grindhouse, dark comedy, horror comedy, rough
Similar in 87%
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Plot Summary:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 258000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, demonic, disturbing, bloody, creepy, dark, spooky
Similar in 83%
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counselors follow -- including child psychologist major Ginny. But Jason has been hiding out all this time, and now he's ready for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, suspenseful, psychological, grindhouse, cult classic, serious, rough
Similar in 90%
The Strangers (2008)
Plot Summary:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, rough, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy
Similar in 78%
Shocker (1989)
Plot Summary:
After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, sadistic, suspense, splatter, rough, suspenseful, horror comedy, cult classic, grindhouse