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Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers must somehow survive the night when they find themselves trapped within a pentagram. To stay inside the candlelit confines means safety; to escape means certain death at the hands of a mysterious entity.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, twist ending, satanic
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The Devil's Rock (2011)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, splatter, satanic, demonic, creepy, cult classic, classic horror, independent film
Similar in 79%
Satan's Blood (1978)
Plot Summary:
Andy and Thelma, an urbanite couple living in Madrid, leave their apartment for a pleasant day around the city with their dog. They cross paths with Bruno and Anne, a strange couple who invite them to their foreboding country estate. A storm hits that evening and the two stay overnight. The couples engage in a bit of harmless communication with spirits via ouija board, but soon past conflicts arise Thelma had an affair with Andy's brother, and Anne criticizes Bruno over his attempted suicide. This is only the beginning of all the horrors that will haunt them in the house.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: satanic, gothic, disturbing, erotic, surprise ending
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The Returning (1991)
Plot Summary:
A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Enter the Devil (1974)
Plot Summary:
The story in this horror movie revolves around a strange religious icon and the demonic sexual influence it exerts on a young art student. After a gory dream sequence in which the woman imagines herself being nailed to a cross herself, the statue eventually comes to life and begins to sexually torment her.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: satanic, psychotronic
Similar in 85%
Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in upstate New York, a young woman is terrorized by a group of rural farmers primarily interested in a harvest of blood.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, grindhouse, psychotronic, disturbing, independent film
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Dreamaniac (1986)
Plot Summary:
A heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 636
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, bloody, horror musical, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, slasher horror, gay cinema, cult film
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Witchouse III: Demon Fire (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young woman leaves her abusive boyfriend to go and stay with her two best friends, documentary makers Stevie & Rose. After an evening of sipping wine in the hot-tub, the three women decide to dabble in a bit of black magic as part of Stevie's latest project, an in-depth expose on contemporary witchcraft.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic
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Spectre (1977)
Plot Summary:
Renowned criminologist and occult investigator William Sebastian (Culp) recruits his old friend Dr. Hamilton (Young) to aid him in his current case. Anitra Cyon (Bell), the sister of prominent British businessman Geoffrey Cyon (Villiers), believes her brother is dabbling in the black arts. In turn, Geoffrey claims that she is mentally unfit. Sebastian and Hamilton travel to the Cyon estate to investigate the matter. Complicating the issue is Sebastian's debilitating heart condition that was induced by his own experimentations with the black arts.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: satanic, detective, psychotronic
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The Power (1984)
Plot Summary:
A man comes into possession of an ancient Aztec doll. However, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, which takes over his body.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, independent film, eighties
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Talisman (1998)
Plot Summary:
As the millenium draws near, an evil being awakens. Fused to an ancient Talisman for centuries -- Theriel, the Black Angel is summoned from his resting place to usher in the end of the world. The ghastly messenger must claim seven human sacrifices to complete the ritual and open the gates of Hell. A teenage boy and girl have been chosen to assist the angel in its deadly mission, yet they alone are the world's only hope for salvation.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, gay cinema, cult film
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The Legacy (1978)
Plot Summary:
Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross star as architects brought to a secluded estate by an eccentric millionaire. They and other guests become trapped, leading to a series of grisly deaths which point to a supernatural….
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic horror, satanic, gothic, suspense, slasher, anime, creepy, classic horror, spooky
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Inquisition (1977)
Plot Summary:
Period piece set during the Inquisition about a witch-finder general who falls in love with the village beauty, who has made a pact with the devil to seduce and condemn the man who is killing off Satan's servants.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: satanic, gothic, scary, sexy, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Satan's Black Wedding (1976)
Plot Summary:
A man travels to another city for his sister's funeral to try to find out why she killed herself. He discovers that she is actually a vampire and returns from the dead to take revenge on her family.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, independent film
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Sharon's Baby (1975)
Plot Summary:
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange deaths, the one common factor being the presence of a baby in pram at the scene.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense, satanic, supernatural thriller, psychotronic, independent film
Similar in 87%
The Devil's Rain (1975)
Plot Summary:
Satanists in the middle west terrorize and sometimes melt the terrified locals.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: satanic, surprise ending, scary, independent film, serious, psychotronic, suspense, surreal, demonic, art house
Similar in 84%
The Demon Lover (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers hanging around a cemetery get involved with a satanic priest who calls up a demon from hell.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: satanic, psychotronic, independent film
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Virgin Witch (1972)
Plot Summary:
Christine gets her big chance at modelling when she applies at Sybil Waite's agency. Together with Christine's sister Betty they go to a castle for the weekend for a photo shoot. Sybil has lured Christine to the castle for more than modelling: she is recruiting a virgin for induction into a witch's coven, led by the owner of the castle, Gerald. To their surprise, Christine is more than eager to join the coven, but begins her own secret battle for control.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, rough, serious, satanic, independent film, grindhouse, erotic, queer horror, psychotronic
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Plot Summary:
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gothic, sexy, classic horror, cult classic, scary, suspenseful, grindhouse, satanic, rough, serious
Similar in 75%
Blood Creek (2009)
Plot Summary:
A man and his brother on a mission of revenge become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, psychological, bloody, suspense, demonic
Similar in 75%
Ripper Untold (2021)
Plot Summary:
A detective and a medical examiner join forces to solve a series of horrific murders in Victorian London - but one of them harbours a deadly secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Plot Summary:
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, suspenseful, scary, tense, serious, satanic, grindhouse, psychotronic, psychedelic, suspense
Similar in 78%
Escape Room (2017)
Plot Summary:
Four friends who partake in a popular Los Angeles escape room find themselves stuck with a demonically possessed killer. The friends have less than an hour to solve the puzzles needed to escape the room alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, crying, independent film
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Damien: Omen II (1978)
Plot Summary:
Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire - and the world. Meanwhile, anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, grindhouse, religious horror, demonic, suspense, satanic, creepy, suspenseful, classic horror
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Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2022)
Plot Summary:
Alicia Stone returns in this gore-drenched sequel. Having lost all hope, husband Jason calls on the help of Paranormal TV host Tyson to confront the demonic forces that have plagued the Stone household.
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IMDB Votes:
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, erotic, independent film
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Dabbe: The Possession (2013)
Plot Summary:
Preparing for her wedding, Kübra gets possessed by unknown livings. To cure Kübra, a psychiatrist, Ebru, gets on way. Ebru is also an old friend of Kübra. Ebru would work together with an exorcist to save Kübra. Just when things seemed to be going well, everything start going horribly wrong.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: scary, surprise ending, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, psychotronic
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And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Plot Summary:
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, gothic, gothic horror, surprise ending, gloomy, independent film
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Plot Summary:
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, dark, atmospheric, satanic, grindhouse, creepy
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To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Plot Summary:
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: satanic, scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic, gothic horror, psychotronic, sexy
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Satanic (2016)
Plot Summary:
Four friends on their way to Coachella stop off in Los Angeles to tour true-crime occult sites, only to encounter a mysterious young runaway who puts them on a terrifying path to ultimate horror.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, satanic, demonic, interesting, weird
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Evil Dead (2013)
Plot Summary:
Evil Dead, the fourth installment of the Evil Dead franchise, serving as both a reboot and as a loose continuation of the series, features Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with a group of friends where the discovery of a Book of the Dead unwittingly summon up dormant demons which possess the youngsters one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, New Zealand, Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bloody, suspenseful, slasher, disturbing, splatter, creepy, demonic, atmospheric, rough