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Plot Summary:
Beneath the desert lies a terrifying secret! While camping out, two close friends, Gus and John are attacked by an awesome, but unidentifiable force. Fleeing this unknown terror, they come upon Marcy, a vision of beauty, alone in the desert. She’s too good to be true – and probably isn’t!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: cerebral
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Virtual Obsession (1998)
Plot Summary:
If you were a brilliant young scientist diagnosed with only months to live, what choices would you make? To have faith that you were taken early for a reason and go quietly, or to use cryogenics to hope you could be cured someday in the future, or to download your consciousness into computer memory where you could still continue to interact with tho ones you love?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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Malignant (2013)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his wife, a grieving man becomes the victim of a horrific experiment to cure his addiction.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak
Similar in 82%
A Cold Night's Death (1973)
Plot Summary:
Scientists Culp and Wallach suspect that there is someone other than their research primates inhabiting their polar station.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, suspense, black and white, spooky, crime thriller, thrilling, psychotronic, cult film
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Strange Blood (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a brilliant but obsessive scientist goes to extremes to develop a universal cure for all disease, he finds himself infected with a bizarre parasite that begins to transform him into a bloodthirsty madman. Time running out, he must find a way to stop the monster that is growing within and prevent the rest of the world from being "cured.".
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, brutal, bloody, depressing
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No One Will Save You (2023)
Plot Summary:
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, suspense
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Unholy (2007)
Plot Summary:
Martha, a widow living in rural Pennsylvania, comes home to find her daughter about to blow her own head off with a shotgun in the basement of their house. Martha doesn't succeed in stopping her child's horrific demise, but the girl's death gradually leads the grieving mother to investigate a conspiracy that involves a legendary local witch, Nazi dabbling with the occult, and secret government experiments, with the story even referencing the fabled Philadelphia Experiment.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, psychological, tense, disturbing, independent film, scary, slasher
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Demonwarp (1988)
Plot Summary:
A man and his daughter are attacked in the woods by what they believe is a Bigfoot-type creature. However, they soon begin to suspect that they may have stumbled onto a nest of aliens in a hidden spacecraft.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, independent film, spooky, bizarre, corny
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The Hunt (2006)
Plot Summary:
Bow hunting enthusiast Jack Hamberg, his eight-year old stepson Clint and former news cameraman Atticus Monroe are on a mission to make a deer hunting video. All that is needed to complete the video is a "kill". Jack and Atticus reluctantly decide to trespass onto a nearby property where there may be more abundant prey. Once inside the restricted area, they come upon some frightening realizations. The hunters have become the hunted.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspenseful, dark, brutal, splatter, scary, mind bending, light, awful
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Dark Cloud (2022)
Plot Summary:
Following the aftermath of a horrific accident, a woman is voluntarily subjected to artificial intelligence for rehabilitation.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, gothic horror, disturbing
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Plot Summary:
The story concerns Dr James Xavier, ably portrayed by Ray Milland. He has invented a serum for improving human vision. When his funding is cut he proceeds to experiment on himself -- with horrifying results. From the director who gave you Swamp Women, The Wasp Woman, and The Beast with a Million Eyes!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychedelic, tense, harsh, disturbing, grindhouse, talky
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The Terminal Man (1974)
Plot Summary:
As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: futuristic, cyber, depressing, tech noir, medical horror, cult classic, scary, exciting, rough, mind bending
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The Gracefield Incident (2017)
Plot Summary:
On August 16, 2013, the Supreme Court mandated the CIA to declassify files that had been kept secret for the past 75 years. Visual records of documented paranormal events were released to the public. The following incident took place in Gracefield, Quebec.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: dark, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, suspenseful, spooky, mockumentary, psychotronic, visual, twisted
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Heebie Jeebies (2005)
Plot Summary:
A woman gathers her friends together in a cabin to try and protect them from a killer after she dreams each of their deaths. This, however, just puts them all in one spot making for easy pickings for the slasher.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense
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Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)
Plot Summary:
When Bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 999
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark, natural horror, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, nostalgic
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Day of the Animals (1977)
Plot Summary:
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, scary, natural horror, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film, tension, serious, suspense
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Bigfoot (1970)
Plot Summary:
Bigfoot kidnaps some women and some bikers decide to go on a rescue mission to save them.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, mythical, scary, offbeat, serious, independent film, cult film
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Lost Signal (2006)
Plot Summary:
New Years Eve, 2004- Kevin Healy(Santos) and Tiffany Matthews(McCoy) head out to celebrate the New Year and a new beginning in their 7-year relationship. In the midst of the celebration the young couple decide to mark the occasion by experimenting with Crystal Meth. Unbeknown to them, town bad boy Randy Martin slips LSD in their drinks, setting into motion a night of life altering events which will leave one dead and the other forever scarred. The young couple leave the party and quickly begin to realize that they are not alone, or so they think. After a car accident the two run into the woods to escape their stalker, with no protection from the elements. Attempts to call for help are futile when they realize that their cell phone signal is lost. Alone in the woods with the delusions of being chased the couple slowly begin to turn on each other.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, serious, scary, dark, slasher, psychological
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Night Skies (2007)
Plot Summary:
On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, serious, scary, depressing, suspense
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Tau (2018)
Plot Summary:
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, philosophical, mind bending, clever, intellectual, political
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Panic in the tower (1990)
Plot Summary:
A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, cult classic, classic horror, disgusting, natural horror, psychotronic, independent film
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The Wasp Woman (1995)
Plot Summary:
Janice Starlin is an aging model who owns a cosmetics company. When a researcher experimenting with wasps brings her a serum that will turn back the aging process, she decides to first try it on herself. The serum works, but it also turns her into a killer wasp woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 564
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, remake of cult film
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Intersect (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of young Miskatonic University scientists invent a time machine, only to learn that they are being manipulated by mysterious, unseen forces from another dimension.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, lovecraft, psychological, suspenseful, ambiguous ending
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Cabin Fever (2016)
Plot Summary:
In this grisly remake of the 2002 horror hit, five college chums rent an isolated woodland cabin for a party. But their fun quickly ends when the group is exposed to a hideous flesh-eating virus, and survival becomes the name of the game.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, suspense, psychological, slasher, suspenseful, scary, apocalyptic, terrifying, natural horror
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Alien Abduction (2014)
Plot Summary:
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this pulse-pounding thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, tense, serious, mockumentary, suspense, independent film, light, road movie, psychotronic
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The Puppet Masters (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites aka "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds. A trio of American government agents attempt to thwart this.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, futuristic, cerebral, epic, apocalyptic, anamorphic, action adventure, space horror, serious
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Hidden (2015)
Plot Summary:
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, scary, suspenseful, dark, surprise ending, tricky, apocalyptic, splatter, creepy
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Altered States (1980)
Plot Summary:
A research scientist (William Hurt) explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, psychological, surreal, disturbing, atmospheric, mind bending, scary, suspense, philosophical, suspenseful
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Scanners (1981)
Plot Summary:
Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is the head of the underground scanner movement for world domination. Scanners have great psychic power, strong enough to control minds; they can inflict enormous pain/damage on their victims. Doctor Paul Ruth finds a scanner that Revok hasn't, and converts him to their cause - to destroy the underground movement.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: disturbing, intense, cerebral, scary, tense, suspenseful, suspense, grindhouse, bloody, creepy
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Prophecy (1979)
Plot Summary:
A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, classic horror, suspense, gothic horror, mystic, offbeat
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Abominable (2006)
Plot Summary:
A man, crippled in an accident, returns to the woods after rehabilitation, certain that he'll not see Bigfoot again.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, mythical, perverse, action packed, slasher, natural horror, spooky