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Plot Summary:
A scientist helps a comic-book artist to become the superhero he has created in order to battle a vicious gang of rapists.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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Monstrosity (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young man, whose girlfriend was killed by street thugs, builds a Golem which is then programmed to go out and kill the thugs.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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The Vampire Is Still Alive (1989)
Plot Summary:
A screenwriter working on a film script in an old haunted house unleashes an army of the undead including a robot-vampire and a Freddy Kruger-like creature with deadly scissorhands.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Scorpion Thunderbolt (1988)
Plot Summary:
A female journalist transforms into a snake demon and goes on murderous rampages.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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The Last Reunion (1980)
Plot Summary:
Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape and murder the man's wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila for a reunion. The adult Kimon also shows up to pick off the platoon members who are responsible for butchering his parents.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Weirdo (1989)
Plot Summary:
After years of torment and torture, a disturbed young man snaps and takes out his frustration in particularly violent ways.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, psychotronic, independent film, gay cinema
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Cyber Ninja (1988)
Plot Summary:
A man's body and soul are stolen and used as part of a demon castle. What's left becomes Cyber Ninja. He teams up with the chi students whose cyber-earmuffs show matching red symbols. They fill their swords with ammunition, grab some neo-retro-cyber-antique guns and attack the demon robot expendable ninja squad. Each fight is won by whichever side uses more gratuitous special effects. They slay the Tron-like hover droids, who are destroyed in their shame. There's a showdown with a white-armored guy with dreadlocks, who is later reincarnated by the eclipse and a lot of multicolored lightning. After killing the make-up wearing effeminate spider person, the chi school fires a giant gun at the demon castle spider cyber robot. It blows up.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: manga, cult film
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Human Lanterns (1982)
Plot Summary:
This is it: one of the most talked about cult films ever made -- a maniacal masterpiece of the macabre, the martial arts, and the just plain weird. Shaw's first international star Lo Lieh stars as the insane swordsman who makes Chinese lamps from, yes, the skin of his enemies' sisters, mistresses, and wives. Although insanely conceived, it is beautifully filmed and unashamedly performed by a first rate cast of sexy starlets and kung-fu favorites.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: slasher, weird, cult film
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Blood Hunt (2017)
Plot Summary:
Everything seems uneventful for Dean and Claire, as they head out into beautiful rural Australia for a weekend away. Their biggest problem is what to do about Claire being accepted into an interstate University. The couple come across Knuck and things start to spiral out of control. Heath and Jarred only stoke the fire and both Claire and Dean's greatest fears are made reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, suspenseful, perverse
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Wonderland (2011)
Plot Summary:
A new, experimental dream-melding drug called 'Wonderland' hits the streets, granting its users the ability to place their consciousness into the bodies of other people. Soon, a serial killer begins to use the drug as a way to live and die as other people by forcing his victims to kill themselves. A detective on the case begins to unravel the killer's methods and motivations, while the latest would-be victims fight back against the powerful mind altering drug from within their dreams.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, mysterious, scary, mind bending, offbeat, bleak, serious
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The Demolitionist (1995)
Plot Summary:
A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: futuristic, independent film
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Killing Spree (1987)
Plot Summary:
A man suspects his wife of adultery and goes on a killing spree, eliminating all he believes are sleeping with her, but his victims don't stay dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 976
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter, independent film
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555 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A spate of killings of teenagers by a maniac dressed like a hippie causes a detective to check the records for similar killings. He discovers that every five years, in the fifth month of the year, for five consecutive days, the same type of killings have occurred, and the few descriptions of the suspect always match: he's dressed like a hippie. As the detective searches for the killer, he begins to have suspicions about his superior, an older man who is haunted by memories of his military service in Vietnam.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective, surprise ending, splatter, independent film, cult film
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Steel and Lace (1990)
Plot Summary:
Daniel Emerson is acquited of the rape of classical pianist Gaily Morton, and part of the blame for the acquittal lies with the testimony of Daniel's friends Norman, Oscar, Toby, and Craig, who all helped Daniel rape Gaily. Still devastated by the rape and unable to deal with the acquittal, Gaily commits suicide by jumping off of the top of the court building as soon as the trial ends, much to the horror of her brother Albert, who is a scientist. Five years later, Daniel has made Norman, Oscar, Toby, and Craig partners in his business, which forces homeowners and their homes out of the way to make way for bigger developments. By this time, after five years of working with Gaily's body, Albert has turned Gaily into a cyborg that is programmed to get bloody revenge on Daniel, Norman, Oscar, Toby, and Craig.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, cult classic, independent film, scary, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, detective
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Evil Night (1992)
Plot Summary:
A group of rich college brats conspire to play a prank on Jimmy Fisher, the school nerd. But when Jimmy ends up unconscious, the co-eds leave him and head out to a party. What they don't realize is that, when Jimmy wakes up, the evil inside of him triggers and he sets out for revenge as he offs his tormentors in some very original ways: exploding cigarettes, beer bottles, mops, spiked frat paddles and more.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: slasher, slasher horror
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The Toxic Avenger (2023)
Plot Summary:
A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen his polluted empire.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: epic, interesting
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Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Albino (1976)
Plot Summary:
A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: West Germany, South Africa
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Legend of Nin Nin Ninja Hattori (2004)
Plot Summary:
Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go to the city of Edo (Tokyo), and the first person he meets shall be his master, whom he must protect with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code. Also while in Edo, Hattori must find out why their rivals, the Koga Ninjas, are flourishing while the Iga Ninjas are dying out. Hattori's master is Kenichi, a 9 year old boy. Kenichi is an introvert and not very popular boy, so he never plays with the other children from school. Kenichi also has a secret crush on a young lady called Midori, yet he's too shy to speak to her. Though as he watches Hattori trying his best, he too begins to try. Meanwhile, people are being found unconscious, their bodies completely unmarked. All the victims have a tattoo (the Koga Ninja crest) and are found with a throwing knife lying close by.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: detective
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The VelociPastor (2018)
Plot Summary:
After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: tense, satirical, absurd, psychological, funny, retro, humorous, independent film, grindhouse, spoof
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Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991)
Plot Summary:
Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Three dimension-travellers are the first to go through the gate - but are soon attacked by something that interrupts the communication with Earth. This horrible something uses the gate to travel back to the underground complex. Most of the staff are evacuated, except four heavily-armed militaries and Dr. Casserly and Dr. Summerfield who just can't stand each other.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: futuristic, space horror, suspense, classic horror, independent film, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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The Dead Next Door (1989)
Plot Summary:
The government sets up a zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. The team head off to Ohio to try and find a cure but soon run into a crazy cult of zombie lovers who are set on preserving the walking dead as they believe it's God's will.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, bloody, cult classic, independent film, scary, exciting, rough, offbeat, epic, serious
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Tomboys (2009)
Plot Summary:
Five girls kidnap a serial rapist... to seek revenge.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
Plot Summary:
The Demonic Toys are back, so policewoman Judith Grey seeks the help of 12 inch tall Dollman and his 12 inch tall girlfriend, Nurse Ginger. The Toys hole up in an evil deserted toy factory and it's up to Dollman to keep the Toys from summoning the powers of darkness to the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: demonic, slasher, sexy, dark, surreal, controversial, grindhouse, terrifying, independent film, scary
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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, splatter, cult classic, scary, cult horror, classic horror, spooky, psychotronic, rough, serious
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Cellar Dweller (1987)
Plot Summary:
In the 1930s a horror-comic artist's creations come alive and kill him. Years later a new cartoonist revives the creatures in his house, now part of an artist's colony.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: retro, psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, surprise ending, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, slasher
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The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Plot Summary:
Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, dark comedy, bloody, splatter, disturbing, cult classic, horror comedy, black comedy, funny, cult horror
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Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: manga, anime, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic, post modern
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Avenged (2013)
Plot Summary:
After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, brutal, bloody, retro, suspense, mindfuck, exciting, independent film
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The Crow (1994)
Plot Summary:
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 195000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, rough, exciting, atmospheric, stylized, neo noir, scary, brutal
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Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Plot Summary:
After being held in a coma-like state for fifteen years, vampire Selene learns that she has a fourteen-year-old vampire/Lycan hybrid daughter named Nissa, and when she finds her, they must stop BioCom from creating super Lycans that will kill them all.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, scary, exciting, action packed, futuristic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, saga