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Plot Summary:
A young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sexy, grindhouse, horror musical, independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, horror comedy, campy
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Strange Frequency (2001)
Plot Summary:
A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Disco Inferno," where metalheads find themselves in hell; "My Generation," where hitchhikers help you die before you get old; "Room Service," rock star room-trasher vs. the hotel maid; "More Than a Feeling," an A&R man feels talent in his gut but can't hold on to the artists he finds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anthology, serious, suspenseful, scary, horror comedy, offbeat, black comedy, dark comedy
Similar in 78%
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
Plot Summary:
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, absurd, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, independent film, campy
Similar in 86%
Attitude for Destruction (2008)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood Roses is starting to make it big and they’re ready for the next step. Of course all their success has come after the band killed off the original founder, Drake. Once they realized he was holding them back, they turned on him and now they’re the best thing out there. Of course his girlfriend hasn’t forgiven them and now the band is gonna have to deal with Drake’s Ghost!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, scary, slasher, realistic
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The Monster Club (1981)
Plot Summary:
A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs. In the end, it's recognized he's the greatest monster of all.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anthology, atmospheric, gothic, stylized, suspenseful, scary, psychotronic, funny, suspense, dark fairy tale
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Fangboner (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dick and Suzy become infected with an unknown virus. They soon discover that they have a new found taste for blood. The problem is, they only seem to be able to suck blood out of their victims crotches.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: splatter, psychotronic, scary, humorous, captivating, entertaining, retro, sexy
Similar in 82%
Shock 'Em Dead (1991)
Plot Summary:
Martin is a total loser, who nobody cares for. When he fails to get a position as guitar player in Lindsay's band and loses his job on the way, he makes a deal with a Voodoo priestess. She promises him the fulfillment of all his dreams if he swears obedience to her. He becomes a rock star and has many women - but to stay alive, he has to kill other people.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, funny, retro, slasher, horror musical, independent film, scary, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
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Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)
Plot Summary:
The first testament says "an eye for an eye." - The second testament says "love thy neighbour." - The third testament ... Kicks Ass!!!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, witty, horror musical, parody, feel good, suspense, light, retro, queer horror
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The Landlord (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Landlord is the story of Tyler, the unfortunate young proprietor of a demon-haunted apartment building. While finding tenants has never been a problem for Tyler, keeping them alive long enough to pay rent is. No matter how nicely Tyler asks, he cannot keep the demons from eating the renters (or persuade them to wait a month or two, even). They never listen. And why should they? They have an all-you-can-eat buffet of delicious human flesh and Tyler as their pet monkey. But all that might change when Tyler takes a liking to the newest tenant, a desperate young woman running from demons of her own.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, scary, offbeat
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Summer of Blood (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lousy lover and egocentric Eric Sparrow is dumped by his girlfriend after rejecting her marital proposal. After a few failed dates his luck turns when a chance encounter with a vampire turns him into a sex god.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, horror comedy, captivating, suspense, mumblecore, offbeat, realistic, biting
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The Slaughter (2006)
Plot Summary:
A turn of the century ritual to raise the feminine evil goes horribly awry and leaves a she demon dormant on the ceremonial grounds. Sixty years later a young couple moves into a house built on the ancient grounds and their daughter's murder leaves the house abandoned for yet another forty years. Now, six fun loving college students are hired to clean up the house for a greedy real estate mogul who plans to sell it for a large profit. They unwittingly awake the demon and only the ultimate sacrifice can save the world from a future of unspeakable evil.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, semi serious, rough, suspenseful, lovecraft, suspense, horror comedy, offbeat, campy
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Buck Wild (2013)
Plot Summary:
A hunting vacation goes horribly awry for 4 friends after they accidentally shoot the lease's land owner.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 829
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, not serious, sexy, slasher, horror comedy, independent film
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Beach Ball (1965)
Plot Summary:
Edd Byrnes tries to get an ethnic-music-studies grant to buy instruments for his rock and roll group.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, sentimental, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slang
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Hard Rock Zombies (1984)
Plot Summary:
A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse, mockbuster, horror comedy, horror musical, scary, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic
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Slaughterhouse Rock (1987)
Plot Summary:
A man visits Alcatraz prison after having dreams about all the people who died there. When he gets there, his brother is possessed by an envil cannibal demon. The ghost of a female heavy metal singer who was killed there tries to help the man fight the monster.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, satanic, horror comedy, splatter, psychotronic, independent film, spooky
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Plot Summary:
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 164000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: cult classic, horror musical, parody, surreal, grindhouse, sexy, erotic, scary, psychotronic, horror comedy
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Transylmania (2009)
Plot Summary:
Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, absurd, feel good, sexy, suspense, exciting, witty, not serious
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Vamp U (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wayne Gretzky (no relation) is a vampire who can't grow his teeth. His impotence began when he inadvertently killed Mary Lipinsky, the love of his life, 300 years ago. To take his mind off the pain, he teaches college history - who better? Attempting to regain his full power, he enlists help from his friend and colleague, Dr. Levine (Gary Cole). Nothing works until a new semester brings freshman Chris Keller. She's a dead ringer for Mary and they have a lurid affair, while rumors fly around the campus. But it all sours when he turns Chris into a vampire and her newfound bloodlust spins out of control in a bloody rampage, making the rumors a little too real. Written by Anonymous.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, bleak, sexy, erotic, romantic, scenic, teen, independent film
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Suck (2009)
Plot Summary:
The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they tour across Canada and the USA after Jennifer is turned into a vampire by Queeny. Meanwhile, a vampire hunter who is afraid of the dark named Eddie Van Helsing quickly chases them down.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cynical, parody, horror comedy, suspense, scary, black comedy, gothic, horror musical, offbeat, witty
Similar in 76%
Love at First Bite (1979)
Plot Summary:
Dracula and Renefield relocate to 70's era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim (the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker). "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg (a descendant of Van Helsing who changed his name for professional reasons?), who may almost certainly, possibly, may be in love with Cindy too.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: spoof, horror comedy, psychotronic, parody, gothic, slapstick, grindhouse, dark comedy, spooky, romantic comedy
Similar in 81%
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for the Headless Horseman concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend Peter. The only problem is they're both grounded. Chelsea and Adam will do whatever it takes to get their mom Lynette out of the house, even if it includes a chance meeting with a very mysterious man. Everything seems to go according to plan until their little brother Taylor realizes that this stranger might be a vampire.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, semi serious, captivating, gothic, horror comedy, vampire comedy
Similar in 75%
Late Fee (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young couple’s quest to rent the scariest movie on DVD on Halloween eve results in a real life horror show they may live to regret!.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, scary, suspenseful, semi serious, horror comedy, dark fairy tale, humorous, satanic
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Netherbeast Incorporated (2007)
Plot Summary:
An offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, semi serious, captivating, funny, suspense, horror comedy, offbeat, dark comedy
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Hide and Creep (2004)
Plot Summary:
Residents of a small Southern town contend with bloodthirsty zombies, a mysterious flying saucer, and bad television reception.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 999
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, semi serious, scary, humorous, horror comedy, suspense, independent film, biting, campy
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Once Bitten (1985)
Plot Summary:
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spoof, light, melancholic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, teen, sexy, dark comedy
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My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
Plot Summary:
The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, scary, entertaining, grindhouse, horror comedy, independent film, offbeat, surprise ending, eighties
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The Granny (1995)
Plot Summary:
Granny's family wants her dead so they can collect her insurance. While she is on her death bed, she drinks an eternal life potion and returns to the land of the living. She is on a mission to wreak havoc over her greedy relatives.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, scary, rough, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending, slasher
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Ghoulies II (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: splatter, cult classic, scary, humorous, horror comedy, classic horror, independent film, offbeat, suspenseful, semi serious
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The Lost Boys (1987)
Plot Summary:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, scary, cult classic, teen, gothic, entertaining, creepy, stylized, dark comedy, horror comedy
Similar in 85%
Vamp (1986)
Plot Summary:
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, humorous, atmospheric, melancholic, harsh, stylized, cult classic, splatter, dark comedy
Similar in 77%
Ghoulies (1985)
Plot Summary:
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, sexy, light, splatter, semi serious, suspenseful, cult classic, psychotronic, horror comedy