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Plot Summary:
A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, asian horror
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Still 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
4 sleazy ghost stories inspired by pulpy true-crime cases. Each segment is themed according to numbers, 14, 16, 15 and 13, which are referenced by such things as a button worn by a brothel worker, the room number in a run-down hotel or a record spinning a lullaby to lovers.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Horror
Country: Thailand
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Devil's Machine (2019)
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Antique expert Brendon Cole is summoned to authenticate a 300-year-old clockwork doll with a notoriously dark history known as The Inferno Princess. In the remote Highlands mansion where it has recently been uncovered, Brendon soon finds himself the victim of the automaton’s legendary curse as the malevolent forces surrounding it are terrifyingly awakened.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, gothic
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Conjuring the Devil (2020)
Plot Summary:
A woman who is struggling with the conflict between her faith and her personal life must defend herself against the spirit of a demonic nun who is bent on destroying her.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, disturbing
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Tunnel (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ki-Chul drives his friends out to a resort situated by an abandoned coal mine. His father owns the resort. When they get there, they cross paths with a spooky man who warns them about the coal mine. Later, the friends find themselves in a desperate situation and enter the tunnels of the abandoned coal mine. Will they ever see the light of day again?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Tales From The Dark 1 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the first of a two-part film project, three short stories from acclaimed Hong Kong horror writer Lilian Lee are adapted for the big screen in this horror anthology.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, anthology, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Dorcha (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lisa and David, a writer and an entrepreneur couple from London travels to Ballyvadlea,Ireland for their working holiday.The short trip was panned so Lisa could start on her second book and David could work on his startup business plan, but unbeknownst to either of them the house was built on a cursed ground. Lisa's curiosity leads her to the discovery of the personal memoirs of Niav, the mysterious woman who once lived at the property a century ago, hence opening the long closed doors and in doing so awakens the demons within. David's only hope comes in the form of George, the wandering priest who has a story to tell. the narrative takes place in 1918, 1950 and 2010.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Coco (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young woman who is haunted by memories of her childhood, slowly tries to put the pieces of her past together, but in doing so, she awakens a horror she had long since forgotten.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film
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Gnome Alone (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a dying old woman gives Zoe a cursed amulet, all of her enemies begin dying tragic deaths at the hands of a GNOME. Now, she must try to stop it before he kills those she loves.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 394
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Tales from the Dark Part 2 (2013)
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In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, anthology, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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Witches of Amityville Academy (2020)
Plot Summary:
Jessica accepts an invitation to study at the private and exclusive Amityville Academy. After her induction, she realizes that it's a coven of evil witches trying to summon and unleash the demon Botis in order to spread terror throughout the world.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic
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Pet Peeve (2013)
Plot Summary:
A motorcycle accident in the city will be the precursor to a series of bizarre phenomena being revealed consecutively. Meanwhile, a girl named Yoko possesses a second sight which allows her to see strange things invisible to others.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Toshimaen: Haunted Park (2019)
Plot Summary:
Saki, Anju, Chiaki, Ami, and Kaya reunite for the first time in years. The five of them excitedly decide to go Toshimaen Amusement Park, a place that was very important to them when they were younger. None of them know that they're about to enter a nightmare….
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, asian horror
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Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit (2014)
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Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then sneaks into an abandoned school to shoot a horror video for the internet. Hitomi hears from her colleague Kimio about a fox's window which leads to the spirit world.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Blood: A Butcher's Tale (2010)
Plot Summary:
A lonely butcher sets out to destroy a family of vampires after his fiancée is infected by blood lust.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration:
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Lurking Evil (2017)
Plot Summary:
An evil entity is set free just as a group of scavenger hunters is about to enter the area.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Ghost Theater (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sara, a young actress, is able to land the leading role in big theater play, but soon learns that somebody or something is trying to end the production at all cost, which puts Sara in deadly danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Infernum (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ancient literature has referred to the sound of hell as "the wailing and gnashing of teeth." Many people believe that may be the explanation behind a paranormal phenomenon that has been heard around the world. Camille Williams (Suziey Block) believes this haunting sound is responsible for the disappearance of her parents when she was a young girl. Now a grown woman, Camille sets out with her friend James (Clinton Roper Elledge) to hopefully find some answers.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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The Hand (2020)
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One night, the main character “Bongsoo” and his wife, encounter a grotesque looking hand sticking out from the toilet in their bathroom. The “hand” protruded out of the toilet seems to be very still, like a severed limb hanging low. The wife, security guard and 911 crew gather in the bathroom, one after another, to identify this strange looking “thing” but all of a sudden find themselves struggling for their lives as they try to fight against it.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Tooth Fairy: The Last Extraction (2021)
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Corey and his daughter, Sally, decide to go on a summer break with friends, Diane, Christy, Toby and Benny. Little do they know, Corey's past is going to catch up to him.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Horror
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Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, stylized, psychotronic
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Fun Size Horror Presents "Dark, Deadly & Dreadful", an anthology of short films from Fun Size Horror's community of filmmakers. Each film explores different themes in the horror genre all from the unique perspective of its creator. Featuring work from a diverse group of filmmakers, shorts include submissions to Fun Size Horror, world premiers, and festival winners.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
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Four friends hike into the Pinewood forest to find evidence of the Chupacabra, a creature believed to be responsible for the disappearance of a group of experienced hikers a year earlier.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Humanoid Monster, Bem the Movie (2012)
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Bem, Bela and Belo arrive at a new town plagued by a series of mysterious, unsolved cases which, as they discover, are caused by another youkai, one more powerful than they have ever encountered. The story will also focus on Belo's first love, and his increasing desire to become human. In the meantime, Bem and Bela have found a way to become human, but are conflicted about whether to let just Belo turn human, or along with Belo, become humans themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, anime
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Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
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Wong Jing's Classroom follows Ling, the new substitute teacher at a suburban high school. She feels something wrong about her class. The students in her Class 4E are an unruly bunch, except for Don Don, who always sits quietly in the corner. Suspecting that her students Gi Gi, Co Co, and Fong engage in prostitution, Ling reports the problems with her class to the dean, only to be told that there has never been a Class 4E in the school... In Patrick Kong's Travel, a group of friends go on vacation in Mainland, during which Bo gets killed in a road accident. At Bo's funeral, her travel mates meet Bo's estranged lover Ka Ming , with whom Bo had a heated quarrel on the phone just prior to her tragic death. At the hot-pot dinner after the funeral, a pale-faced Ka Ming reveals to the survivors the secret of his relationship with Bo before going on a killing spree.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, anthology
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Encounter (2016)
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A newlywed couple Ted and Lauren rent an old farm house to do a thesis on orbs and set up cameras, Strange ghostly noises and haunting occur at night. Ted sees video of Lauren, possessed and wandering the fields at night. When their roommate kills himself they decide to do a séance to see what is haunting the house. Little do they know what they hear and fear is nothing they can pray away.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
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The Toll (2020)
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A socially awkward driver and a weary passenger they try to make it to their destination while being haunted by a supernatural threat.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic, gay cinema, weird
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Seven Hells (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven festival-winning shorts. Seven horrifying and hilarious tales of people trapped in their own special hells. The perfect Halloween movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
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It's Halloween, and an elementary school teacher is being stalked by a mysterious caller. Meanwhile, sexy DJ Roxy Richards is making her scariest broadcast yet - but she may not realize how scary things are going to get when an old friend calls in.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
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Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, anthology
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Haunted Road 2 (2017)
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Young couple enter a wrong hotel when they travel to Malaysia and horrible things occur.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 85
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Country: China, Thailand, Malaysia
Duration: 92 min
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Hell Hole (2013)
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When two of the world's biggest slackers accidentally open the door to hell, they have to figure out a way to close it before hell's monsters destroy the earth, and their babes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
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Brimstone Incorporated (2021)
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Brimstone Incorporated features three ghoulish tales of terror and a wraparound, the latter centering around a law firm that serves as the gateway to Hell. Stories include Mama's Boy, First Date and Skunk Weed,.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Horror
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