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Plot Summary:
A chilling horror anthology comprising five short stories, penned by an unlikely group of aspiring writers, in Sugarton - a small town plagued by the apparent return of an infamous serial killer, dubbed "Cutthroat." They've come to share their scary stories (with each other and the bookstore owner, Peter, who leads the group), but soon discover they've become the stars of a sick killer's own twisted tale.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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One Remains (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a group of filmmakers trek deep into the woods to investigate a missing persons case, they inadvertently start a chain of events that lead to horrific consequences.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending
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Sheltered (2010)
Plot Summary:
Awkward, but friendly and handsome bartender Joey allows a group of vacationers to seek refuge in his house on the eve of a big storm. The vacationers soon discover that there's a crazed killer in their midst, but unfortunately are trapped inside the house by the fierce storm that's raging outside.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Scary Tales: Last Stop (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a train wreck, four passengers from different walks of life are trapped together and share their recent nightmares. Masked killers, Bigfoot, crazed lovers and a Satanic cult are just the beginning of the terror as this group quickly realizes that they may have experienced more than a dream and the true nightmare is about to begin.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Shook (2021)
Plot Summary:
When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she has to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Party Night (2017)
Plot Summary:
Six friends become prey for a sadistic psychopath when they decide to ditch their high school's after prom party for their own celebration at a secluded house.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, teen horror, independent film
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Fear Level (2017)
Plot Summary:
Increased level of fear, six colliding stories, one roller coaster ride of emotions and terror. What would you do if you caught your significant other in the act or was face to face with your abductors? With twists and turns at every corner you will have the ride of your life on this journey. A journey where you will be dying to find out the unknown. Where curiosity kills the cat and a seductive mistake can be your last. What level are you?.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 678
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic, anthology, independent film, slasher
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Bloodline (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sandra's twin sister was brutally murdered by a serial killer when they were children. Fifteen years later Sandra is now a professional journalist whose career is on the fritz. Sandra is given one last shot - an assignment which will prove the toughest of her life. She is sent back to the location of her sister's murder to shoot a behind-the-scenes expose for a hardcore porn flick. There she will be forced to confront the ghosts of her past as a new copycat killer has his sights set on Sandra.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Del Playa (2017)
Plot Summary:
Struggling with a horrific past, Claire Rhodes must confront a stalker turned murderer of her youth in order to win her life - but will her own demons help the killer exact his vengeance?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Cannibal Killer: The Real Story of Jeffrey Dahmer (2020)
Plot Summary:
This is a fictitious, yet mostly historically accurate account of Jeffrey Dahmer's life as a serial killer, as narrated by Jeffrey Dahmer (Giancarlo Herrera) using many actual quotes. It shows part of his boyhood, and his first murder as a teenager. There are realistic depictions of several of his murders from pick up to dismemberment and eventual consumption, as well as his attempts to create "living zombies" by pouring hydrochloric acid into his victim's skulls. Dahmer's frequent interactions with his friendly neighbor and his grandmother are also shown. In essence, the story explores the psychodynamics of Jeffrey Dahmer's relationships with his victims both pre and postmortem.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, disturbing, scary, unusual plot structure, suspense, slasher, suspenseful
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Burial Ground Massacre (2021)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students spend a night at an old, eerie manor, only to realize that a terrifying stalker is watching their every move as he begins plans to repossess an ancient Native American artifact located inside.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film
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Cat Sick Blues (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a terrible mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives. Ted dons vicious deadly cat claw gloves and a creepy cat mask, and goes on a murderous rampage. As the butchery escalates, a twisted romance blossoms between Ted and Claire, a young woman who has also recently lost her cat in a horrifying incident.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, psychological, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, scary, weird
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Porkchop 3D (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a Group of survivors come together in a bid for revenge they're in for a shock when they discover the masked maniac Porkchop is not alone!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 396
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Theatre of Fear (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Moreau Family travel around the UK putting on an underground variety show for an adult audience. But behind the curtain there is something more sinister going on than simple entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 644
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Die Influencers Die (2020)
Plot Summary:
Alpha male social media star Stue Harrington (Frankie Rivers) dupes a group of his peers into an overnight live-streaming event at an abandoned movie studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Deep behind the old movie sets is the lair of a savage blood thirsty Clown Model - Moxie (Tabitha Stevens) who's directed to kill these intruders by a sinister Otherworld-Coyote (Lizzy Borden). It's a bloody 80's style kill-fest.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Camp Blood 5 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Raven, the only survivor of a previous massacre, returns to the forest to avenge her fallen friends and stop Camp Blood Killer once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, splatter, independent film
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Pig (2010)
Plot Summary:
A man lives in a caravan in the desert with Savannah, a mentally handicapped woman he keeps in a cage. He has abducted several people and keeps them prisoner.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, controversial, extreme horror, weird
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Camp Blood 8: Revelations (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Killing at Camp Blood stopped for a while. But the son of the original killer clown has carried on the machete and driven by his deranged mother, played by Sally Mullins (Things 4, Lights Out With David Spade), continues to kill anyone who trespasses in his woods. When a group of female volleyball players' vehicle breaks down in the woods, they are all potential victims of the killer clown. Their leader and coach Dolly, played by Phoebe Dollar (Hell's Highway, Sunset Society), devices a plan that is meant to help them escape, but could possible get them all killed. Is she in on the murders" Does she have a dark secret herself? All will be revealed.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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Teacher Shortage (2020)
Plot Summary:
What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film
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Taught in Cold Blood (2017)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teen is torn between a girl who loves him and a mysterious stranger who pushes him to kill.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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GetAWAY (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students go for a weekend trip to shoot a short horror film for class... when the terror gets real.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, student film
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Death Heads: Brain Drain (2018)
Plot Summary:
The third chapter in the splat-tastic horror 'greatest hits' film series spotlighting some of Full Moon's strangest and sickest sequences framed by an all new narrative, This time, we follow the further adventures of a masochistic drifter trapped in the lair of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who was has chosen the drifter to be the heir to take over his evil operation.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Killer Shorts 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Faux Pas Films' third feature length film "KILLER SHORTS 2", the second installment in the horror anthology series. This movie is another throwback to the old days of horror hosts such as Elvira and the Twilight Zone that introduced the macabre scenes in frightful and comedic ways. Features 3 new shorts: "The Killer's Meow" - A group of friends decide to party in an old abandoned house but the house isn't as abandoned as they thought. When they encounter the crazy cat lady, members of the group begin to disappear. Can those remaining figure out the mystery before they too fall victim to the killer's meow? "The Last Rendezvous 2: Retribution" - We continue the story of Wendell and Samantha as a masked killer once again stalks and kills all around them. A huge cast filled with mysteries comes to light in the conclusion to the film that began in Killer Shorts 1. "The Opportunist" - Aden is struggling with kidney stones yet trying to be somewhat sociable. When he meets Melinda, spark fly.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, anthology, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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Lake Fear 2: The Swamp (2019)
Plot Summary:
It's March in South Florida. The beach towns are flush with young people looking for action and excitement. For one unlucky group of thrill-seeking spring breakers, their adventure leads to the black waters of the Florida Everglades - a place with mosquitoes the size of birds, snakes as long as school buses and tens of thousands of flesh-ripping alligators. But beyond the scope of the traditional predators famous for keeping the glades wild is another phenomenon - one with two legs and an insatiable thirst for killing.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film
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Backstabber (2011)
Plot Summary:
Employees attending an extreme team-building function for the weekend find new meaning in teamwork, thinking outside the box, and risk management as they fight for survival from a deranged killer bent on revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Slashlorette Party (2020)
Plot Summary:
An anxious young woman is taken by her friends to a remote cabin in the woods to celebrate her bachelorette party. The fun and games are cut short when an uninvited guest begins killing off the wedding party, one by one.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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Leaf Blower Massacre 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After finding out about the brutal murder of his fiancé, Shavar seeks revenge against a masked killer with a penchant for yard work weaponry. Fall will be the season of fear.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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And Then You Die! (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ever have one of those days where nothing goes right and everything falls apart, everyone is out to get you and there isn't a damn thing you can do....or is there! Life's a bitch!...And then YOU die! A movie about revenge, punishment & showing everyone who screws up your life, that PAYBACKS A BITCH! Follow Sam Wallace as he has the worst day of his entire life! Pray you weren't one of those people who messed up his day or his life, because he is coming back for revenge! And then YOU die!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film, slasher horror
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KILD TV (2016)
Plot Summary:
The crew of a local horror movie showcase, used to broadcasting creepy stories of heinous killers, finds themselves trapped with a real killer among them.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Kruel (2015)
Plot Summary:
'Kruel' - is a horror/thriller feature length movie about a psychotic killer who masquerades as an ice cream man in order to get closer to the objects of his affection.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological thriller
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Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride (2018)
Plot Summary:
It's Christmas time in Cleveland, Ohio and four young ladies are on the verge of completing their mandatory thirty days of community service. With only one night to go, they are required to make a series of in-home visits to the older and less fortunate. Upon arriving at their final stop for the night, they become introduced to a pleasant older woman who graciously welcomes them into her home for the evening. However, as darkness falls and the cold settles in, they begin to realize that there is far more to their seemingly innocent host than meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing