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Plot Summary:
When a sixteen year-old boy and his two young siblings set off on a quest to find their missing parents, their search leads them to a ghost town in the middle of the desert. They soon discover that this is no ordinary tourist spot. In fact, according to the maps, it doesn't exist at all! Finding their way into this mysterious place, the kids must confront the sinister force that dwells beneath it in order to rescue their parents - and save themselves.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: Canada, USA, Romania
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spooky, independent film, wild
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An alcoholic drifter must battle withdrawal and psychotic rednecks after he becomes the target of a deranged sporting event.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, scary, twisted, independent film, interesting
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Patagonia Treasure Trail (2016)
Plot Summary:
A present day Western set in the environmentally delicate and politically volatile territory of southern Arizona. A young professional musician, Birdie, returns home to rest and contemplate her future, but finds she must negotiate old family conflicts and confront her own past first. She and her mother set out on horseback into the sensitive natural beauty of the high desert, expecting idyllic quality time while camping. The physical dangers and emotional surprises encountered in the mountains change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Mad at the Moon (1992)
Plot Summary:
A young woman on the frontier marries a meek farmer who has an annoying habit of going through a rather drastic change every full moon.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 545
Genere: Horror, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, wild, period drama
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Six people find themselves inexplicably transported to a remote cabin that is surrounded by an invisible barrier. In a nearby graveyard, they discover an ancient, carved stone monument that they dub a "totem pole." Soon, they find themselves trapped in a murderous plot by malevolent forces that can control and manipulate their actions with the ultimate goal being to unleash three demonic entities from the monument.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Plot Summary:
A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, funny, suspense, cult classic, cult horror, classic horror, hilarious, surprise ending
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Haunted (1977)
Plot Summary:
In Arizona during the Civil War, a woman is accused of witchcraft, tied to a horse and left to die in the desert. One hundred years later, the descendants of the woman's accusers start being killed off, and the townspeople suspect the woman has come back as an evil spirit.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film, wild
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Enter the Devil (1972)
Plot Summary:
Enter the Devil is a great American-made B horror movie. People are disappearing in the wastelands. An occult researcher discovers that a devil-worshipping cult is responsible. Her inquiries lead her into great danger. Who can she trust? Very well acted by a cast of unknowns. Gritty and atmospheric.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 497
Genere: Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, independent film
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Plot Summary:
Mrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer, strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape the Watcher in the Woods.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 734
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: spooky, psychotronic
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
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The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O'Henry.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Fear of the Dark (2003)
Plot Summary:
Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding off his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, demonic, sad, mockbuster, slasher
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Talisman (1998)
Plot Summary:
As the millenium draws near, an evil being awakens. Fused to an ancient Talisman for centuries -- Theriel, the Black Angel is summoned from his resting place to usher in the end of the world. The ghastly messenger must claim seven human sacrifices to complete the ritual and open the gates of Hell. A teenage boy and girl have been chosen to assist the angel in its deadly mission, yet they alone are the world's only hope for salvation.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, gay cinema, cult film
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Sideshow (2000)
Plot Summary:
While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
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Plot Summary:
Two travelers meet on the open prairie, and pass their time together by trading stories with each other. Their tales become a sort of competition, each attempting to relate something which might disturb the other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
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Black Noon (1971)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, spooky, wild
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Birds go berserk and turn against mankind.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
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Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, psychological, bleak, controversial, bloody, disturbing, slasher horror, creepy
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Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sun cream to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, horror comedy, funny, retro, disturbing, cult classic, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 469
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Country: Canada, Romania
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, grindhouse, euro western, cult classic, psychotronic, tense, atmospheric, rough, offbeat, bleak
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Witchouse (1999)
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On Mayday 1998 in the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, Elizabeth gathers together a group of specially selected friends for a rather odd party. It turns out that she is the descendent of a malevolent witch named Lilith who was burned at the stake precisely three hundred years ago. Now Elizabeth hopes to resurrect her dreadful ancestor and has a specific (and murderous) need for the guests she has chosen.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 72 min
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Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (1999)
Plot Summary:
A re-edited version of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by a few members of its creative team, excluding director George Romero. It cuts 15 minutes from the original and replaces it with 15 minutes of newly-shot footage.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Amityville Dollhouse (1996)
Plot Summary:
A dollhouse that is a replica of the infamous Amityville haunted house is given to a little girl. Soon after, all sorts of horrible unexplained accidents start to happen. The family must work together to fight off the terrifying evil that has inhabited their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, spooky, independent film, serious, psychotronic, sexy
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Confederate veterans of the last battle of the Civil War set out to find a hidden treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
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A psychological thriller following a successful young married couple on their way to visit family. After a blowout on a desolate stretch of highway in Nevada, they head to the next town only to discover it long abandoned. Here they meet a mysterious stranger who seems to know decidedly more than he is sharing.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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Frankenstein and Me (1996)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
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A Vampire's Tale (2009)
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In the Old West, the assassination of an ageing cowboy is thwarted by a sultry vampiress, the would-be killer left for dead in the dust. A hundred years later an ancient obsidian mirror, long unearthed from the Mesopotamian desert, is liberated from an American collector's vault and illegally transported to Europe. Jacob, an unscrupulous antiques dealer, moves to a remote farmhouse with his pregnant young wife, Lauren, and his difficult ward, Rachel. His goals are clear: to pass this near-priceless mirror to the highest bidder, and to prevent these two women from ripping each other apart. Nearby, a beautiful ornithologist, in nocturnal pursuit of the Screech Owl, is disturbed in her hide by a couple of noisy hikers. Her efforts ruined, she joins them by their campfire, but when one of them is mysteriously mutilated in the woods, she and the other are forced to flee and seek refuge at Jacob's farm. Something has been unleashed into the dark of that night.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Horror, Western
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, wild
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It (2017)
Plot Summary:
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 592000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 135 min
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