Best movies like Stephen King's Golden Tales
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Plot Summary:
A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five 20-minutes tales were all taken from the Tales from the Darkside TV series and strung together as a video feature.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Horror
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, surprise ending, twist ending
Best tv shows and movies like Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985):
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Night Terror (1989)
Plot Summary:
A man is plagued by recurring nightmares, and when he wakes up he finds that the nightmares he just dreamed of keep coming true.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark fairy tale, surprise ending, independent film
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Forest of the Vampire (2016)
Plot Summary:
A group of young friends on a road trip decide to take a hiking trip into a remote forest and stumble upon the lair of a powerful vampire.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags:
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Escapes (1986)
Plot Summary:
An anthology of five tales of terror, each originally produced for video. The titles are "Something's Fishy," "Coffee Break," "Who's There," "Jonah's Dream," and "Think Twice.".
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark fairy tale, surprise ending, twist ending
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Night Shade (1996)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Dead Teenagers (2007)
Plot Summary:
On a dark Autumn eve, a college student finds a mysterious book in his campus library. Within its pages, he finds four gruesome tales of ghosts, werewolves, vampires and the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anthology, suspense, dark fairy tale, independent film
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Rock-A-Die-Baby (1989)
Plot Summary:
A mother tells her daughter three scary bedtime stories. A small platoon in the jungles of Vietnam encounter a horror other than the war, a group of college friends decide to play a prank on a prudish girl they know from school, and the woman tells her daughter about what happened shortly after she and the girl's father were married.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark fairy tale, psychotronic
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Chillers (1987)
Plot Summary:
Five passengers in a bus depot are waiting for a bus that is overdue. To pass the time, they start telling each other horror stories.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anthology, grindhouse, horror comedy, dark fairy tale, independent film
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Visions of Horror (2007)
Plot Summary:
Horror - Prepare yourself for seven of the most horrifying short films ever. Too sick and too disturbing for the faint of heart, Visions of Horror consists of critically acclaimed gore masterpieces. This collection is a must for a true gore guru. - Tony Simmons, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Gabriel Sigal.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Vampire Blues (1999)
Plot Summary:
A pretty American teenager from New Jersey goes on vacation in the south of Spain where she is unknowingly stalked by the vampire.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic, weird
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Snakewoman (2005)
Plot Summary:
Via 10K Bullets: "A company is interested in acquiring the rights to a cult movie icon's estate, so they send a representative who is given the task of persuading the heirs to sell the rights to the cult movie icon's estate. What appears to be a routine task quickly becomes difficult when the eccentric heirs reveal their intentions regarding the estate." Also, there's lesbians and vampires and a naked chick with an enormous snake tattoo. (It's a Jess Franco film, after all.).
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
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Caress of the Vampire (1996)
Plot Summary:
A young woman moves into a home and is immediately seduced by her neighbor, a lesbian vampire who is also an alien. Much faux-lesbian action commences.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: queer horror, independent film
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Blonde Heaven (1995)
Plot Summary:
A coven of vampires operates out of a modeling/escort agency known as Blonde Heaven. Angie came from Oklahoma to find her way into the movie business, but is followed by her boyfriend Kyle. Head vamp Illyana takes a liking to Angie and convinces her to do escort work for the agency, but has other recruiting plans for her as well. While the vampires do their sleazy work around LA (and Angie gets in over her head), Kyle and a vampire hunter team up to try and stop the fiends.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, sexy, independent film, gay cinema
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Trapped Ashes (2006)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories, setting the stage for five tales from directors Ken Russell, Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante, Monte Hellman and John Gaeta. This anthology includes spine-tingling tales of sexy succubi, possessed breast implants, nightmarish dream hauntings and more. Jayce Bartok, Lara Harris and Henry Gibson star.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: anthology, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, scary, psychological, suspense, dark fairy tale
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The Vault of Horror (1973)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anthology, surprise ending, slasher, psychological, suspense, gothic horror, grindhouse, dark fairy tale, cult horror, classic horror
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Vault of Terror II: The Undead (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the macabre footsteps of the first VAULT OF TERROR installment, this sequel anthology film tells six more evil, demonic, hellish tales of dread and horror by some of the genre's best filmmakers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, dark fairy tale
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Urban Gothic (2000)
Plot Summary:
Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Channel 5 running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a low budget and broadcast in a later time-slot, it nonetheless acquired a following. It has also since been repeated on the Horror Channel. Set around London there is an underlying story thread that only becomes clear in the last episodes of each series. Each episode was different in style from the others, running the gamut of documentary-style independent film to spoof, to slick dramas similar in style to The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, gothic, scary, suspenseful, dark fairy tale, spooky
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Scarewaves (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the tradition of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow comes terror in a new frequency with SCAREWAVES. Join radio host Amos Satan as he lets his hungry listeners in on four of the most terrifying and true stories he's heard over his years in show business.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale
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The Penny Dreadful Picture Show (2013)
Plot Summary:
Daffy undead gal Penny Dreadful, her smitten zombie buddy Ned, and lycanthrope Wolfboy relate three tales of terror in an old rundown movie theater: A young couple find themselves being stalked by a lethal jack-in-the-box in "Slash-in-the-Box;" mousy young lady Alice tries to figure out what exactly happened to her last night in "The Morning After;" and a group of friends encounter an eccentric backwoods family after their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere in "The Slaughter House.".
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 841
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
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Scare Us (2021)
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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Scary or Die (2012)
Plot Summary:
The creation of filmmaker Michael Emanuel, SCARY OR DIE tells five interwoven horror stories that take place in and around the “City of Angles”. A flesh-eating clown desperately trying to protect the person he craves the most; a dirty cop and a hit gone wrong with a vengeful Necromancer; a beautiful but mysterious woman and a lonely man looking for love in all the wrong places; a gruesome, blood-splattered uprising of illegal Mexican zombies; and a Cajun conjurer grandfather whose gift of never-ending love goes terribly awry…SCARY OR DIE is a unique experience in horror filmmaking certain to fulfill all your twisted horror film experience needs.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, anthology, suspenseful, serious, psychological, brutal, slasher, dark fairy tale, independent film
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Children of the Corn (2020)
Plot Summary:
A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan, is the town's only hope of survival.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher horror
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Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear (2013)
Plot Summary:
A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher, tense, suspense, dark fairy tale, horror musical, psychological
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Tales from the Grave, Volume 2: Happy Holidays (2005)
Plot Summary:
Come join the Old Crone one more time in this chilling sequel! This time around, the Crone takes you on a year's holiday journey. Watch what happens when Valentine's Day becomes a blood bath. The luck of the Irish will be the only thing that will save you on St. Patrick's Day. Be careful of the curse of the mummy on Halloween night. On Thanksgiving, a turkey never tasted so good as Stanley does. And on Christmas, find out how Dorothy finally gets her angel. Come gaze one more time in the crystal ball and see how the "Holidays" can be so fun!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anthology, christmas horror, dark fairy tale
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Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
Plot Summary:
Horror legend Tom Holland dares you to join him for nine nerve-shredding, totally Twisted Tales. Serving up a mind-bending assortment of the macabre, it’s an anthology fine-tuned to keep you on the edge of your seat. A new drug offers users a glimpse of the future… with beastly consequences. A murderous husband is stalked by his own cell phone. A jilted lover wreaks satanic vengeance. The nightmarish action then leads to worlds haunted by dark magic, demonic possession, vampires, witches and more in this seriously freaky festival of fear.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological
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Ghoulish Tales (2014)
Plot Summary:
On a cold December night Logan's babysitter tells him three tales of unspeakable horror. But the most terrifying tale of all is lurking right outside their door.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, anthology, christmas horror, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, horror comedy
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The Last Revenant (2017)
Plot Summary:
A great plague has eradicated all vampires from the planet except for four lone female survivors of the species. They must integrate into society or risk extinction.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Last American Horror Show (2018)
Plot Summary:
A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-turning human sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, anthology, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, grindhouse
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Vampire in Vegas (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Las Vegas, the powerful three hundred year old vampire Sylvian hires Dr. van Helm to research a cure to survive in the sun. She uses three vampire women as guinea pigs to test the serum in the desert and a couple that is camping witnesses the failure and calls the police. Detective Stanton and his partner Detective O'Hara are assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile, Jason, who is going to marry Rachel, and two friends travel to Las Vegas for his bachelor party with a couple of strippers, but the women are actually vampires that attack them. Out of the blue, Rachel and her friend Nikki decide to travel to Las Vegas to surprise her boyfriends. The group is captured by Sylvian that uses them to feed the pack vampires and test the new research.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, serious, independent film, detective
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Vampegeddon (2010)
Plot Summary:
Chased out of the old world, the dark vampire lord Giovanni flees to the American southwest where he sets up a new brood. Longshank, Brittan's premier vampire slayer follows him here, and in a final confrontation in the Arizona desert both are killed. A hundred years later Melissa, a gorgeous, goth, lesbian college student, is obsessed with becoming a vampire and escaping her terrible home life. Along with her four friends, Ted, Liz, Mona, and Kent, she regularly conducts ceremonies where she tries to commune with dark forces. When she buys an old, evil book at a creepy garage sale she finally has the key she has been searching for. Following her dreams of Giovanni and a map in the book the five friends hike out to "Massacre Lane" and finally summon up some real vampires.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, serious, slasher, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, funny
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Bled (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sai, a young artist living in a downtown warehouse delves into an ancient world of blood and lust. An enigmatic foreigner seduces her to try a long forgotten drug making her the prey of a dimensional vampire who needs her new found hunger for blood to cross over from his world to hers.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, sexy, tense, captivating, scary, serious, suspenseful, sexual, independent film