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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
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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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Black Forest (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tourists trapped in an enchanted forest do battle with evil fairy tale creatures.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, fairy tale, semi serious, folk tale, offbeat, surprise ending, twist ending, crying
Similar in 79%
The Wizard of Mars (1965)
Plot Summary:
In 1974, four astronauts, silver shoe-clad Dorothy, overweight Doc, goofy Charlie, and wooden Steve, crash land on Mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. They must try to survive on the surface, which is barren except for some canals with huge maggots with fins. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned Earth vessel, they discover a golden road which leads them to the unchanging ruins of what was once a beautiful Martian city. The Martians are modeled on the Flatheads of Oz, and their collective consciousness, the "Wizard," forbids them to leave until they perform a very small task.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: space horror, independent film, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, campy
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13 Seconds (2003)
Plot Summary:
A rock band gathers at an abandoned schoolhouse to record their latest album, but there is something sinister waiting for them.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, surreal, disturbing
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Doctor Hackenstein (1988)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Hackenstein is a genial but somewhat misguided scientist. He murders the locals for their body parts, but it's not for power or scientific research; he just needs them to put his wife back together.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, slapstick, psychotronic, campy
Similar in 86%
Rockula (1990)
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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Tales from the Crapper (2004)
Plot Summary:
Anthology of horror stories from Troma Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, anthology, not serious, humorous, horror comedy, dark fairy tale, queer horror, offbeat, psychotronic, spoof
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Watch If You Dare (2018)
Plot Summary:
What many are saying is the most disturbing film of 2018, Watch if you Dare revolves around a series of horrifying incidents. If you press play, look away ;).
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, serious, psychological, atmospheric, suspense, dark, suspenseful, intense
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The Dead Matter (2010)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 947
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Die You Zombie Bastards! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Red Toole is an average good-hearted serial killer who enjoys killing hippies almost as much as he loves his wife Violet. But when Violet is kidnapped Toole sets out to reclaim the woman he loves, with unusual and often hilarious results.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 738
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, scary, horror comedy, extreme horror, offbeat, independent film, campy
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Something Weird (1967)
Plot Summary:
An accident victim makes a deal with a particularly hideous witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers. He uses these powers to help the police solve crimes.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, surreal, stylized, grindhouse, independent film, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Deformed Monsters (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 831
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, independent film, scary, offbeat, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, spoof, meta
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Killjoy Goes To Hell (2012)
Plot Summary:
Killjoy is back in the fourth installment of the demonic clown series. This time Killjoy is being accused of not being evil, since he let one of his victims(Sandie) get away. Killjoy must rely on his only chance of proving how evil he really is... get Sandie into hell as his witness.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, witty, humorous, bloody, rough, independent film, horror comedy
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Killjoy 3 (2010)
Plot Summary:
The demon clown Killjoy is resurrected once again, but this time he is not given the name of his victim and is trapped in his realm. Using a magic mirror he lures four unsuspecting college students into his realm where he can have his macabre fun! A mysterious man returns and we finally discover who Killjoy's true target is!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: China, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, serious, suspense, bloody, ridiculous, cult film
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Doll Graveyard (2005)
Plot Summary:
It's 1905 when 12 year old Sophia plays all by herself in her big, creepy house with only four handmade dolls as friends. When her abusive father has finally had enough, he forces her to bury them in the backyard. But, after she "slips" and breaks her neck, dad buries her right along with the dolls. 100 years later, the Fillbrook family moves into the very same house.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, controversial, offbeat, cult film
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Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004)
Plot Summary:
A group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon's formula, now in the hands of Toulon's great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, christmas horror, captivating, sexy, demonic, serious, controversial, horror comedy, terrifying
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Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)
Plot Summary:
Puppet Master X follows the characters of Danny as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Beth with the help of Toulon's puppets. However their help is short lived as they end up getting stolen by Ozu (Terumi Shimazu). Danny and Beth must try to rescue the puppets while trying to defend themselves against a new batch of puppets. Meanwhile the occultist Commandant Moebius is attempting to use the serum that animates the puppets to create a master race and take over the world.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense, slasher, controversial, cult horror
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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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Saint Sinner (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1815 a monk, Tomas Alcala, unwittingly unleashes two female succubi, Munkar and Nakir, upon an unsuspecting 21st century. He is chosen by God to travel through the centuries and stop the demons' rampage.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, captivating
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Raging Angels (1995)
Plot Summary:
Two musicians are unknowingly drawn into a supernatural scheme.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Puppet Master 4 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A young scientist working on an artificial intelligence project is the target of strange gremlin-like creatures, who are out to kill him and thus terminate his research. By coincidence, in one of the rooms he uses, there's a mysterious case containing the puppets of the "puppet master". When the puppets are brought to life, they help destroy the creatures.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, dark, controversial, horror comedy, cult horror, classic horror, terrifying, independent film, serious
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Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
Plot Summary:
Peter Hertz tells a woman the past stories about the puppets, but she secretly wants to kill them.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspenseful, scary, slasher, suspense, demonic, cult horror, terrifying, ridiculous
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Jinn (2014)
Plot Summary:
From the beginning, stories of angels and men have captured our imaginations and have been etched into our history crossing all boundaries of culture, religion, and time. These two races have dominated the landscape of modern mythology for countless centuries, almost washing away the evidence that a third ever existed. This third race, born of smokeless fire, was called the jinn. Similar to humans in many ways, the jinn lived invisibly among us and only under dire or unusual circumstances were our paths ever meant to cross.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, mysterious
Similar in 88%
Blood Dolls (1999)
Plot Summary:
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, sexy, demonic, independent film, offbeat, black comedy
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Monster Ark (2008)
Plot Summary:
This is film-making of the shoddiest and laziest sort. Every scene is a showcase for the writer/director's ignorance. O'Brien is completely unfamiliar with science. He knows nothing of how scientists talk, how they analyze, how they approach discovery. He is completely ignorant of how military personnel think, how they process situations, how they act, and how they carry themselves. O'Brien even misses the most basic tenets of Christianity.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, tense, psychotronic
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Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (2008)
Plot Summary:
The horrifying yet delicious and chewy Gingerdead Man causes murder and mayhem on the set of a horrible low budget movie set. It will take the determination of the studio's young new owner to save both his company and well as the lives of his young new friends. Including a terminally ill young boy whose final wish it was to meet the studios stars - The Tiny Terrors.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, christmas horror, scary, humorous, suspenseful, not serious, parody, horror comedy, bloody, suspense
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Ooga Booga (2013)
Plot Summary:
Revenge is served on a spear when dirty cops brutally murder DEVIN, an innocent African-American med student. Devin’s soul is magically transferred into the body of an action figure named OOGA BOOGA. Armed only with his tribal weapon and the help of his old girlfriend, DONNA, Ooga Booga takes to the streets and trailer parks to find the men who stole his bright future away from him. The bodies begin to pile up as Ooga Booga slices and dices his way through crooked cops, meth heads and demented city officials in order to clear his name. Racists beware! You won’t even have enough time to scream, “Ooga Booga!”.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, rough, humorous, controversial, not serious, horror comedy, campy
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Amazing Stories (1985)
Plot Summary:
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, retro, dark, twist ending, sitcom, dark fairy tale
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Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Plot Summary:
Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, cult horror, terrifying, relaxing, saga, ambiguous ending, psychotronic
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House II: The Second Story (1987)
Plot Summary:
Young urban professionals Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln), move into an old mansion that has been in Jesse's family for generations. They are soon joined by Jesse's goofy friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark), who brought along his diva girlfriend Lana (Amy Yasbeck), in the hopes of being discovered by Kate, who works for a record company. Jesse has returned to this old family mansion after his parents were murdered when he was a baby. While going through old things in the basement, Jesse finds a picture of his great-great grandfather (and namesake) in front of a Mayan temple holding a crystal skull with jewels in the eyes. In the background is a man Jesse learns is Slim Razor, a former partner of his great-great grandfather turned bitter enemy after a disagreement over who would get to keep the skull.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, independent film, spooky, retro, slasher, horror comedy, cult horror, offbeat, suspenseful