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Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: suspense, splatter, independent film
Best tv shows and movies like The Absence of Light (2006):
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2002)
Plot Summary:
Straight to video version of the classic story.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, tech noir, independent film
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Edgar Allan Poe's Darkness (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a group of young actors adapt an Edgar Allan Poe tale into a theater production, the line between truth and fiction becomes terrifyingly blurred as elements from the harrowing story begin to bleed over into reality. The ensemble soon comes to the horrifying realization that life has begun to imitate art, and their collective descent into madness has reached a point of no return.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, low-budget
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Cryptz (2002)
Plot Summary:
When aspiring rappers Tymez Skwair, Fuzzy Down, and Likrish cross paths with stripper Stesha, they follow her to a mysterious strip club where the sexy ladies are really vampires in disguise. Things go from bad to worse when the vampires' leader Kulada (Ty Badger) finds out that Tymez holds the key to the bloodsuckers' world domination in this urban horror film that plays like "Vampire Strippers in the Hood.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Horror, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Feral (2006)
Plot Summary:
In this terrifying tale, a young couple goes on a desperate search for their daughter who's disappeared without a trace into the nearby woods -- the same woods that have recently claimed and released the mutilated bodies of several animals. Their frantic hunt leads them to a horrific creature, and their attempt to shoot it accidentally leaves their neighbor dead. As the body count rises, the couple's nightmare reaches a shocking conclusion.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, wild
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Attila (2013)
Plot Summary:
When American soldiers inadvertently steal Attila the Hun's secret riches, the wrath of the barbarian is awakened; the mummified warrior will stop at nothing to kill the intruders.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 648
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, exciting, rough, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mockbuster
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Horrorvision (2001)
Plot Summary:
The website "horrorvision.com" has a mysterious secret...anyone who logs onto it winds up dead. After Dez, a web programmer, logs in his girlfriend and others are attacked. Only Dez and a mysterious man named Bradbury can stop the ominous forces intent on ruling the cyber-world.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, weird, cult film
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Vampire at Midnight (1987)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, independent film
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School of Horror (2007)
Plot Summary:
Aspiring filmmaker Rocky Horror (Robert Baldassari) devises a dangerous plan to create a surefire terror hit when he lures several film school classmates to a haunted tavern, hoping to capture footage of them being attacked by a legendary monster. But when the creature finally appears, Rocky and his fellow students realize that the blood and corpses are real, not special effects, and that the action may not stop when the director yells "cut.".
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, independent film
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Family Blood (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life, can’t keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict – which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, neurotic, atmospheric, thrilling, psychotronic, sadistic
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Bloodbath in the House of Knives (2010)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a harmless visit to a hypnosis demonstration turns into a roller coaster ride filled with dead bodies that start to pile up around poor Ivy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, detective
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The Arc (2016)
Plot Summary:
A secret organization with a hidden agenda sets in motion the beginning of Armageddon. Governments have been infiltrated, law and order become an illusion, and humanity struggles to hang on after horrific events sweep across the world leaving a trail of murder and mayhem in its wake. Special agent Tom Shepard looks for a way to escape the darkness, while his partner, Tyler Cain, looks for a way in. Cain Drags Shepard further and further into the madness where no one can be trusted, and the only hope for humanity lies in the will of an estranged child.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker! (2000)
Plot Summary:
A buffoonish candy addict, named Mulva, and her misfit friends, are forced to fight for her Halloween candy against hordes of zombies that rise from the dead on Halloween night.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Livestock (2009)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious cult has decided to take a new direction in giving Victor, a hard working trusted member, a promotion. However, his cruel minded disciples have decided to take action of their own. Growing tired of their monotonous plans, they begin to take their malevolent acts one step further. In a world seemingly far removed from Victor's, two young girls, Annabel and Tina, are trying to make changes in their own lives. Annabel prepares for a second date with Jerry, a man she met online, while Tina keeps focused on an important meeting that is sure to open up new doors in her life. Soon these two worlds collide as Annabel and Tina find themselves deep within the belly of the beast, and the long, dark history of a secret organization is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Dracula's Curse (2006)
Plot Summary:
A team of vampire hunters set out to battle an evil vampire clan in the dark underworld.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, epic
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Frankenstein Reborn (2005)
Plot Summary:
The latest psychiatrist assigned to assess whether inmate Victor Frank is mentally fit to stand trial for murder gives up in frustration and so the asylum head Dr Robert Walton steps in to do the job. Frank tells Walton his story. He was a scientist experimenting in the field of nanotechnology. Using nanobots that were capable of rebuilding the human body, Frank and his team had great success in helping the crippled, wheelchair-ridden Bryce Daniels regain use of his faculties. But then Bryce started to become unstable.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 825
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, modern day adaptation
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Corbin Nash (2018)
Plot Summary:
A rogue police detective in search of his parents killer is murdered and reborn the ultimate killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: gothic, captivating, suspense, scary, exciting, tense, suspenseful, queer horror, independent film
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The Stranger (2014)
Plot Summary:
A supernatural thriller, laced by flashbacks, and set in Canada’s North-West, “The Stranger” turns on the mysterious titular figure of Martin, who comes to a small quiet town seeking to kill his wife Ana who suffers from a very dangerous decease that makes her addicted to human blood - just like himself-. However, when he arrives to the town, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years and decides to commit suicide to definitely eradicate this dangerous decease, but, before he can do it, Martin's brutally attacked by three local thugs led by Caleb, the son of a corrupt police lieutenant, and the incident suddenly starts a snowball that will plunge the community into a bloodbath.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, scary, captivating, suspense, enigmatic, cult horror, epic
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Soul Looting (2009)
Plot Summary:
Nefeli (Nefeli Papaioannou) moves to her boyfriend's (Iraklis Savvopoulos) flat. After a while she discovers that strange hallucinations invade her life. Being afraid of her boyfriend's reaction to the bad news, she decides not to let him know about that situation. But after a while, she gets to know why those hallucinations became a part of her being.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Grindsploitation (2016)
Plot Summary:
Exploitation anthology from the twisted minds of established and up and coming directors from across the globe.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: anthology, slasher, captivating, suspense, retro, dark fairy tale, independent film, grindhouse
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The Lucifer Killings (2016)
Plot Summary:
The hunt for one of the most prolific serial killer begins.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, serious, realistic
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I Thought You Were a Nice Man (2018)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful young woman with a horrible secret is protected by a loving family.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, thrilling, independent film
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The Jurassic Games (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, 10 death row convicts are forced to compete in a virtual reality game that pits them against dinosaurs and each other.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: action adventure, captivating, tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful
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Vicious (2003)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Colin (2008)
Plot Summary:
Our hero Colin is bitten by a Zombie; he dies and returns from the dead. We follow him as he wanders through suburbia during the throes of a cadaverous apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, splatter, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Downrange (2017)
Plot Summary:
Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, cliffhanger, mumblecore, disturbing, splatter, corny
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Paradise Z (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic world, two young women cling to life in an abandoned resort. They must survive in silence, in mortal fear of attracting the hordes of undead that roam the Earth. When their compound runs out of fuel, they are forced into the countryside to find gas, resulting in a nightmarish encounter with survivors. However, that is nothing compared to the horrors that await them back at home, leading to a deadly confrontation with the evil that surrounds them.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, queer horror, exciting
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Capture Kill Release (2016)
Plot Summary:
A couple plots to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, rough, suspenseful, mockumentary, scary, psychological thriller, psychotronic, independent film
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Blood Red Sky (2021)
Plot Summary:
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: suspense, splatter, tense, captivating, scary, disturbing, anamorphic, perverse, mindfuck, thrilling
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Sickness (2017)
Plot Summary:
On this ill-fated day when many in this sector of the world go completely insane, a group of virtual strangers left with sanity have to fight to stay alive by fending off those out for blood. The heart and courage of different individuals are tested, as they have to figure out how to survive this chaotic onslaught of murder and mayhem, all caused by those with a mysterious sickness.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, apocalyptic
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American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire (2013)
Plot Summary:
In June of 1994, one of the most brutal mass slaughters in history occurred in the backwoods of northern New England. Four months later, history is about to repeat itself. The end of summer signals the brink of manhood for a group of lifelong friends who proudly call New Hampshire their home. But when they embark upon a local rite of passage - traveling north for one final weekend of debauchery together - it just might prove to be their final weekend PERIOD, as this rite is doomed to go frightfully wrong. When they find themselves ensnared in a struggle for survival amongst a sinister hunting party, a bloodthirsty tribe AND a mythical beast, what began as a comedy of errors devolves into an all-out Darwinian duel to the death, and less than 24 hours will pass before a slew of lives have been claimed and the last of the living remains.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slasher, tense, suspense, rough, captivating, suspenseful, bizarre