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Plot Summary:
A group of friends purchase an infamous home with the intention of flipping it, only to discover a deadly paranormal presence emanating from within the house.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
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The Cellar (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young boy finds an ancient Comanche monster spirit in the basement of his home. His parents don't believe him, so he must kill the monster alone.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 935
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: retro, independent film
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The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a Priest and a Vatican investigator take a possessed housewife to a convent to perform an Exorcism, all hell breaks loose.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Spirits Among Us (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mark, Janice and their young daughter Julie have lived in their home about two months. Strange things begin to happen, first just annoying, then becoming terrifying. Television sets go on and off by themselves, strange noises in the attic, movement in the shadows, light bulbs bursting, unexplained voices, terrifying dreams, and dolls that seem to have a mind of their own. Being a self-sufficient independent do-it-yourself kind of man, Mark tries to "fix it" with his own resources. Only after being brought to near death does he realize he needs the power of the Holy Spirit through the authority of Jesus Christ to rid their home of this malevolent spirits.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, christian film, christian horror
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The Amityville Terror (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a new family moves to an old house in Amityville, they are tormented and tortured by an evil spirit living in the home while trapped by the malicious townspeople who want to keep them there.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tense, suspenseful, independent film
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The Amityville Curse (1990)
Plot Summary:
Five people spend the night in an abandoned house, the Amityville haunted house, and soon find themselves terrorized by assorted ghosts, venomous insects and ghostly apparitions.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, independent film, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, inspirational, unusual plot structure, humorous, bloody
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The Inhabitant (2017)
Plot Summary:
Three sisters enter the house of a senator with the intention of stealing money obtained from bribes, but once inside, they begin to hear strange cries coming from the basement.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, exciting
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Carnage (1984)
Plot Summary:
Carol and Jonathan, a newlywed couple, move into their new house which is haunted by the ghosts of another newlywed couple who commited suicide in the house three years earlier.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, independent film, gay cinema
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Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2022)
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Strange things start to happen to Alicia and her husband Jason after she receives a gift in the mail from her great-Aunt Gwen, is their house haunted or has the family been cursed, or is it something far darker?.
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Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, independent film
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The Devil of Kreuzberg (2015)
Plot Summary:
Linda and Jakob are happily in love until one night, Jakob begins to have horrific nightmares in which Linda appears as a darkly seductive creature. Tormented by these visions, Jakob asks his best friend Kurt to murder Linda for him, thus beginning a slow descent into madness. Unbeknownst to the two men, Linda is acting under the control of an ancient family curse. Will her love for Jakob overcome the powers of death? Will Kurt give in to his violent urges and kill to protect his friendship? Is there a way to escape the Devil of Kreuzberg?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Return of the Tooth Fairy (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Tooth Fairy is back. 15 years after the events of the first movie, Corey, now grown up but mentally scarred has gone to a class reunion. However, the Tooth Fairy is back, and this time - You better have flossed properly.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological thriller, dark, suspenseful
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The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
Plot Summary:
A priest becomes involved in demonology and exorcisms.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense, sexploitation film
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Plot Summary:
The father of a possessed child seeks out the aid of Chris MacNeil, whose daughter Regan survived a similar possession in the 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, grindhouse
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The Devil in Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
Alexandra is a lively college student returning to live with her roommates Jessica and Breanne after the summer holidays. After a night of drinking, Alex agrees to a psychic reading to learn about her future with her boyfriend, Brian, but during the reading a dramatic turn of events causes SOMETHING to go drastically wrong. When Alex awakes the next day, she cant remember the events of the night before. She begins to hear creepy noises, hallucinate, black out and receive unidentifiable scratch marks all over her body. Afraid shes going crazy, she seeks help from her friends but Jessica, Breanne and Brian are incapable of comprehending the scope of the darkness descending UPON her. Instead, Alex receives help from a school professor and his father who have dealt with the supernatural before. But as Alexs condition worsens, it becomes apparent that it may already be too late to stop the entity from using Alexs body as a gateway into our world (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, serious, demonic, suspense
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Mark of the Devil (2020)
Plot Summary:
An exorcist priest meets a family that has a daughter who is pursued by a demon.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, rough
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Poltergeist Activity (2015)
Plot Summary:
A father and daughter encounter unexplainable occurrences and frightening visions in their new home.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 884
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film
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Demon Mind (2017)
Plot Summary:
An ancient demon head and a pair of demonic battle axes transforms a collector into a hideous and barbaric demon who slaughters any soul caught in his blood thirsty eyes.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Horror
Country: Russia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, splatter, independent film
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The Haunting of La Llorona (2019)
Plot Summary:
The screams of the children echo throughout the night as a violent reminder of a demon of the past. La Llorona, a paranormal force has returned and seeks the blood of the innocent, proving that the legend is real.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, mystical, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Ominous (2015)
Plot Summary:
Michael and Rachel are devastated when their six-year-old son dies in a tragic accident. When a stranger offers to bring the boy back to life, they take the offer. However, the child who returns is not the child they once knew.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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The Exorcism of Molly Hartley (2015)
Plot Summary:
Taking place years after The Haunting of Molly Hartley, who now, as an adult, has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit and must be exorcised by a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, dark, disturbing, philosophical, demonic, teen horror
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The Gravedancers (2006)
Plot Summary:
After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, serious, suspense, dark, creepy, spooky, independent film, psychotronic
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Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)
Plot Summary:
The demonic force lurking in Amityville for over 300 years escapes to a remote California mansion. It encounters a struggling family living together by uncertain means. The beast manipulates a little girl by manifesting itself in the form of her dead father. Soon it will be able to possess her completely... is it too late for a young priest to defeat the demon and end the curse?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: spooky, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, eighties, corny
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An English Haunting (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1960s England, Blake Cunningham and his alcoholic mother are forced to move into the mysterious Clemonte Hall, a vast isolated manor house, to care for his dying Grandfather who resides in the attic room. Soon, ghostly goings-on fill the house with dread, as it becomes apparent Grandfather's illness may have a supernatural cause that can only be cured by uncovering the terrifying secrets of the house and its dark history.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 703
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, scary, suspenseful
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Amityville 3-D (1983)
Plot Summary:
To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel. But as soon as the ink on the deed has dried, people who have come into contact with John and the house begin to meet with shocking fates. Is it all just coincidence, or is the house really the gateway to hell?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: splatter, scary, cult horror, spooky, serious, suspenseful, independent film, psychotronic, unusual plot structure, humorous
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Back from Hell (1993)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring movie star sells his soul. Things go wrong, as they tend to. He goes home, which leads to all manner of unpleasantry for himself and his childhood friend, who has become a priest.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: satanic, splatter, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
Plot Summary:
On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a sense that something evil is taking over the family.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark, suspense, tense, bleak, suspenseful, scary, slasher, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic
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Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Plot Summary:
The Lutz family have managed to flee their home with their lives intact, but before them, another family lived in this house and were caught up in the original evil who weren't so lucky.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, suspense, slasher, splatter, frightening, psychotronic, atmospheric, action thriller, cult horror
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Superstition (1982)
Plot Summary:
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, bleak, atmospheric, gothic, bloody, suspense, satanic
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The Possession of Michael King (2014)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural, making himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: demonic, dark, scary, serious, suspenseful, mockumentary, religious horror, spooky, psychedelic, suspense
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The Amityville Horror (2005)
Plot Summary:
A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, creepy, demonic, splatter, stylized, rough, psychological, slasher
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The Boogey Man (1980)
Plot Summary:
A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years later the mirror is shattered, freeing his evil spirit, which seeks revenge for his death.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, disturbing, atmospheric, rough, bleak, grindhouse, cult classic, psychotronic