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Plot Summary:
On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, demonic, splatter, psychotronic
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Clown Motel: Spirits Arise (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of "Ghost Hunters" coming back from an old ghost town and a bachelorette party returning home from Las Vegas stumble across the "Clown Motel" located in the middle of nowhere. Though no one is there to greet them, the two groups decide to stay for the evening. After a wild night of partying, they awake to find their vehicles sabotaged, leaving them stranded, left to discover if this motel is truly abandoned, or if it is home to souls of the clowns who once lived there.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspenseful, slasher
Similar in 78%
Doses of Horror (2018)
Plot Summary:
"In an asylum, patients were subjected to watching horror films for psychiatric study... but they all went mad and now those films have been unearthed!" claims the product description. In reality, the "story" is told with silly title cards over random abandoned asylum shots while long scenes from eleven different 70s and 80s horror films are edited in.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful
Similar in 84%
Satanic (2006)
Plot Summary:
Michelle wakes from an accident with no memory, then she has nightmares and people around her die.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, independent film
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Red Eye (2004)
Plot Summary:
When a new stewardess joins the night shift crew of the train, she find that some mystic events become occur during the train night run. As the film goes we see that the train has more hidden secrets that lead to a suspicion that it might be linked to the crash of the same train several years ago. The 'spooky' train becomes a living thing and slowly starting to claim victims. Will the lady be able to stop this or all of the people aboard this train doomed?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 944
Genere: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, scary, tense, captivating, splatter, rough
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The Portal (2010)
Plot Summary:
Investigators pursuing a bizarre hemorrhagic illness are lead to a strange black painting that they discover is a portal to another dimension.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 497
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, scary, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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6 Degrees of Hell (2012)
Plot Summary:
Six individuals are caught up in a supernatural perfect storm as an evil lays claim to one of them while threatening to tear apart the soul of a small Pennsylvania town.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, scary, humorous, psychotronic
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Letter from Death (2020)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, gothic
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Before Someone Gets Hurt (2018)
Plot Summary:
Tim and his team are the rising stars of the ghost hunting game. One thing they all like better than a good haunt is a great prank. When the team arrives at a new investigation, they cannot figure if the occurrences are part of some elaborate master prank or if the house is actually haunted. Unfortunately, they don't find the answer until it is far too late.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: brutal, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspense, disturbing
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1313: Cougar Cult (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rufus, Darwin, and Coopersmith are three nerdy, but hunky young college students who score themselves a dream summer job working at a swanky mansion owned by wealthy and sexy middle-aged babes Clara, Victoria, and Edwina. However, the gals turn out to be a coven of deadly witches who transform into flesh-eating cougars who need fresh young man meat in order to live forever.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: scary, sexy, serious, suspenseful, independent film, homoerotic, campy
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Inside (2012)
Plot Summary:
Prison inmate Miles Barrett is ripped awake in the middle of the night by a terrifying crash, gunfire, and the sickening screams of a man being torn apart. Something is loose in the prison - and it's coming for Miles.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, tense, suspense, psychological, rough, serious, independent film
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Prison of the Dead (2000)
Plot Summary:
Kristof, an eccentric rich kid, tricks his high school friends into getting back together for a reunion of sorts, under the pretense of a funeral. The group of twenty-somethings is forced to spend the night in an old abandoned witches' prison. During a Ouija Board séance, the schoolmates accidentally unearth three dead executioners from their graves. A little confused, and quite a bit angry, the Crypt Keepers initiate a killing spree that will only end when everyone is dead. Fortunately, the schoolmates all wore black. Too bad it's for their own funerals.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, rough, serious, suspense, independent film, teen horror, gay cinema
Similar in 77%
Fear Runs Silent (2000)
Plot Summary:
When high school science teacher, Mr.Hill, convinces his student, Kerry Johnson, and a group of her friends to go on an overnight field trip, they find themselves face to face with the darkest side of terror. Not even their worst nightmares will compare to what they encounter in the depths of the forest. Neither Mr.Hill nor sheriff could ever hope to save them from what lurks in the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense, independent film, splatter
Similar in 88%
Cursed (2004)
Plot Summary:
Employees at a convenience store must get to the bottom of supernatural goings-on occurring within their workplace.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher
Similar in 76%
Ritual (2013)
Plot Summary:
A long time ago Tom loved Lovely. They were married and everything was perfect, at least for a little while. But that was then and this is now. Lovely has just killed a man in cold blood after he tried to drug and kidnap her in a motel. She calls Tom to help but now they've found a VHS tape that depicts a satanic ritual in which a woman is murdered. Lovely desperately wants to leave and they do, but Tom forgot his engraved lighter in the room, and when they go back to find it, the dead body appears missing.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark, mumblecore, realistic
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Loft (2005)
Plot Summary:
A writer retreats to a secluded suburban house to work on her new novel. But her attention is instead occupied by her archaeologist neighbor's newly discovered mummy and a ghostly presence in her house.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, offbeat, serious
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Dark Remains (2005)
Plot Summary:
After their daughter is brutally murdered in their home, a grieving young couple, Allena and Julie Pkye; escape the city to find solace in the mountains. Julie photographs an abandoned prison she finds in the woods. Upon developing the prints, she becomes convinced her dead daughter is contacting her through the photographs.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, suspense, scary, serious, slasher
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One by One: Death's Door (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of unsuspecting teens face a railroad reaper in his desert carnival.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 999
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, brutal, serious, awful
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Aunt Rose (2005)
Plot Summary:
A trio of ruthless killers seeks refuge in a quiet suburban home, only to discover a destructive force that could spell their doom in this blood-drenched frightener from director James Tucker. They thought they had found the perfect hideout, but what they didn't realize was that they had entered into the home of a truly terrifying family. But the folks downstairs are the least of their worries, because by the time these sadistic beasts discover the unearthly powers of the woman who dwells on the third floor, it's already too late for any hope of survival.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, offbeat
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Dead Inside (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable... or something entirely more sinister.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, touching, tense, suspense, slasher
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Something Sinister (2014)
Plot Summary:
Amelia's claustrophobic life with Aunt Helen is disrupted when her past tries to push through to her present.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, psychological, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 84%
An American Ghost Story (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts to get the story that will finally make his career.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, independent film
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Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust (2011)
Plot Summary:
Purge: To put to death, eliminate what is undesirable. The serial killer known as Purge lived and died by this code. But is he dead? Driving home from a road trip, ERIC and SHELLY take a back road to avoid a traffic jam. They encounter the serial killer Purge. Eric survives but Shelly is murdered. A year later, a group of adventure-seeking high school grads venture to purge's lair. Among them is Eric's brother JUAN. Eric sets out to save his brother, and get revenge on Purge. For the six teens, their imperfections will be the deciding factor if Purge shows them mercy. But if everyone is imperfect, will any of them survive? Written by Armont Casalle.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, slasher, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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Lizzie (2012)
Plot Summary:
Lizzie, a young woman with amnesia, slowly comes to realize that she may be responsible for the horrific murder of her parents. After returning to the family home, Lizzie had terrifying flashbacks to her childhood, and comes face to face with the true horror of her past.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 872
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating, independent film
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Haunted Forest (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Indian descendent Sean comes to a forest with his friends Josh and Flipp trying to find the track to a mysterious cursed tree and a secret burial ground.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, tense, serious, slasher, suspense, offbeat
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The Fear Chamber (2009)
Plot Summary:
A psychotic man likes to hunt down young women, then kill them and sell their organs. Detective Nick Stevens has been chasing this killer for years and has to overcome this personal demons in order to conquer this serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, rough, serious, detective
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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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The Crypt (2009)
Plot Summary:
Six young criminals break into hidden catacombs underneath their town and attempt to steal jewelry buried from the "Great Depression" only to find inhabitants guarding the precious belongings. After being trapped in this dark maze of crypts the group tries to escape alive.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, captivating, scary, rough
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The Open Door (2008)
Plot Summary:
A pirate radio station is granting callers their hearts' desires. But as some teenagers find out, be careful what you wish for.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, serious, independent film
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Mothman (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, scary, rough
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Primitive (2011)
Plot Summary:
After being forced to visit a hypnotist, Martin receives news of his estranged mother's passing. He returns home for the funeral, and before long, people start dropping dead. The victims - brutally torn apart by what appears to be a predatory monster - convince the local police that Martin is somehow responsible, and soon he comes to believe it too, as all the victims are connected to the evil within him.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scary