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Plot Summary:
A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at altar. She fantasizes his death and finds joy only with her pet monkey. When the monkey disappears, a shocking past is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, scary, psychological, tense, mind bending, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Frogs (1972)
Plot Summary:
Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a free-lance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason Crockett hates nature, poisoning anything that crawls on his property. On the night of his birthday the frogs and other members of nature begin to pay Crockett back.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, natural horror, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, suspenseful, independent film, classic horror, gothic horror
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Animas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Abraham and his female friend Álex have a close relationship; they share both secrets and fears. When Abraham starts going out with Anchi, he begins to distance himself from Álex, who gradually dives into a living hell where she encounters strange apparitions, nightmarish visions and extreme situations.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, twist ending, surprise ending, crying, psychotronic
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Scream of Fear (1961)
Plot Summary:
A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gothic horror, classic horror, psychological thriller, psychotronic
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Ben (1972)
Plot Summary:
A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, suspense, natural horror, psychotronic, controversial, grindhouse, classic horror, independent film
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Office Killer (1997)
Plot Summary:
When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of her home life, as a macabre office place forms in her basement, populated by dead co-workers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, slasher, black comedy, humorous, cynical, semi serious, scary, independent film, dark comedy, offbeat
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The Killing Kind (1973)
Plot Summary:
Young Terry Lambert returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer and the girl who framed him. But his real problem is his overbearing mother, whose boarding house he resides in and who keeps bringing him glasses of chocolate milk. One of her boarders, Lori, becomes attracted to him. However, while he was serving his prison sentence, Terry developed an interest in rough, violent sex, and gory death. Now, one by one, some of the town's women pop up dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, disturbing, psychological thriller, cult classic, classic horror, independent film, scary, tense, rough, serious
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To Let (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mario and his pregnant girlfriend Clara are trying to find in a short period a new apartment to live since they have sold their apartment and they need to move in fifteen days. When Mario finds an attractive advertisement in his mailbox, he convinces Clara to visit the place with him. He drives to a far area in the periphery and meets the real estate agent in front of an old building in an abandoned neighborhood. When the couple sees the apartment, they do not like it but they are forced to stay.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Australia, South Africa
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychological, grindhouse, creepy, thrilling
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The Baby (1973)
Plot Summary:
A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, psychotronic, terrifying, controversial, cult classic, psychological, mind bending, clever, slasher, cult horror
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Room for Rent (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, psychological, crying, black comedy, dark comedy
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Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Plot Summary:
Three bizarre horror stories ending with the story of an African doll out for blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, slasher, creepy, psychological, retro, suspense
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Fright (1971)
Plot Summary:
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, gothic horror, cult classic, classic horror, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Night Warning (1981)
Plot Summary:
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychological, disturbing, grindhouse, psychotronic, retro, bloody, homoerotic, detective, cult classic
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Mirror Mirror (1990)
Plot Summary:
Shy teenager Megan moves to a new town with her widowed mother and quickly becomes the most unpopular girl in high school. But when she starts to communicate with a mysterious mirror, her tormentors begin to meet with a horrifying series of 'accidents'. Is the mirror a reflection of Megan's own inner demons... or has she unwittingly opened the doorway of the damned?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, gothic, tense, retro, slasher, demonic, independent film, rough
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Shrew's Nest (2014)
Plot Summary:
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, sexy, surreal, controversial, hispanic
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Bad Ronald (1974)
Plot Summary:
A shy teenager accidentally kills a mocking peer, and his mother helps him hide in a spare room in their house. Problems arise when the mother goes for an operation and dies, and the house is sold to a new family, with the teen still living inside.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, scary, slasher, psychotronic, psychological thriller, disturbing, controversial
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Countdown (2019)
Plot Summary:
A young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, mysterious, scary, suspenseful, tense, neurotic, psychological, surprise ending, esoteric
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Fade to Black (1980)
Plot Summary:
Eric Binford watches a lot of movies. He is the truest definition of a film geek. One day, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he begins acting out his favorite scenes from the movies. In doing so, he manages to involve his enemies and the scenes usually result in death.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, suspense, horror comedy, slasher, black comedy, cult horror, independent film, suspenseful
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The Fury (1978)
Plot Summary:
A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harness his extremely powerful psychic abilities.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, stylized, exciting, serious, cult classic, neo noir
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Marrowbone (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, surprise ending, tense, psychological thriller, slasher, clever, non-linear, mind blowing, post-horror
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The Stepfather (1987)
Plot Summary:
A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bloody, cult classic, frightening, tense, neo noir, psychological thriller
Similar in 84%
Pet (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man imprisons the woman he's still obsessed with after years apart, then finds the tables turned on him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, slasher, rough, psychological thriller, tense, melancholic, scary
Similar in 79%
Crush (2013)
Plot Summary:
A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, slasher, sexy, suspense, twist ending, psychological horror, crying, realistic, suspenseful, serious
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Don't Hang Up (2016)
Plot Summary:
An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, slasher, suspenseful, exciting, tense, psychological, psychological thriller, mind bending
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Truth or Dare (2018)
Plot Summary:
A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone—or something—begins to punish those who tell a lie—or refuse the dare.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense, surprise ending, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, demonic, thrilling
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Oculus (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, frightening, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, creepy, psychological
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Alone in the Dark (1982)
Plot Summary:
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bloody, cult classic, grindhouse, creepy, classic horror
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House of Wax (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, twist ending, gothic, serious, bloody, creepy, psychological
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Hush (2016)
Plot Summary:
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 150000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, suspenseful, dark, psychological, tense, disturbing, twist ending, psychological thriller
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Excision (2012)
Plot Summary:
Alienated teen Pauline struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her mother and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by everyone around her. Enticed by flesh, she retreats into her own fantasies and hopes to become a great surgeon - that is, if she doesn't go insane first.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, surreal, scary, tense, dark comedy, erotic, funny, slasher, controversial
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Ma (2019)
Plot Summary:
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, slasher, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, tense, psychological, bloody, perverse