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Plot Summary:
After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of THE HOLE.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, scary, spooky, creepy, fairy tale, suspense, dark
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The Wicked (2013)
Plot Summary:
A Group of teenagers test the legend of an immortal witch and get more than they bargained for. It's almost Halloween and six young people, spooked but not undaunted by the folklore surrounding an old haunted house, make their way to the abode of the legendary Wicked, perhaps hoping to provoke the malevolent witch, but clearly not prepared for what they've certainly unleashed.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, demonic, teen, independent film
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The Apparition (2012)
Plot Summary:
Plagued by frightening occurrences in their home, Kelly and Ben learn that a university's parapsychology experiment produced an entity that is now haunting them. The malevolent spirit feeds on fear and torments the couple no matter where they run. Desperate, Kelly and Ben turn to a paranormal researcher, but even with his aid, it may already be too late to save themselves from the terrifying presence.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, serious, psychotronic, atmospheric, mysterious, slasher, creepy, spooky
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The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing".
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, teen, spooky, gothic
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The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
Plot Summary:
The conclusion to The Prophecy Trilogy. Once again, Christopher Walken returns as the Arch-Angel Gabriel. As the War in Heaven and on Earth rages on, Pyriel, the Angel of Genocide, rises to power, intending to destroy all of mankind. The only one who stands in his way is Danyael, who was born of an Angel and a woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, mystical, suspense, dark, satanic, controversial, demonic, apocalyptic
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Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the twenty years since the fall of Camelot, Merlin has become a recluse known as "the wild man of the woods." He is now summoned by a charge of young knights as they quest to destroy an evil wizard who rules the land from a throne of a "New Camelot.".
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, arthurian, tense, suspense, atmospheric, offbeat, stylized, semi serious
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Out of the Dark (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple and their daughter moves to Colombia to take over a family manufacturing plant, only to realize their new home is haunted.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, dark, serious, inspirational, independent film, sinister
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A Haunting at Silver Falls (2013)
Plot Summary:
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is only to find the killer is very close to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, scenic
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The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Billy turns 11 on November 11 he realises he is no ordinary boy.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful
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Innocence (2013)
Plot Summary:
After losing her mother in a tragic accident, Beckett Warner realizes that her troubles may be far worse—her school is run by a coven of beautiful women who perpetuate their youth by drinking the blood of virgins.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, enigmatic, spooky, serious
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Intruders (2011)
Plot Summary:
Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into the life of John Farrow after Farrow’s beloved 13-year-old daughter Mia is assaulted in their home. The line between the real and the imaginary blurs as fissures start to open within the family unit. It seems that no security measure can keep Hollow Face out.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, psychological thriller, psychological horror, spooky, fairy tale, suspense
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Lady in White (1988)
Plot Summary:
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious Lady In White lives. As he discovers the secret of the woman he soon finds that the killer may be someone close to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense, atmospheric, spooky, slasher, sad, cult classic
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Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill (2008)
Plot Summary:
A 14-year-old orphan named Krabat flees the horrors of the 30 Years War by becoming an apprentice to an ominous master of a mysterious mill. Krabat is not only taught the craft of milling, but is also instructed in the sinister world of the darker arts. When the life of his friend and protector is threatened, Krabat must struggle to free himself from an evil sorcerer's control in a gripping fight for freedom, friendship and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, Romania
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, stylized, captivating, fairy tale
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Plot Summary:
Darren Shan is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and work hard at trying to find tickets. They do, and together they go to "Cirque du Freak" where they see many strange acts including a wolf-man and a bearded lady.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: stylized, scary, semi serious, teen, horror comedy, offbeat, suspense, mysterious, spooky, twisted
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Before I Wake (2016)
Plot Summary:
About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, spooky, atmospheric, suspense, post-horror, psychological thriller, inspirational
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Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001)
Plot Summary:
The evil Djinn is back at again, this time wreaking havoc on the students of Illinois' Baxter University. His victim is a beautiful, innocent and studious teenage girl named Diana Collins who accidentally opened up the Djinn's tomb and released him.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, slasher, retro, psychedelic, suspense, dark, disturbing
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Dark Skies (2013)
Plot Summary:
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, psychological, twist ending, tense, creepy, tricky, disturbing, intense
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Haunter (2013)
Plot Summary:
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, enigmatic, demonic, grindhouse, creepy, psychological thriller, spooky
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Poltergeist (2015)
Plot Summary:
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, intense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, splatter, psychotronic, psychological thriller, spooky
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The Possession (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, demonic, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, creepy, satanic, splatter, intense
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The New Daughter (2009)
Plot Summary:
John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, serious, lovecraft, suspense, dark
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, mind bending, suspense, creepy, psychological, demonic, atmospheric, disturbing, intense
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Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Cromwell clan live in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world, while transform the denizens of the real world into monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, humorous, suspense, teen, spooky, offbeat
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Five Children and It (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, offbeat, semi serious, gothic
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Mama (2013)
Plot Summary:
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, gothic, splatter, frightening, dark, suspenseful, bad ending, atmospheric, intense
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Mexico
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, dark fantasy, intense, creepy, stylized, demonic
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The Hollow (2004)
Plot Summary:
Restless spirits stir this Hollow's Eve, beckoning Ian Cranston, the last blood relative of Ichabod Crane, back to Sleepy Hollow. Thundering hooves unleash a wave of bone-chilling screams as the ghost of the Headless Horseman rides again! Ian must try to save the town and his girlfriend, Karen and determine whether the sword-wielding stalker is their clownish classmate, Brody in costume, or the dark rider himself. If it's truly the Headless Horseman... how do you kill what's already dead?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, psychological, gothic horror, tense, suspense, scary, mockbuster, horror comedy, surprise ending
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, scary, semi serious, visual, visually stunning, mystical, captivating, spooky, psychological
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The Covenant (2006)
Plot Summary:
Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: gothic, atmospheric, teen, fairy tale, exciting, suspense, dark, serious, scary, satanic
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Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Plot Summary:
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating, futuristic, mystical, funny, atmospheric, mysterious
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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Plot Summary:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 443000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, mind bending, surreal, twist ending, bloody, slasher, suspenseful, horror comedy, surprise ending, suspense