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Plot Summary:
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, bloody, suspense, gothic, psychological, tense, enigmatic, captivating, emotional, suspenseful
Best tv shows and movies like The Invitation (2022):
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All I Need (2016)
Plot Summary:
The paths of a desperate man and an imprisoned young woman cross unexpectedly in the den of a mysterious killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, captivating, suspense, psychological, enigmatic
Similar in 79%
From the Dark (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story centers on a young couple on a road trip through the Irish countryside who encounter an ancient force of evil.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, dark, tense, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic, slasher, grindhouse, weird
Similar in 88%
The Impaler (2013)
Plot Summary:
Seven high-school friends begin their Euro-trip at the actual castle of Vlad the Impaler where he supposedly sold his soul to the devil over 500 years earlier, but the decrepit castle's past envelopes them in a bloody ritual.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, exciting, gothic
Similar in 82%
The Russian Bride (2018)
Plot Summary:
A Russian woman travels to America with her daughter to marry a reclusive billionaire, who turns out to be a psycho who sends their lives spiraling into a living hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, bleak, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological, demonic, gothic
Similar in 77%
Slapface (2021)
Plot Summary:
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher, psychological horror, spooky, independent film
Similar in 89%
The Terror (1963)
Plot Summary:
Lieutenant Andre Duvalier has been accidentally separated from his regiment. He is wandering near the coast when he sees a young woman. He asks the road to Coldon, where he hopes to rejoin his regiment. But the woman doesn't answer, doesn't even greet him and walks away. Eventually she takes him to the sea, where she disappears in rough water. How can he save the mysterious girl?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric, serious, cult classic, classic horror, scary, stylized
Similar in 87%
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
Similar in 83%
Fresh (2022)
Plot Summary:
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, suspense, horror comedy, dark, scary, slasher, captivating, satirical, black comedy
Similar in 76%
Vampire Virus (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman contracts a deadly virus after an unusual sexual encounter, and soon develops a taste for human blood.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, gothic, brutal, serious, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 76%
The Final Destination (2009)
Plot Summary:
After a young man's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, slasher, splatter, suspenseful, tense, serious, bloody, teen, teen horror
Similar in 89%
He Knows You're Alone (1980)
Plot Summary:
A reluctant bride to be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt him down before it is too late. Meanwhile, the bride has to figure out if it is all in her imagination or not, aided by her ex-boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, psychological thriller, disturbing, bloody
Similar in 78%
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy, the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But Andy's friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, surreal, mumblecore, independent film, mindfuck, spooky
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Pearl (2022)
Plot Summary:
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations and repressions collide.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, rough, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, bloody, suspense
Similar in 85%
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
Similar in 87%
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Plot Summary:
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, slasher, intense, creepy, teen horror, twist ending
Similar in 87%
Eden Lake (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eden Lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, brutal, slasher, scary, bleak, bad ending, disturbing, suspenseful, bloody, harsh
Similar in 85%
Relic (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Edna, the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family, goes missing, her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, China
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mystical, scary, dark, slasher, tense, psychological thriller, atmospheric
Similar in 84%
Wolf Creek (2005)
Plot Summary:
Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, creepy, bloody, dark, splatter
Similar in 90%
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, serious, demonic, brutal, slasher
Similar in 88%
The Collection (2012)
Plot Summary:
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, scary, suspenseful, brutal, disturbing, intense, suspense, splatter, clever
Similar in 90%
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Plot Summary:
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, bloody, harsh, splatter, cult classic
Similar in 77%
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Plot Summary:
A student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself – which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, bloody, slasher, suspenseful, splatter, intense, teen, brutal, teen horror
Similar in 88%
Wrong Turn (2003)
Plot Summary:
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, bloody, scary, suspenseful, rough, disturbing, intense, tense, creepy
Similar in 79%
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
Similar in 78%
The Boy (2016)
Plot Summary:
A nanny, working for a family whose son has just passed away, finds herself put in charge of caring for a lifelike doll that the couple treat as a real child.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, tense, surprise ending, atmospheric, twist ending, minimal cast, suspenseful, clever
Similar in 90%
Terrifier (2016)
Plot Summary:
A maniacal clown named Art, terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, rough, disturbing, psychological, brutal, bloody, dark
Similar in 84%
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
Similar in 90%
Haunt (2019)
Plot Summary:
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, scary, suspense, enigmatic, disturbing, psychological, psychological thriller, brutal, dark
Similar in 82%
Final Destination (2000)
Plot Summary:
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, tense, bloody, creepy, splatter, teen, entertaining
Similar in 79%
Split (2016)
Plot Summary:
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 537000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, twist ending, psychological thriller, suspenseful, surprise ending, atmospheric, mindfuck, dark, tricky