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Plot Summary:
In the spring of 2010, a church lock in at First Baptist Church was organized by Pastor Chris. In the first hour of the lock in, one of the students, Justin, had an unusual “incident” and was “inconsolable.” It was reported that he calmed down and kept to himself for the remainder of the event. Two days after the lock in, Justin reportedly broke down to his parents that he experienced something “evil” at the lock in. He also claimed he captured everything on tape. After watching the footage, the parents met with church leaders to discuss criminal charges they were considering filing against the church for child endangerment, neglect and torture.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disgusting, psychotronic, christian film
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The Viral Demon (2016)
Plot Summary:
The Viral Demon recording is a wakeup call to understand the truth of what’s happening to our world ever since the Viral Demon was accidentally released from its prison. Spread across the country, former college friends Kendra, AJ, Mar and Dwayne find themselves growing apart. Attempting to hang on to their good old Ohio State days, the gang gets together online for a night of stories, pranks and drinking via web-cam. As the evening progresses, they unknowingly release a deviously clever demon that had been trapped for centuries in Salem, Massachusetts. Since the demon can possess multiple people at once, the group of friends must determine who they can still trust in order to survive the demon’s dark and twisted mission.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, cyber, psychological, psychotronic
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Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film takes place in an undisclosed part of Florida, in which a priest is called upon to help exorcise Gail Bowers, who has come to be possessed by malevolent forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: demonic, tense, suspense, mockbuster, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
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Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil (2018)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, The Devils Tree follows Samantha, a college student studying journalism, who needs to finish her thesis with one last breaking news story. Along with her friend Rob, Samantha stumbles across a news article about an old tree in a local park where many horrible acts occurred. The locals have given the tree the name Devils Tree because of its urban legends of mass murders, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity. She decides this is the perfect story to finish her thesis on. As Sam digs deeper into the realm of the tree, she begins to uncover the truth about these urban legends. Struggling with her own demons of her past, Samantha is confronted with a the true demon of the tree and now must expose the truth in hopes to set it free. In the end, Samantha founds the real reason why evil is so rooted at The Devils Tree.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, suspense, demonic, psychotronic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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Two female roommates were tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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9 Ways to Hell (2022)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 82
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Duration: 80 min
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Conjuring the Genie (2021)
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 698
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
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Plot Summary:
Vanessa, a documentary filmmaker, and she is making a film about folklore. Her best friend Brad was meant to help her, but he instead decides to go on a date with new love Jessica, who he met online. His new girlfriend persuades Vanessa to join him by telling her the house is haunted and would be a good subject for her film, but it turns out she has been lured into a trap and she is a creature from Hell. Quite how she will be impregnated by a female demon will be revealed in the movie.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
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Plot Summary:
After discovering a secret box in the wall of her house, a demonic presence begins terrorizing a YouTuber, at 8 after 1:00am every night.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, parody
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Plot Summary:
Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, bleak, psychotronic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 521
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA, Canada
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out it's haunted.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 293
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 369
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
A murderer finds himself on trial in Hell, caught between a bitter prosecutor and an inexperienced defence attorney. The trial spins out of control when a powerful demon, Lucifer and people from the killer’s past become involved.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 510
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The Blackwell Ghost 3 (2019)
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A filmmaker takes a journey to discover a new haunted house and brings along his cameras to document what happens inside. The house, which is plagued by its dark history, begins to come alive in this third instalment of “The Blackwell Ghost.”.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 640
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Plot Summary:
A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 775
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 171
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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