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Plot Summary:
Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, exciting, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, slasher, spooky, natural horror, parody
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Monster Brawl (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eight of the world's most legendary monsters, along with their diabolical managers, compete in a wrestling tournament deathmatch to determine the most powerful champion of all time. Interviews, pre-fight breakdowns, trash talking, and monster origin segments round out this ultimate fight of the living dead.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: parody, exciting, semi serious, humorous, horror comedy, retro, suspense, mockumentary, scary, psychotronic
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Deformed Monsters (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 831
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, independent film, scary, offbeat, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, spoof, meta
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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
Plot Summary:
A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, parody, gothic, spooky, spoof, feel good, suspenseful
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My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, scary, semi serious, humorous, gothic, spooky, nostalgic
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Wolvesbayne (2009)
Plot Summary:
The film is pretty much a "by the numbers" thriller that follows Russel Bayne (London) - who is bitten by a werewolf and quickly finds himself in the middle of a supernatural war between vampires, werewolves, and human hunters. To make matters worse, it seems the vampires are having a civil war with a clan breaking from the others in a quest to return the vampire goddess back to power.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, bleak, suspenseful, captivating, gothic, exciting, serious, fast
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Freaks of Nature (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, horror comedy, semi serious, scary, bloody, grindhouse, psychotronic, dark comedy
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Mockingbird Lane (2012)
Plot Summary:
Grandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vamp. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily and Herman's only child, Eddie, has his werewolf tendencies surface in puberty, forcing the family to relocate to their famous 1313 Mockingbird Lane address.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, gothic, captivating, offbeat, psychotronic, spoof, black comedy, dark comedy
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Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for the Headless Horseman concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend Peter. The only problem is they're both grounded. Chelsea and Adam will do whatever it takes to get their mom Lynette out of the house, even if it includes a chance meeting with a very mysterious man. Everything seems to go according to plan until their little brother Taylor realizes that this stranger might be a vampire.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, semi serious, captivating, gothic, horror comedy, vampire comedy
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Ghostbusters (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, exciting, entertaining, stylized, light, feel good, captivating, fairy tale
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Troll 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile plant-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cult classic, scary, humorous, funny, retro, entertaining, dark, anime, horror comedy, mythical
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Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter such kooky creatures as the sensitive Wolfman, the horny Vampiress Odette, as well as a whole cast of other weirdos.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, horror comedy, retro, spooky, independent film, offbeat, witty, not serious
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Saturday the 14th (1981)
Plot Summary:
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, scary, humorous, satirical, absurd, slasher, cult classic, slapstick, psychotronic
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Plot Summary:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel, Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King, his sidekick. Lefty and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, teen, cult classic, horror comedy, exciting, captivating, entertaining, black comedy, funny
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Fright Night (2011)
Plot Summary:
A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician in this remake of the 1985 comedy-horror classic.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 112000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, India
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, entertaining, bloody, dark, suspense, stylized, intense, horror comedy, humorous
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Ghostbusters II (1989)
Plot Summary:
Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, funny, entertaining, not serious, psychotronic, parody, epic, saga, christmas horror
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Last Action Hero (1993)
Plot Summary:
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: spoof, exciting, parody, entertaining, humorous, black comedy, semi serious, slapstick, grindhouse, cult classic
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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
Plot Summary:
Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, horror comedy, scary, semi serious, detective, gothic, entertaining, neo noir, humorous
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Knights of Badassdom (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and they unwittingly conjure up a blood-lusting succubus from hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, satirical, semi serious, horror comedy, entertaining, psychological, funny, creepy, offbeat
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The Lost Boys (1987)
Plot Summary:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, scary, cult classic, teen, gothic, entertaining, creepy, stylized, dark comedy, horror comedy
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Goosebumps (2015)
Plot Summary:
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, scary, funny, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, horror comedy, inspirational, romantic
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Plot Summary:
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Dr. van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the count.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, absurd, slapstick, horror comedy, cult classic, hilarious, gothic
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Dark Shadows (2012)
Plot Summary:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 277000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, humorous, gothic horror, parody, dark, black comedy, dark comedy, scary, funny
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Vampire Academy (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, teen, suspenseful, semi serious, gothic, funny, sweet, dark, slasher
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Ghostbusters (1984)
Plot Summary:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 437000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, parody, entertaining, light, cult classic, scary, not serious, horror comedy, art deco
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Fright Night (1985)
Plot Summary:
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he discovers that his suave new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon), is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), famed for portraying a ghoul hunter. Unfortunately for the would-be vampire slayers, Dandrige has set his sights on Charley's girlfriend (Amanda Bearse) in this clever spoof of the horror genre.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, horror comedy, slasher, cult classic, semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, splatter, grindhouse
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Vamp (1986)
Plot Summary:
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, humorous, atmospheric, melancholic, harsh, stylized, cult classic, splatter, dark comedy
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Gremlins (1984)
Plot Summary:
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: black comedy, humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy, funny, cult classic, light, suspense, creepy, christmas horror
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Waxwork (1988)
Plot Summary:
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicous. What he doesn't know is that they have been made a part of the exhibit, by first living out the scene and then being murdered in.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, UK, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, atmospheric, cult classic, rough, suspenseful, horror comedy, classic horror, psychological, funny
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House II: The Second Story (1987)
Plot Summary:
Young urban professionals Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln), move into an old mansion that has been in Jesse's family for generations. They are soon joined by Jesse's goofy friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark), who brought along his diva girlfriend Lana (Amy Yasbeck), in the hopes of being discovered by Kate, who works for a record company. Jesse has returned to this old family mansion after his parents were murdered when he was a baby. While going through old things in the basement, Jesse finds a picture of his great-great grandfather (and namesake) in front of a Mayan temple holding a crystal skull with jewels in the eyes. In the background is a man Jesse learns is Slim Razor, a former partner of his great-great grandfather turned bitter enemy after a disagreement over who would get to keep the skull.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, independent film, spooky, retro, slasher, horror comedy, cult horror, offbeat, suspenseful
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Van Helsing (2004)
Plot Summary:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 281000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful, fairy tale, gothic horror, entertaining, serious, stylized