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Plot Summary:
When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt Annabelle. The two move into a large, eerie, Victorian house where Sophie unearths a locked wooden box with a strange symbol drawn on it. Desperate to connect with her niece Annabelle pries the lock open revealing a beautiful music box. Each time the music box is wound and replayed it's surprisingly chilling melody plays slightly longer, captivating Sophie even more. When the music box begins affecting Sophie's behavior and health Annabelle seeks the aid of a child psychologist and clairvoyant who soon discover the music box is possessed by an evil spirit who seeks to haunt Sophie and destroy Annabelle. As the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and Annabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Interior (2014)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a simple paranormal investigation inside a mundane Florida house soon becomes a terrifying experience through the unknown and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Til Death Do Us Part (2014)
Plot Summary:
Meg Alexander and her groom to be Derrick Logan prepare for their wedding day, but as their big day gets closer, paranormal activities soon start when Meg brings her dead mother's wedding dress into their home.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Against the Devil (2018)
Plot Summary:
After the tragic death of her eldest son, Blanca and her family travel to the coast of Chile. Weird things happen in the new house, Blanca thinks that it is her son trying to communicate with them, but the truth is much worse. An evil spirit with a thirst for revenge is stalking them. Only the town priest can help them, but the man of the cloth is hiding a terrible secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Horror
Country: Chile
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful
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The Haunting of Alice D (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice's ghost, and was eventually abandoned. More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Binding (2020)
Plot Summary:
While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, atmospheric
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The Lockdown Hauntings (2021)
Plot Summary:
With the streets now empty, it isn’t just nature that is taking advantage of this unprecedented global disaster. Spirits are freer than ever before and the spirit of a notorious serial killer, AKA ‘The Locksmith’, is back from the dead and he has even more potential victims. Can self-isolating detective George Parker with the guidance of paranormal expert Jordan Myers, prevent more young women from becoming victims of The Lockdown Hauntings?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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After She Wakes (2019)
Plot Summary:
After tragic death of her baby son, a narcoleptic mother with young daughter suffers from terrifying sleep disruptions as they try to deal with ongoing pain and grief. They begin experiencing different episodes of parasomnia including night terrors and sleep paralysis, leaving them unable to move and only able to witness horrific visions. These nightmares become too disturbing as they create a rift in their own realities causing the mother to believe someone or something is watching her sleep every night. Soon the terrifying visions from their dreams begin to manifest into a sinister reality, leaving the mother vulnerable.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scary
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Compound Fracture (2014)
Plot Summary:
Michael Wolffsen (Tyler Mane) receives an urgent phone call and takes his nephew and fiancee and makes the journey home to his only other living relative: his estranged, eccentric (and extremely paranoid) father, Gary (Muse Watson), who is obsessed with building an unassailable compound. Once they arrive at Gary’s modest home, surrounded by acres and acres of grounds full of cameras and other security sensors, Michael is surprised and concerned to learn that his father is in the early stages of dementia. The house is now also covered in supernatural and occult symbols. Welcome to the compound, COMPOUND FRACTURE. Will the stronghold that was designed to save them be their everlasting tomb?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, exciting, touching, suspense, mind bending, psychotronic
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London Voodoo (2004)
Plot Summary:
When ambitious analyst Lincoln Mathers (played by Doug Cockle) relocates his family from New York to London, his wife Sarah (Sara Stewart) discovers a new disturbing power and becomes hostage to an ancient spirit. As Mathers notices that the family is tearing apart and that his wife's behavior becomes more violent and erratic, he accepts that to save the woman he married he must take a leap of faith. London Voodoo is one of the few films about voodoo to show the belief system in a positive light. Here, it's "work" that's evil. The film shows multicultural voodoo followers in a contemporary urban setting (London). As research for the script, the filmmakers travelled to Cuba, Miami and New Orleans to experience voodoo first hand.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, serious, psychotronic
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An English Haunting (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1960s England, Blake Cunningham and his alcoholic mother are forced to move into the mysterious Clemonte Hall, a vast isolated manor house, to care for his dying Grandfather who resides in the attic room. Soon, ghostly goings-on fill the house with dread, as it becomes apparent Grandfather's illness may have a supernatural cause that can only be cured by uncovering the terrifying secrets of the house and its dark history.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 703
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, scary, suspenseful
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Purgatory (2014)
Plot Summary:
A woman must survive the night after she welcomes a neighbor's child into her home.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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Secrets in the Walls (2010)
Plot Summary:
A single mom and her two daughters move from their cramped Detroit apartment to the suburbs but scratching, cries and shadows haunt their new home.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, slasher, exciting, tense, thought provoking, touching, suspense, gothic
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Day 13 (2020)
Plot Summary:
When 17-year-old Colton is left at home to babysit his little sister for the summer, he develops a crush on Heather, the beautiful girl who just moved into a mysterious old house across the street. He falls in love with her from afar — but also witnesses her foster father grow increasingly threatening towards her. When Colton suspects the man belongs to a Satanic cult, and is preparing to ritually murder her, he resorts to desperate measures to intervene, and learns that the truth of the situation is more horrifying than anything he had ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Haunting in Salem (2011)
Plot Summary:
When the new sheriff of Salem, Massachusetts discovers that he is the victim of a centuries-old curse, he must protect his family from the vengeful ghosts that torment his home.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, scary, independent film, surprise ending
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The Unwilling (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the death of a much despised patriarch, a mysterious box shows up during the reading of the will, forcing the family to reckon with each of their own deadly sins.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, crying, supernatural thriller
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A Taste of Blood (2020)
Plot Summary:
After going off to kill a vampire, a man returns home at the magic hour, between night and day. His family has doubts about whether he's still human or whether he's been bitten by the undead. His teenage daughter is determined to defend him, but their doubts and fears grow as the darkness of the night approaches.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Singapore
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Harvesting (2019)
Plot Summary:
To escape their marital problems, a young family travels from the city to spend the summer in Amish Country where a malevolent presence grips them. They soon discover that they were brought there for a reason and they must break free before the demonic hold consumes them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Ouija House (2018)
Plot Summary:
A graduate student, who is trying to finish the last of her research on a book project that she hopes will help her down-on-her-luck mother, brings friends to a house with a dark past, where they soon unwittingly summon an evil entity who makes the house part of its game….
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, serious, melancholic, intense, psychotronic
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Haunting of Winchester House (2009)
Plot Summary:
A family moves in to look after the Winchester mansion for a few months, and soon find themselves terrorized by vengeful spirits. With the help of a paranormal investigator they'll unravel the mystery of the house.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, psychological, tense, mockbuster, captivating, suspense, frightening, scary, suspenseful, independent film
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Curse of the Witching Tree (2015)
Plot Summary:
An innocent woman, accused of murdering her son and hanged as a witch, curses a tree and the children who play around it. The effects of this act of revenge echo through the years.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Haunting of Helena (2012)
Plot Summary:
After a divorce, Sophia moves to the south of Italy with her daughter, Helena. Their new home, an apartment within an austere building of the fascist age, is a chance for them to start a new life. But inside an old storage room hides a mysterious closet and a buried secret. After the loss of Helena’s first baby tooth, a chilling obsession begins and an apparition haunts her sleep.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspense, serious, suspenseful, mystical, disturbing, folk tale, grindhouse, creepy
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The Cradle (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Frank and Julie move to a small isolated town with their son Sam, both Julie and Sam become ill. Driven by terrifying nightmares of torture that come true Frank begs a local midwife Helen to care for Sam as he desperately searches for a way to stop this curse on his family.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, surprise ending
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The Chosen (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a child-stealing demon attaches itself to a little girl, her family is thrust into a battle against time in order to save the girl and send the demon back to hell.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, spooky, independent film
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The Assent (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a series of disturbing supernatural events in his home, Joel a young single father, comes to suspect that his young son may be possessed. Soon Joel receives a visit from Father Lambert, a controversial exorcist in town whose last patient died during his treatment. As increasing chilling occurrences begin to unfold, the priest informs a resistant Joel that unless he can successfully perform an exorcism, the devil will soon take full control of his boy.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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In the Trap (2019)
Plot Summary:
Philip, a solitary proof reader, is trapped in his apartment, too afraid to leave and tortured by an unknown evil force that has kept him prisoner for the last two years.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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The House on Pine Street (2015)
Plot Summary:
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, scary, creepy, independent film, weird
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Isabelle (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, serious, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending
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The Appearing (2014)
Plot Summary:
A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, scary, rough, independent film
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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