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Plot Summary:
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from 1976.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, psychological, scary, satanic, creepy, atmospheric, dark, suspense, slasher
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Similar in 84%
The Final Conflict (1981)
Plot Summary:
Damien Thorn (Sam Neill) has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to England, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense, creepy, scary, satanic, controversial, religious horror, gothic, slasher, classic horror
Similar in 78%
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
Plot Summary:
Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a girl named Delia, who is adopted by two attorneys, Gene & Karen York. When Karen realises her baby was born under suspicious circumstances, she hires a private investigator to find Delia's real parents. A series of bizarre accidents occur, and Karen begins to suspect everyone of conspiring her as she unravels the truth about her baby.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, satanic, demonic, suspense, slasher, religious horror, scary, atmospheric, serious, surprise ending
Similar in 90%
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Plot Summary:
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, suspense, surreal, splatter, cult horror, psychological, slasher, religious horror, saga
Similar in 82%
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Plot Summary:
Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire - and the world. Meanwhile, anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, grindhouse, religious horror, demonic, suspense, satanic, creepy, suspenseful, classic horror
Similar in 79%
Deadly Blessing (1981)
Plot Summary:
After her husband dies of mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, erotic, psychological thriller, gothic, bloody
Similar in 90%
Stigmata (1999)
Plot Summary:
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, biblical, satanic, psychological, suspense, spiritual, bleak, intense, psychological thriller
Similar in 77%
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Plot Summary:
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: satanic, scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic, gothic horror, psychotronic, sexy
Similar in 84%
Carrie (1976)
Plot Summary:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, gothic, intense, scary, suspense, dark, disturbing, atmospheric, creepy
Similar in 86%
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Plot Summary:
A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, dark, suspenseful, stylized, slasher, atmospheric, disturbing, satanic, lovecraft
Similar in 88%
Children of the Damned (1964)
Plot Summary:
Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, black and white, classic horror, psychotronic, gothic horror, expressionism
Similar in 89%
The Changeling (1980)
Plot Summary:
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, suspense, gothic, suspenseful, creepy, spooky, disturbing, cerebral, cult classic
Similar in 87%
The Omen (2006)
Plot Summary:
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, harsh, intense, stylized, demonic, splatter, religious horror
Similar in 90%
The Sentinel (1977)
Plot Summary:
A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers she’s sitting on the gateway to Hell.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, creepy, satanic, slasher, surreal, disturbing
Similar in 89%
The Exorcist III (1990)
Plot Summary:
Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The Gemini and detailing the murders, but bears a striking resemblance to Father Damien Karras.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, splatter, detective, cult classic, frightening, religious horror
Similar in 88%
The House of the Devil (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological, satanic, disturbing, creepy, grindhouse, cult classic
Similar in 86%
The Order (2003)
Plot Summary:
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, scary, gothic, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological thriller, mind bending, bleak
Similar in 90%
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
Similar in 90%
The Exorcist (1973)
Plot Summary:
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 446000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, satanic, psychological, demonic, frightening, atmospheric, disturbing, creepy
Similar in 88%
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Plot Summary:
Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, Merrin must face-off with the demon which has taken possession of somebody close to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Italy, Pakistan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, demonic, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, stylized, rough, bleak, serious, disturbing
Similar in 85%
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 294000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, splatter, demonic, christmas horror, psychological, cult classic
Similar in 77%
Sinister 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, brutal, suspense, disturbing, atmospheric, creepy, intense, demonic, splatter
Similar in 78%
Damien (2016)
Plot Summary:
After discovering his origins, Damien Thorn must cope with life as the Anti-Christ.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, controversial, spooky, psychological thriller, demonic, scary, bleak, satanic
Similar in 80%
Silent Hill (2006)
Plot Summary:
The eerie and deserted ghost town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers – and ignoring the protests of her husband. It's soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she's ever been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living 'darkness' that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, surreal, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, creepy, disturbing, gothic horror, suspense
Similar in 88%
Sinister (2012)
Plot Summary:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, twist ending, rough, dark, creepy, sinister
Similar in 79%
Insidious (2010)
Plot Summary:
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 334000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, twist ending, atmospheric, disturbing, dark, intense, tense, clever, creepy
Similar in 89%
Hereditary (2018)
Plot Summary:
After their reclusive grandmother passes away, the Graham family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 364000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological horror, disturbing, psychological, suspense, bleak, spooky, atmospheric, satanic, mind bending, dark
Similar in 81%
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Plot Summary:
A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 231000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, surreal, suspenseful, gothic, cult classic, psychological horror, disturbing, scary, suspense
Similar in 80%
Case 39 (2009)
Plot Summary:
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, psychological, gloomy, atmospheric, serious, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller, intense
Similar in 87%
Angel Heart (1987)
Plot Summary:
The down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered, by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre, to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself as Harry Angel goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, detective, scary, satanic, neo noir, twisted, surprise ending, sexy, suspense
Similar in 89%
Orphan (2009)
Plot Summary:
A married couple with a rocky past adopt 9-year old, Esther to fill the void created by a recently-stillborn baby. However, Esther is not quite who she seems.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany, France
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, surprise ending, frightening, creepy, disturbing, serious