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Plot Summary:
Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna whose tyrannical father controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, grindhouse, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, suspense, cult horror, scary, atmospheric
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The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Plot Summary:
Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they unleash the forces of darkness. The Mummy has returned to discharge a violent retribution on the defilers as the curse that surrounds the tomb begins to come true. One by one the explorers are murdered until one of them discovers the ancient words that have the power to reduce the brutal killer to particles of dust.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, classic horror, psychotronic, gothic, suspense, slasher, grindhouse
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The Tomb (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of young archaeologists flies to Mexico to study the Mayan culture, but they find trouble when they stumble upon an unknown cursed temple.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense
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Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991)
Plot Summary:
In 1950s Africa, a tribal magician calls up a demon to kill Europeans.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 621
Genere: Horror
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, atmospheric, offbeat, serious, suspenseful
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Plot Summary:
Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. Local squire Charles, a disciple of Haitian witchcraft, is using the voodoo magic to resurrect the dead to work in his decrepit and unsafe tin mines that are shunned by the local population. But his magic relies on human sacrifice and he unleashes his army of the undead on the unsuspecting village with horrific consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, slasher, classic horror, suspense, apocalyptic, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, atmospheric
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Night of the Seagulls (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Knight Templars return in this fourth installment of the Blind Dead seris. On this outing, the Templars haunt a fishing village, where they rise seven nights every seven years to claim their sacrificial offerings in return for the safety of the townspeople.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, classic horror, epic, suspense, gothic horror, grindhouse, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Witchcraft (1964)
Plot Summary:
When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: satanic, atmospheric, offbeat, gothic, gothic horror, suspense, slasher, classic horror, scary, serious
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The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
Plot Summary:
Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, classic horror, psychotronic, suspense, grindhouse, medical horror, scary, serious, suspenseful
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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Plot Summary:
Throughout his upbringing, unnatural phenomena surround Leon. He is plagued with a terrible curse, over which he exercises no control. During the full moon he changes into a ferocious beast, initiating an orgy of indiscriminate killing. His love for Cristina enables Leon to suppress his lycanthropic feelings - until the engagement is broken off, which precipitates a tragic conclusion.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, scary, classic horror, grindhouse, suspense, dark, creepy, serious, suspenseful
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Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Plot Summary:
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, suspenseful, scary, tense, serious, satanic, grindhouse, psychotronic, psychedelic, suspense
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Castle of Blood (1964)
Plot Summary:
A writer accepts a wager that he cannot spend the night alone in a haunted castle on All Soul's Eve. Once night falls at the castle, several who had been murdered therein return to life, reliving their deaths and seeking to kill the writer for his blood in a vain attempt to stay alive beyond that one night.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, gothic, suspense, grindhouse, atmospheric, psychotronic, neo noir, black and white, creepy, classic horror
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Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
Plot Summary:
A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put off by her insistence that his professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are necessary to his career and life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic, satanic, classic horror, psychotronic, scary, offbeat, suspense, slasher, gothic horror, demonic
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The Gorgon (1964)
Plot Summary:
In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims were young men who had been to stone. The perpetrator of these deaths was a being so repulsive that she transformed the onlooker using the power of her deadly stare. Much of the time the creature took the form of a beautiful and seductive woman, but during periods of the full moon she becomes a living horror, vicious and deadly. A professor has come to investigate the deaths, bringing with him his beautiful assistant whose knowledge of the Gorgon is more intimate than anyone would ever realise.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, atmospheric, serious, scary, psychological, suspense, classic horror, psychotronic
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Terror (1978)
Plot Summary:
A witch's prophecy - while being burned at the stake- curse condemns a family to horrible deaths.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, scary, atmospheric, rough, serious, suspenseful, silent
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Incubus (1966)
Plot Summary:
On a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, satanic, cerebral, philosophical, gothic, suspense, surreal, gothic horror, independent film, black and white
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
Plot Summary:
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, gothic, demonic, slasher, gothic horror, horror comedy
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The Witches (1966)
Plot Summary:
Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and peace, enabling her to recover fully. But under the facade of idyllic country life she slowly unearths the frightening reality of village life in which the inhabitants are followers of a menacing satanic cult with the power to inflict indiscriminate evil and death if crossed.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, satanic, gothic, slasher, grindhouse, classic horror, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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The Oblong Box (1969)
Plot Summary:
Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, classic horror, scary, gothic, bleak, gothic horror, cult classic, slasher
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Plot Summary:
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, dark, atmospheric, satanic, grindhouse, creepy
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The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Plot Summary:
A Scotland Yard Detective (Peter Cushing) must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant blood-sucking moth that can take human form.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, suspense, cult classic, independent film, scary, atmospheric, mind bending
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The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Plot Summary:
The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: satanic, slasher, gothic, gothic horror, grindhouse, psychotronic, classic horror, demonic, pastoral, cult horror
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Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Plot Summary:
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, classic horror, gothic, satanic, scary, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized, psychotronic
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Vampire Circus (1972)
Plot Summary:
After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, suspenseful, scary, gothic, enigmatic, suspense, terrifying, psychotronic, sexy, classic horror
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The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Plot Summary:
Honeymooning in Bavaria, the young couple become stranded and are forced to stay the night in the area. Doctor Ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village, invites them to dinner that evening. Their association with Ravna and his charming, beautiful family is to prove disastrous as they become unwittingly embroiled with this family of vampires who seek to initiate them into their diabolical creed.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, scary, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, crying
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Scars of Dracula (1970)
Plot Summary:
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death by Dracula's mistress. But after they discover his blood-drained corpse in Dracula's castle necropolis, the Vampire Lord's lustful vengeance begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, rough, suspenseful, scary, bleak, serious, classic horror, grindhouse, perverse
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The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)
Plot Summary:
Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain, West Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, suspenseful, serious, sexy, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, slasher, terrifying
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The Snake Woman (1961)
Plot Summary:
A Victorian Scotland Yarder charms a doctor's daughter prone to be a cobra.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 547
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, bleak, scary, serious, suspense, natural horror, tense, psychotronic
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The Butcher of Binbrook (1971)
Plot Summary:
Lizard Monster kept alive and buried.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, medical horror, scary, atmospheric, offbeat, gothic, serious, slasher, suspenseful, stylized
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The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Plot Summary:
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, gothic, scary, suspenseful, serious, queer horror, sexy, grindhouse, psychotronic, creepy
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Plot Summary:
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, gothic, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, talky, serious, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic
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The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013)
Plot Summary:
In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: dark, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychological, rough, bleak, suspense, psychotronic, independent film