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Plot Summary:
A creature of demonic nature, too hideous to have a name, once again terrorizes the college kids that summoned it.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, serious, scary, rough, mind bending, suspenseful, slasher
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Dark Heritage (1989)
Plot Summary:
An uncredited adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Lurking Fear." After a violent thunderstorm, mutilated bodies are found at a Louisiana campground. Investigative reporter Clint Harrison uncovers a dark local legend about the reclusive Dansen clan, who may be connected with the murders. Determined to dig up the truth, Clint and his buddies decide to spend a stormy night at the seemingly abandoned Dansen mansion.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, slasher, independent film
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The Unnamable (1988)
Plot Summary:
Back in the 1800's a lady gives birth to a monster. They decide that the baby is too ugly to name, therefore the monster is known as the "Unnamable". The creature brutally slaughters his family, and gets trapped in a vault. Go ahead to 1998, and some college students have heard the story about the unnamable and want to check out the vault.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, slasher, independent film, retro, splatter, mystic, semi serious, spooky, weird, eighties
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006)
Plot Summary:
Joe Slaader is a mysterious mountain man being held in the Ulster County Asylum after the brutal murder of his family. Edward Eischel, a young intern, sees something more than just an inbred monster in this new inmate, however. Instead, he sees him as the harbinger of some greater and much darker force. With bodies piling up, his job in jeopardy, and his sanity hanging in the balance he gives in to his obsession with tapping into Joe's hidden power, risking all that he has along the way.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, bleak, serious, suspenseful, non-linear, suspense, psychological
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In the Woods (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two hunters who have journeyed deep into the woods stumble across a burial site. They decide to dig it up. It is only after they uncover a strange horned skull amongst the artifacts that they become aware of the evil they have unleashed. Getting out of the woods becomes a nightmare for the two men.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful, splatter
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Scream of the Banshee (2011)
Plot Summary:
An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scream.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, dark, demonic, psychotronic, independent film
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Blood Legend (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young witch gathers her coven to methodically fulfill her uncle's demands to help resurrect a demon lover from centuries past. Believing that she has completed her tasks she waits for the resurrection and her eternal rewards only to find neither are really what she expected. The resurrected lover is not exactly the beautiful woman her uncle talked of in years past and the rewards her uncle had in mind for her are not made of a princes' fairy tales. The young witch finds the real truth of the "Blood Lengend".
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, surprise ending, suspense, independent film
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The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Plot Summary:
A university student is pursued by a man with a demonic secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, scary, surprise ending, satanic, atmospheric, gothic, demonic, horror comedy, creepy, cult classic
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Shriek (1998)
Plot Summary:
Clark (Tanya Dempsey), a young Mathematics major at University, thinks she's found the best deal for student housing: a group of squatters who live in an abandoned hospital secretly. The quirky residents let her into their community provided she follow the rules, including not telling anyone about her living arrangements. All seems wonderful, until she discovers that the reason that the hospital was abandoned was a series of murders in the 1940s by a strange "shrieking killer" who was never captured - and the discovery that someone who's living in the hospital is using occult means to bring back the demonic "Shrieker".
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: scary, slasher, queer horror, independent film, serious, suspenseful, gay cinema, cult film
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Netherworld (1992)
Plot Summary:
A young man arrives at his father's mansion in Louisiana to discover that a secretive cult is using winged creatures to raise the dead to do their bidding.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: dark, independent film, scary, psychological, atmospheric, serious, slasher, suspenseful
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Born (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mary Elizabeth goes to bed alone one night, still a twenty one year old virgin, and wakes up the next morning pregnant. Possessed by the demon fetus growing within her womb, Mary Elizabeth obeys her homicidal cravings to kill, for the sake of her unborn spawn. Mary Elizabeth's dark transformation is controlled by her unborn demon child's deadly evil cravings.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, mystic, serious, surprise ending, dark, twist ending, slasher
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Demon Wind (1990)
Plot Summary:
We are introduced to 1931. A body is being burned on a cross, a woman named Regina is at a farm, and attempting to barricade a door, from where beyond, demons try to enter. Her husband George transforms into a demon instead and kills her.Sixty-years-later, after the suicide of his father, a young man named cory, the grandson of Regina and George, and his girlfriend Elaine, along with a group of ther friends, travel up to the farm, where the events took place sixty years before, so that Cory can figure out what happened to his grandparents. They sooon come under attack by a band of vicious demons and when the kids try to escape a mysteirous fog brings them back to the farm. The only good thing is that they are protected by a shield that prevents the demons from entering the house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, retro, demonic, creepy, cult horror, independent film, scary, exciting, rough, serious
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Savage Harvest (1994)
Plot Summary:
The agony and death of the Trail of Tears. A Cherokee elder, desperate to aid his people. Demons bursting into our world to destroy the entire tribe. And a great flood that washes the evil up into our modern world. The demons await the smell of the returning Cherokee's blood and soon sense the arrival of the elder's descendent. This triggers the demons' ability to possess human beings. The land that was once inhabited by the Cherokee tribe now traps six innocent victims who must unlock the riddles left behind by the Cherokee elder. Demonic possession consumes one victim after another as showers of blood drench the earth and shrieks of pain echo throughout the forest. The possessed are animalistic, frenzied killing machines, feeding on the warm meat of fresh kills. In the darkened fields, only bloodshed, violence, and terror grow now - and tonight the harvest begins.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, slasher, suspenseful, splatter
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Witchouse II: Blood Coven (2000)
Plot Summary:
When an old house in a small town is razed to make way for a shopping mall, the crew unearths four unmarked graves. A professor from a nearby university is asked to find out who the bodies are, but when she and her students arrive in town and begin to ask questions, they discover that no one wants to talk to them or help them in any way.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, mind bending
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Death Bed (2002)
Plot Summary:
When Karen and her significant other move to a new apartment, they discover an old antique bed. Karen absolutely loves it and she soon allows it to inspire her artwork. However, a series of disturbing dreams begin to haunt Karen. Eventually she starts to become unhinged and her paranoia overtakes every aspect of her life.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, sexual, sexy
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Forever Evil (1987)
Plot Summary:
The sole survivor of a backwoods massacre investigates the incident with the help of a photographer and a police officer. Soon, it becomes clear that they're up against nothing less than an ancient god!.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: detective, slasher, lovecraft, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful
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Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think they've hit it big, they awaken a long dead miner who's Hell Bent on protecting his treasure.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 925
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, slasher, surprise ending, corny
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Fear Runs Silent (2000)
Plot Summary:
When high school science teacher, Mr.Hill, convinces his student, Kerry Johnson, and a group of her friends to go on an overnight field trip, they find themselves face to face with the darkest side of terror. Not even their worst nightmares will compare to what they encounter in the depths of the forest. Neither Mr.Hill nor sheriff could ever hope to save them from what lurks in the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense, independent film, splatter
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Witchouse (1999)
Plot Summary:
On Mayday 1998 in the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, Elizabeth gathers together a group of specially selected friends for a rather odd party. It turns out that she is the descendent of a malevolent witch named Lilith who was burned at the stake precisely three hundred years ago. Now Elizabeth hopes to resurrect her dreadful ancestor and has a specific (and murderous) need for the guests she has chosen.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, scary, spooky, slasher, independent film, serious, gay cinema
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Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends unleash a demonic Pirate from a treasure chest.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, semi serious, mockbuster, offbeat, surprise ending, splatter
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The Dunwich Horror (2008)
Plot Summary:
In Louisiana, in the wicked Whateley House, Lavina delivers two babies whose fate is written. Ten years later, three scholars of the occult discover that one page of the “Necronomicon,” the unspeakable book, is missing and the Black Brotherhood has summoned the ancient gate keeper to free legions of evil gods and monsters from the dimension of chaos.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, suspense, suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, captivating, scary, psychotronic
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The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends discover an ancient book, the Necronomicon, the Book of the Deads. They discover that the book is a link between our world and the world of ancients creatures, older than our civilizations.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 992
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, lovecraft, atmospheric, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, dark fantasy, demonic, detective
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Wicked Lake (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two clans of deranged males make the mistake of stalking four young women they assume to be easy prey, only to find out that at the stroke of midnight the tables will be turned and all hell will break loose.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, dark, scary, rough
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The Horror Show (1989)
Plot Summary:
Detective Lucas McCarthy finally apprehends "Meat Cleaver Max" and watches the electric chair execution from the audience. But killing Max Jenke only elevated him to another level of reality. Now Lucas' family is under attack, his sanity in question, and his house haunted. Aided by a disreputable college professor, can Lucas reclaim his mind, house, and family? Features Lance Henriksen as the Lucas McCarthy and Brion James as Max Jenke. One of the few movies featuring these actors as main characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective, retro, creepy, cult classic, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, odd
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Blood Descendants (2007)
Plot Summary:
A hundred years after being brutally murdered by the justice-seeking citizens of a small town, a supernatural killer fulfills his promise to return from the grave and seek vengeance against the descendents of the people who slaughtered him.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak, splatter, independent film
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Nailbiter (2013)
Plot Summary:
A horror film that combines classic monster movie elements set within the backdrop of unpredictable Kansas weather. Start with a mother and her three daughters forced to take shelter from an advancing tornado in a local storm cellar. What is waiting for them underneath is another story entirely.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, captivating, psychological, spooky
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Death Factory (2002)
Plot Summary:
A woman working at a biological research facility becomes ill when she contracts a deadly, new virus. Sometime after, she becomes a half-monster beast and kills her old co-workers. Some time later, a group of teens go into the old research facility to have a party and come face-to-face with creature.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, experimental, suspense, queer horror, offbeat
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The Mummy Resurrected (2014)
Plot Summary:
A team of archaeologists discover an ancient mummy, unleashing a deadly curse from its eternal tomb.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, independent film, psychotronic
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The Bog Creatures (2003)
Plot Summary:
Five young adults venture into a bog to excavate some bodies. After a while they find that bodies that have been buried in the bog have risen from the dead and seek to pick them off one by one.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, rough, serious, offbeat
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Grim (1996)
Plot Summary:
A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, independent film, psychotronic
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Primitive (2011)
Plot Summary:
After being forced to visit a hypnotist, Martin receives news of his estranged mother's passing. He returns home for the funeral, and before long, people start dropping dead. The victims - brutally torn apart by what appears to be a predatory monster - convince the local police that Martin is somehow responsible, and soon he comes to believe it too, as all the victims are connected to the evil within him.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, scary