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Plot Summary:
In the mid-nineteenth century, in a small Venezuelan village, Father Giovanni and a clerk write the story of a supernatural case that they have witnessed, is the story of a mysterious specter, which the people of the town have baptized as "El Silbón". In the current age, we know a family made up of Gabriel and Mayra, Ana's parents. Gabriel suspects that his daughter is possessed by the devil since she is trying to kill him. Gabriel asks the priest of his parish for advice, which is the same one Father Giovanni wrote about the Silbón over a hundred years ago.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Venezuela
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, tense, suspense
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The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
Plot Summary:
Families were terrorized at the orphanage. Someone wants them dead, apparently with black magic that is very deadly. She has a grudge and she was also born because of the sins of the orphans who formed her into the queen of black magic.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: bloody, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological, dark fantasy, creepy
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The Day of the Lord (2020)
Plot Summary:
In this horror movie, a retired priest haunted by his sins is pulled back into the darkness when a friend begs him to help his possessed daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Ghost Rituals (2014)
Plot Summary:
After incurring debts from his failed business venture in China, Zong Hua (Cheung) returns to Malaysia after a decade's hiatus. The demoralised Zong Hua faces problems finding a job and tries hard to get used to things at home, including his estranged relationship with his step-father, Xiaotian, who runs a Cantonese opera troupe, and half-sister, Jing Jing (Cathryn Lee). Jing Jing is hostile towards Zong Hua as she always has the impression that the death of their mother was caused by the excessive fights between Zong Hua and his step-father.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Malaysia
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Occupants (2015)
Plot Summary:
A documentarian named Annie has roped her husband into a project that involves setting up cameras throughout their house. Complications arise when the cameras start showing that same couple in an alternate universe.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Brazil, France, Philippines, Singapore, UK, Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, psychotronic
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Human Resources (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a woman takes a new job, she discovers the skyscraper she works in is haunted by victims of a corporation's pursuit of profit. Unable to ignore injustice embodied by the disembodied, she sets out to reveal the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, sad, political thriller, independent film
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The Wrath (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the household of Lee Gyeong-jin, a high-ranking official of Joseon Kingdom, three sons die from an unidentified horror. A woman pregnant with a child of the third son soon learns of the evil spirit that haunts the house.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, dark fantasy
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Dead Awake (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who is investigating in the mysterious deaths of people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep-paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath, and soon finds herself, and her family suffering from an ancient evil.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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13 Graves (2019)
Plot Summary:
On the orders of their boss, two seasoned contract killers are marching their latest victim to the mob graveyard they have used for several years. When he escapes leaving them no choice but to hunt him through the surrounding forest, they are soon hopelessly lost. As night falls they uncover a dark and terrifying truth about the vast, sprawling woodland, and the hunters become the hunted as they find themselves stalked by an ancient supernatural force.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021)
Plot Summary:
Harry Price investigates the ghosts of Borley Rectory during his stay there.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, independent film
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Lampor: The Flying Coffin (2019)
Plot Summary:
Edwin and Netta with their two children, Adam and Sekar going to Netta's hometown at Temanggung. Netta were suspected as the cause of Lampor terror at her hometown, a demon who bring a flying casket.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, twisted
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Paranormal Adoption (2012)
Plot Summary:
A couple loses their only child in an accident and subsequently unknowingly adopts an innocent looking little girl with paranormal powers that she uses to fulfill her twisted desires.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological, independent film
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Dinner with the Alchemist (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the early 1900s, a wealthy alchemist, Jacques St. Germaine travels to New Orleans to seek help from the legendary voodoo priestess, Marie Laveau. When multiple murders are uncovered, Jacques and the quarreling locals butt heads as they try to discover the identity of the killer. Featuring a cast of characters pulled from actual police reports, Dinner With the Alchemist weaves historical fact and imaginative storytelling into a mysterious supernatural drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, period drama
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Always Be with You (2017)
Plot Summary:
Taxi driver David, who's doomed after a terminal cancer diagnosis, accidentally kills hotel owner Patrick in a car crash. Patrick's girlfriend takes over his hotel by a lake in Hong Kong, which is soon plagued by serial suicidal incidents.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, anthology
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Demon Inside (2013)
Plot Summary:
Marta used to be a recognized and successful psychic, but after a dramatic experience, she loses faith in her gift and develops agoraphobia. She couldn't see the devilish side of her rapper, Mario, and now, Marta is afraid that Mario will stalk her again. As soon as she released from the asylum, she moves to Monica's uncle apartment. There, she feels safe. But soon, she has trouble with her crazy neighbors. And if this wasn't enough, a spectrum starts to haunt her, making her life impossible. Marta will have to fight against all these difficulties and manage to get her gift back before Mario finds her.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The House That Never Dies (2014)
Plot Summary:
Story based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, which local legend says is haunted by the ghost of a Kuomintang official's wife, who committed suicide in the home around the time of the Cultural Revolution. The film follows Xu Ruoqing a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Baphomet (2021)
Plot Summary:
An American family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult leader, Henrik Brandr, unexpectedly visits their ranch. Henrik offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the priceless sentimental value of the ranch. Henrik, displeased, begins to put devastating curses on the Richardsons, trying to force them off their land - even if it means murdering them. After suffering unexplainable tragedies, the Richardsons seek help from Marybeth, a white witch high priestess. They soon discover a terrible secret about their house, revealing why their land is so valuable to the cult. They realize they must protect their house from the cult at all costs, and a violent battle between good and evil ensues.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Hollow Creek (2016)
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Trying to find inspiration for his next horror novel, Blake retreats to the Appalachian Mountains with his mistress, Angelica. Upon arrival they learn about the case of several missing boys in the area. When Angelica follows a lead to one of the missing boys and disappears, Blake becomes a prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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I-Lived (2015)
Plot Summary:
Josh Fosse is a 20something guy whose life is going nowhere. His girl left, his rent is late, and he lacks a real job. He is trying to make it as an app reviewer online and decides to review a self help app called i-Lived for fun. He's signs on and immediately his life turns around. He meets the girl of his dreams and he gets a job offer he can't refuse. Convinced it's him and not the app, he signs out... and loses everything. He signs on again but this time the terms are different, the app is asking him to do things that are out of his moral comfort zone... but essential to becoming the success the app tells him he can be.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Munafik 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ustaz Adam has to help a friend whose village is corrupted by a group of misguided religionists lead by a sinister sorcerer. To make matter worse, Adam himself is also being mysteriously haunted by evil apparitions that keeps disturbing him from time to time.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Reunion (2020)
Plot Summary:
A pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents’ old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 756
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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A Cry from Within (2014)
Plot Summary:
Sebastien is a psychological horror story about dark secrets destroying people and their families from the inside out.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Ragini MMS (2011)
Plot Summary:
The quintessential couple, Ragini and Uday, set out to have a dirty weekend at a friend's farmhouse on the outskirts of Mumbai. The weekend getaway quickly changes gears as they find themselves in a house that has been rigged with cameras in Big Boss style.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, mockumentary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young girl awakens to a nightmare as her pleas to be seen and heard by her sister are taken as supernatural occurrences in this stylistic and suspenseful short that is now a full-length feature film.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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GH5 (2017)
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After the sudden loss of his fiancee Emma, Matt becomes obsessed with finding life after death. For seven years, Matt and his younger brother Michael visited over one hundred Ghost House cases in the U.S.- every one of them turning into a disappointment. Beginning to give up hope, Matt tracks down the only paranormal investigator in history to document the highest level of paranormal activity you can encounter, a GH5. Eager to visit the GH5, Matt runs into a situation when his other brother CJ returns home from active duty. After distancing themselves over the years, CJ tries to strengthen their relationship by joining the investigation. It soon becomes clear that the paranormal is real and CJ's opportunity to reconcile his relationship with his brothers has turned into a night of deceit, loss and survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, independent film
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Return (2015)
Plot Summary:
A tale of terror. Cathy Reed has been institutionalized most of her life because of Schizophrenia, as a child her parents thought she was possessed by demons and had her exercised by priests. Medical science saw different. Now decades later Cathy is freed, relocated to her own flat and given a chance to be independent. Once alone things are not what they all seem and when her nightmares turn real she questions her state of mind before she is left to face her demons.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, disturbing, psychotronic
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Wraith (2017)
Plot Summary:
After living in an old mansion for almost 10 years a family suddenly discovers a ghost-like presence trying to communicate with them. A super-natural thriller.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 799
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, psychotronic, psychological, disturbing
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Observance (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Intruders (2015)
Plot Summary:
After the traumatic loss of her mother, a teenaged girl tries to uncover the dark secrets behind her new home, in spite of her father's disbelief.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological thriller, spooky
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Gates of Darkness (2019)
Plot Summary:
A teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, psychological, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Kafr Delhap (2017)
Plot Summary:
A doctor travels to a damned hamlet, where there are no newborns, with many cases of girls and men possessed by Jinn, all of whom say that there is a woman who speaks to them and that she wants to take revenge on the whole hamlet.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic