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Plot Summary:
Julie begins to suspect that an abandoned baby she takes in may be a demon in disguise.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: mystic
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Impakto (1996)
Plot Summary:
The young Doray takes a job as a babysitter in an old house. It is home of the doctor Sagrado with his wife and the housekeeper Melba. Soon after her arrival happened strange things and she has nightmares. She received warnings from the young Hermie and his mother. The child is a demon, a so called Impakto.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: mystic
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Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang (2012)
Plot Summary:
Corazon revolves around the love story of a married couple during the times of Japanese rule in the Philippines who's having a hard time conceiving a child. After joining traditional fertility rites in honor of certain patron saints, their prayers are eventually answered but unexpected circumstances will lead to their baby's death. At which point the conflict of the story will begin.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, exciting
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Don't Awaken the Dead (1987)
Plot Summary:
Robertito falls in love with Helen. Gabriel is jealous of his brother being the favorite son of their mother so he makes Helen fall in love to him. Robertito is heartbroken. Aurora asks Julie, who is in love with Robertito, to bring comfort and love to Robertito. When Robertito learns about the arrangement, he speed off, meet an accident and dies. Aurora refuses to accept that his favorite son has died so she made a great pact with Lucio to bring Robertito back to life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags:
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Be Careful of... Spells (2008)
Plot Summary:
Mira survives a car accident, and awakens without a memory of her past. As she is regaining pieces of her life with husband Paul and blind daughter Sophie, her business associate Dave convinced her to leave her husband as what she promised her before the accident. However, the situations go more weird as strange things start to occur in her home. Mira is forced to confront her past and discover the real story.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Impaktita (1989)
Plot Summary:
The people of a small Indonesian village believe they have an evil creature called an Impaktita living among them.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: biting, suspense
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Prey (2019)
Plot Summary:
A girl paralyzed. A rabid dog. A duel to death for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, road movie, crying
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Ang Pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)
Plot Summary:
A lady cop who moves into a small town gets drawn to a case that involves a girl that's possessed by an evil spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, gothic horror, disturbing, psychological, bleak, psychological horror, religious horror, christian horror, asian horror
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The Healing (2012)
Plot Summary:
A community rushes to a faith healer after learning that one of them was miraculously healed from a deadly disease by the same person. They are torn apart afterwards as the healing brings them a terrible curse that wreaks harm and death.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: gothic, suspense, bleak, slasher, religious horror, spiritual, mystic, esoteric, surprise ending, gothic horror
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Shake, Rattle & Roll II (1990)
Plot Summary:
Shake, Rattle & Roll II is the second installment of the Shake Rattle & Roll franchise. It was distributed by Regal Films. It is directed by Peque Gallaga & Lore Reyes. This film is an entry of the 1990 Metro Manila Film Festival. It is the first starring role of Manilyn Reynes before the following sequels.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark fairy tale, terrifying, suspense
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White House (2010)
Plot Summary:
6 eager contestants enter a pinoy horror-reality show to survive till daybreak of horror inside the famous Laperal White House in Baguio City. A million pesos is at stake but as the first night draws to a close and each one is being found dead, everyone realizes their lives are also on the line. It is up to spirit medium Jet (Gabby Concepcion) to find out what exactly is going on and who is the real enemy among he many ghosts that haunt the place, which includes a powerful Black Lady who abducted the soul of Jet’s only daughter. A chance of a lifeline with no lifelines… who will survive in the end?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tagalog
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Haunted House (2009)
Plot Summary:
Romano and his men are ambushed in one military operation. Romano almost gets killed but wakes up after staying in coma for several days. His life will never be the same again. He resigns from the military and goes into seclusion in their Baguio ancestral house after realizing that he now has a supernatural gift.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Backroad (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man with a dark past hitches a ride that turns into a road trip to hell and leads him to the revelation of a family secret of biblical proportions.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, extreme horror, psychotronic, cult film
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TxT (2006)
Plot Summary:
A provocative thriller that will surely raise the fear in you. Proving that no one, not even DEATH can separate us from the living. A story that conquers the old adage "till death do us part", Roman (Oyo Boy Sotto) dies in a car accident. In a restless and unforgiving state he continues to prove his affection for girlfriend Joyce (Angel Locsin) . He then decides to embark in an intrepid and malevolent journey in order to keep Joyce. Joyce then began receiving hair raising text messages and even gets "death photos" of people close to her, including that of her current beau Alex (Dennis Trillo). She ignores these at first, but when the deaths happen under the exact circumstances at which they were predicted, she realizes she must fight the evil behind all these to protect her loved ones from this supernatural force.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: mystical, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 (2011)
Plot Summary:
An old man Lando (Ronnie Lazaro) has buried something under his house. When he is finished, he encounters a group of white people. The chieftain (Manu Respall) demands Lando to give back something that belongs to them which he refuses. Angered, he and his tribesmen savagely killed him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Medusa (2020)
Plot Summary:
After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, psychotronic
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Hematic Web (2020)
Plot Summary:
An Anthology feature film with webs of evil and murder. Shorts "FEM", "On The Hunt", "Dark Psychosis", and "Cop A Kill" intertwine with blood and death to form a dark hematic web.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anthology, bloody, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, suspense, dark fairy tale, independent film
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Unholy (2015)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Margaret Eastwood believe they've purchased their dream home to start their lives together but this house seems to be hiding something dark and terrifying in every corner.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, retro
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Among Us (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the mysterious death of their young son, a couple desperately flees to a remote lake house to escape the unrelenting haunting following them only to discover the mysterious entity is still very much a part of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, 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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Doll Cemetery (2019)
Plot Summary:
Brendan Cobbs, a famous novelist, is sent to a remote cottage in rural England to find inspiration for his next novel. He believes he found his next subject when he encounters Alfred, a child size doll who can come to life.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Promise (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ib and Boum decide to commit suicide together in Bangkok in 1997. After reneging on the promise, the vengeful ghost of Ib returns 20 years later to haunt Boum and her 15 year old daughter, Bell.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Slapface (2021)
Plot Summary:
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, slasher, psychological horror, spooky, independent film
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The Matrimony (2007)
Plot Summary:
A woman finds the key to a room in the attic that her husband forbids her from entering. When she opens the door, she is confronted with the haunting existence of the woman her husband refuses to forget.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, enigmatic, scary, serious, realistic, asian horror
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The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale (2018)
Plot Summary:
While sorting her dead grandmother's affairs, a young woman boards in an eerie, southern mansion and soon discovers the matriarch may desire more than just her company.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: gothic, gothic horror, surprise ending, suspense, southern gothic, creepy
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Our Evil (2017)
Plot Summary:
A man with spiritualist powers is told by his mentor that a demonic entity is returning to destroy his daughter's soul, and that he should take drastic measures to prevent this from happening.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, surreal, psychological horror, psychological
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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)
Plot Summary:
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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House of Forbidden Secrets (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jacob Hunt has had some very bad breaks in life. His wife left him, his friends have all abandoned him, and his children barely see him! Jacob has been given an amazing gift and the chance he needs to get back on his feet and start anew. Jacob has landed the job of overnight security officer at the old ShadowView Manor. It has now been turned into a commercial office and retail building. Jacob is about to learn nights around the old Manor contains many secrets. A dark past that is breaking through the boundaries of time, leaking into this dimension. As luck would have it, Jacob's first night on the job is the anniversary of a dark tragedy that has stained the building.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, satanic
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Black as Night (2021)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way, by spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, hood, horror comedy, perverse, contemplative
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Grace (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of a horrific car accident that kills her husband, Michael, expectant mother Madeline Matheson discovers that her daughter, Grace, has died in the womb. Ignoring her doctor's warnings that the fetus must be removed from her body, a grief-stricken Matheson demands to carry the child to term -- even if it endangers her own life to do so. Curiously, little Grace emerges undead -- and with a craving for human blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, controversial, captivating, surreal, mystic