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Plot Summary:
Deep in the Northern California woods, in the heart of the notorious Emerald Triangle, lies a remote cabin. The residents struggle to fight off the repeated attacks and abductions by mysterious creatures that have plagued them for years. When a local pot farmer is caught up with a wayward group of campers the situation quickly escalates into total carnage.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: slasher, exciting, bleak, suspense, dark, suspenseful, scary, surreal
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The Last Laugh (2020)
Plot Summary:
A stand-up comedian on the verge of breakout success must make a terrible choice when he discovers a murderer on the loose in the theater where he's about to perform his biggest show.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller
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Nightmares (1983)
Plot Summary:
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, cult classic, dark fairy tale, cult horror, classic horror
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The Undertow (2003)
Plot Summary:
Six friends enter the strange town of Old Mines for a weekend float trip. They quickly realize that the town is not friendly to strangers, and they are pressured to leave by the police. When the friends decide to continue their float trip anyway, terrifying secrets of the town surface. A seven-foot-tall deformed maniac, known by the townsfolk as The Boy is kept under lock and key by the town's mayor. The Boy's purpose is simple: kill outsiders. The Mayor of Old Mines releases The Boy and the maniac's hunt begins. One by one, the campers on their float trip are ripped to gory shreds by the enraged, deformed, hulking Boy. But there is great mystery to the Boy. Who is his father? Who is his mother? How did he become so dangerous? In the end, the answers to these questions will put the entire town of Old Mines in danger. The Boy is an unstoppable killing machine, and anyone in his path won't be in one piece for long!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, rough, suspenseful, suspense, controversial, independent film, atmospheric, serious, splatter
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Almost Human (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mark Fisher disappeared from his home in a brilliant flash of blue light almost two years ago. His friend Seth Hampton was the last to see him alive. Now a string of grisly, violent murders leads Seth to believe that Mark is back, and something evil is living inside of him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, psychotronic, disturbing, retro, psychological, suspense, mumblecore, grindhouse
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Blood Runs Cold (2011)
Plot Summary:
Winona, a successful artist looking to get away from her stressful life. Her manager rents her a house in her home town where she runs in to an old boyfriend. They go back to the house, only to find out it is not as empty as they assumed.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: Sweden
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, bloody, psychotronic, scary, psychological
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Blood Suckers from Outer Space (1984)
Plot Summary:
Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, slasher, splatter, spoof, parody
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Three Days in the Woods (2010)
Plot Summary:
Everyone love camping in the woods. It's usually a calm, relaxing getaway. For five friends, it's the perfect way to send off one of their own. Amongst the partying and debauchery comes something much more sick and depraved. The five friends find themselves hunted by unknown killers. With the woods working against them, will they fall one by one or will they survive the next Three Days in the Woods? Mad Angel Films and Wicked Six Productions show you a glimpse of the evil that lie within the innocuous. Directed by Matthew A. Peters and written by Mark Joseph Peek, Three Days in the Woods will shock and disgust you. We promise.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, bleak, disturbing, grindhouse, slasher horror
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51 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Due to political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has decided to allow two well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet. But when one of the base’s “long-term visitors” exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, dark, exciting, psychological, creepy, scary, interesting, dystopian
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Death-Scort Service Part 2: The Naked Dead (2017)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the heart of Las Vegas a new killer has emerged. Having survived the previous psycho's last wrath (Michelle) Krystal "Pixie" Adams is left behind to start anew and forget about her black past. Problem is this new murderer is unstoppable!!. A new group of up and coming hookers are on the streets left to pick up the pieces and start fresh. Will they survive, or will they become prey to this maniac slasher!!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust (2011)
Plot Summary:
Purge: To put to death, eliminate what is undesirable. The serial killer known as Purge lived and died by this code. But is he dead? Driving home from a road trip, ERIC and SHELLY take a back road to avoid a traffic jam. They encounter the serial killer Purge. Eric survives but Shelly is murdered. A year later, a group of adventure-seeking high school grads venture to purge's lair. Among them is Eric's brother JUAN. Eric sets out to save his brother, and get revenge on Purge. For the six teens, their imperfections will be the deciding factor if Purge shows them mercy. But if everyone is imperfect, will any of them survive? Written by Armont Casalle.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, slasher, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, realistic
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Basement Jack (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young serial killer preys on families during lightning storms.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, realistic, low-budget
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Scare Us (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chilling horror anthology comprising five short stories, penned by an unlikely group of aspiring writers, in Sugarton - a small town plagued by the apparent return of an infamous serial killer, dubbed "Cutthroat." They've come to share their scary stories (with each other and the bookstore owner, Peter, who leads the group), but soon discover they've become the stars of a sick killer's own twisted tale.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing
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Return to Blood Fart Lake (2011)
Plot Summary:
Many years have passed since the tragic events at Blood Fart Lake, where Jimmy dispatched a bunch of party going, cabin dwelling kids before he could be stopped by Ben Scrivens & his red neck pal, Leo Dechamp. Now Jimmy has returned, this time preying on a group of "Spirit Hunters" searching for the truth to his killings, & Ben must track down Leo before they're added to his list of victims!.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, spoof, horror comedy
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Burial Ground Massacre (2021)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students spend a night at an old, eerie manor, only to realize that a terrifying stalker is watching their every move as he begins plans to repossess an ancient Native American artifact located inside.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film
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Condo Hell (2016)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer stalks guests during an open house weekend at a giant secluded luxury condominium estate.
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Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller
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Camp Blood 8: Revelations (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Killing at Camp Blood stopped for a while. But the son of the original killer clown has carried on the machete and driven by his deranged mother, played by Sally Mullins (Things 4, Lights Out With David Spade), continues to kill anyone who trespasses in his woods. When a group of female volleyball players' vehicle breaks down in the woods, they are all potential victims of the killer clown. Their leader and coach Dolly, played by Phoebe Dollar (Hell's Highway, Sunset Society), devices a plan that is meant to help them escape, but could possible get them all killed. Is she in on the murders" Does she have a dark secret herself? All will be revealed.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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Teacher Shortage (2020)
Plot Summary:
What is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film
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GetAWAY (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of college students go for a weekend trip to shoot a short horror film for class... when the terror gets real.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, student film
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Death Heads: Brain Drain (2018)
Plot Summary:
The third chapter in the splat-tastic horror 'greatest hits' film series spotlighting some of Full Moon's strangest and sickest sequences framed by an all new narrative, This time, we follow the further adventures of a masochistic drifter trapped in the lair of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who was has chosen the drifter to be the heir to take over his evil operation.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Hazard Jack (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of college kids get together for a weekend of booze and war games at an abandoned hospital. The hospital has become the haven for a PTSD stricken war vet coping and acting upon his delusions. Who will survive the game?.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Leaf Blower Massacre 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After finding out about the brutal murder of his fiancé, Shavar seeks revenge against a masked killer with a penchant for yard work weaponry. Fall will be the season of fear.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Hangar 10 (2014)
Plot Summary:
33 years after the infamous Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, three metal detector enthusiasts hunting for Saxon gold in the same region, capture incredible footage of UFO's whilst filming their expedition. As night falls and with their navigation equipment failing, they find themselves facing a terrifying encounter with an unforgiving alien presence.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, mockumentary, fake documentary
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Unaware (2010)
Plot Summary:
In July 2010, a vacationing couple discovered something disturbing on a ranch in rural Texas. Armed with a home camcorder, they captured their experience on video.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, serious, futuristic, mockumentary, tense, suspense, scary, exciting, rough
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Stranded (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Lunar Base Ark explores ore and unexpectedly is hit by a meteor shower and has severe damages. Colonel Gerard Brauchman sends the crewwoman Ava Cameron to repair a wing that is full of CO2. Dr. Lance Krauss warns that the gas may cause paranoia and hallucinations. Ava brings a sample of the meteor for analysis and Dr. Krauss finds that there are spores attached to the meteor. Ava accidentally cuts her finger in a sample but she hides the cut from the doctor. Soon Ava gets pregnant and delivers an alien offspring. However, neither Col. Brauchman nor Dr. Kraus believes in her words and they believe that Ava is delusional. He offspring bites the crewman Bruce Johns and the crew discovers that Bruce has been cloned by the alien. Soon they find how dangerous the clone is.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, space horror, suspense, slasher
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Queen of Blood (1966)
Plot Summary:
A spaceship is sent to Mars after a alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, bleak, serious, space horror, psychotronic, suspense, slasher, grindhouse, classic horror
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Altered (2006)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen years ago, a group of men's lives were forever changed by a strange occurrence. Now, the same group of men will spend a night together ... in terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, psychological, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological horror
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Night Skies (2007)
Plot Summary:
On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, serious, scary, depressing, suspense
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Bane (2008)
Plot Summary:
Held captive in an underground prison by a sadistic sicko who fancies himself a surgeon, 4 women fight for their lives, knowing the exact time they're scheduled to die thanks to a crudely carved set of numbers on each of their bodies. None of them can remember how they got there, but if any of them figure out the secret to their imprisonment, they stand at least some chance of surviving.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, tense, psychological, slasher, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film
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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005)
Plot Summary:
In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of an eye, massive "walkers" cover the planet, annihilating all in their path. As cities crumble and human flesh is ripped from the bone, one man struggles to find the one weapon that will turn the tide for mankind.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: intense, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster, suspense, futuristic, perverse, exciting, thought provoking, breathtaking
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Evidence (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ryan is making a documentary on his friend, Brett, about camping for the first time. However, once they begin camping, they discover that there is a mysterious figure that is hunting them.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, serious, suspense, mockumentary, slasher, spooky, crying, independent film, weird