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Plot Summary:
The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens (Bottoms) and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen (Powell) including scientist Leslie Peterson (Blount) are sent in to find out what happened. Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, weird
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Island Escape (2023)
Plot Summary:
Trapped on an island, a team of mercenaries on a rescue mission begin to question everything around them as they encounter threatening creatures living in the shadows.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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The Exotic Ones (1968)
Plot Summary:
A trio of hunters in the Louisiana bayous capture a monster called the Swamp Thing. They take it to New Orleans where (naturally) they display it in a strip joint. When the monster's favorite stripper gets into a fight with another stripper, he breaks loose and starts killing.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sensual, psychotronic, independent film
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Sound of Horror (1966)
Plot Summary:
When a group of isolated people in the Greek mountains set off a cave explosion, they are menaced by an invisible shrieking dinosaur that had been buried for eons.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, classic horror, psychotronic, cult film
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The Oily Maniac (1976)
Plot Summary:
A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 934
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror
Country: Hong Kong, Malaysia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, weird
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Miami Golem (1985)
Plot Summary:
A Miami TV reporter is sent to a local university to do a story on a professor who is cloning a cell from DNA found inside a meteorite. Soon after the reporter leaves, a gunman kills everyone in the professor's lab and steals the cell for a wealthy businessman. When the reporter learns that he is targeted for assassination as well, he enlists the help of two scientists to discover who is behind the crimes, why they stole the cell, and whether or not the cell should be allowed to continue living.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, cult classic, poliziottesco
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Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)
Plot Summary:
Vena Norris and her parents get jobs at Mr. Malatesta's carnival running a midway games booth. But they are really part of the traveling show circuit under incredibly false pretenses. Vena's brother disappeared one night while visiting the evil attraction, and his kinfolk are convinced they can discover what happened to him by scamming teenagers out of their allowances. What they do learn is pretty strange indeed.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 940
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, spooky, psychotronic, independent film, weird
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Swamp Freak (2017)
Plot Summary:
Six college students go into the wetlands to find their missing professor after he takes off in search of the mythical and deadly monster known as the 'Swamp Freak.'.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Winterbeast (1992)
Plot Summary:
In a wintery kind of town somewhere, people are being killed off by possessed totem poles.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: claymation, psychotronic, independent film
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Hotel Inferno (2013)
Plot Summary:
The contract killer Frank Zimosa has just been hired for a ridiculously lucrative mission by the rich and powerful Jorge Mistrandia. The objective: to kill a couple of people hiding in one of his European hotels. What would look like one of the simplest jobs Frank has ever had is just about to turn into a living nightmare. He will soon realize he's nothing more than prey for Mistrandia and his army of crazy henchmen that have hiding in the hotel along with an ancient and unstoppable Horror. In their hotels you can only rent rooms....in Hell! See everything through the eyes of the Anti-Hero Frank Zimosa and boost your mind with an overdose of: nonstop violence, adrenaline, and pure fear, surrounded in a mysterious, deep and twisted story. You won't just watch it, you will experience it.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, extreme horror, atmospheric, bleak, harsh, dark, slasher, disturbing, controversial
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Human Lanterns (1982)
Plot Summary:
This is it: one of the most talked about cult films ever made -- a maniacal masterpiece of the macabre, the martial arts, and the just plain weird. Shaw's first international star Lo Lieh stars as the insane swordsman who makes Chinese lamps from, yes, the skin of his enemies' sisters, mistresses, and wives. Although insanely conceived, it is beautifully filmed and unashamedly performed by a first rate cast of sexy starlets and kung-fu favorites.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: slasher, weird, cult film
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Book of Monsters (2018)
Plot Summary:
Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house, devouring the guests and killing anyone who tries to leave. To survive the night, Sophie must face her destiny: monsters are real and she's the only one who can stop them.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, bloody, horror comedy, scary, suspenseful, intense, queer horror, psychotronic, independent film
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Attack of the Beast Creatures (1985)
Plot Summary:
A terrible storm at sea turns an ocean liner's luxury voyage into a nightmare! Those lucky enough to survive the sinking ship soon find themselves stranded on an uncharted island. A living hell breaks loose when the survivors encounter gruesome, flesh-eating Beast Creatures!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, weird
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The Strangeness (1985)
Plot Summary:
A group of explorers surveying an abandoned goldmine are trapped in a cave in, and find themselves at the mercy of a slimy, mysterious creature.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, lovecraft, cult film
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Curse of Bigfoot (1975)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school students on an archaeological dig discover a centuries old mummified body in a sealed cave. Removing the mummy, it soon comes back to life, revealing itself to be an inhuman beast that terrorizes a small California town.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Suburban Sasquatch (2004)
Plot Summary:
A mystical Sasquatch is on the loose in suburbia and only a Native-American warrior can stop it.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, folk tale, psychotronic, mystical
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Aquanoids (2003)
Plot Summary:
On a small island off the California coast it's the Fourth of July and tourists are washing up dead in Babylon Bay, once again! In 1987, rumor has it that mysterious sea creatures called Aquanoids were responsible for 17 vicious deaths. The Mayor dispelled the sightings as urban legend to protect the local tourist trade. Join environmental activist Vanessa DuMont as her fight to save the endangered abalone on Santa Clara Island turns into a fight of her life.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, independent film
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The Haunted Sea (1997)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious ship is found adrift in mid-ocean without a crew. But this mystery is soon forgotten when Captain Ramsey, his two sexy first mates and the crew discover its precious cargo of ancient Aztec treasure. However, their joy quickly succumbs to greed, paranoia and fear, as they must battle the murderous creature which guards the accursed treasure.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
Similar in 87%
Sideshow (2000)
Plot Summary:
While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, weird, cult film
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The Demon Lover (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenagers hanging around a cemetery get involved with a satanic priest who calls up a demon from hell.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: satanic, psychotronic, independent film
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Spawn of the Slithis (1978)
Plot Summary:
A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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Weasels Rip My Flesh (1979)
Plot Summary:
Returning from the planet Venus, an errant NASA spacecraft crashes into the ocean, spilling its radioactive cargo. Enveloped by a radioactive mass, a rabid weasel is transformed into a gigantic killer mutant. Prowling the countryside, the huge weasel kills and devours victims. The creature is captured by a disturbed scientist who plans to use its regenerative blood to amass an army of similar monsters, enabling him to conquer the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, detective, natural horror, weird, cult film
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Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
Plot Summary:
Satan saves Ashley from death on condition he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 918
Genere: Horror
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, slasher, grindhouse
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Wolfman (1979)
Plot Summary:
A man finds out that his family has a werewolf curse put apon them.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychotronic
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
Plot Summary:
A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and anyone that stands in his way.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, classic horror, psychological thriller, bloody, detective, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, scary, rough
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Tar (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the murky depths of Los Angeles' world-famous La Brea Tar Pits there lies an ancient secret - a creature that, awakened by underground construction, turns a night of somber packing for Barry Greenwood and his co-workers into a desperate fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Pool (2018)
Plot Summary:
Left alone to clean up a 6-meter-deep deserted pool, Day falls asleep on an inflatable raft. When he wakes, the water level has sunk so low that he can't climb out on his own. Stuck in the pool, Day screams for help, but the only thing that hears him is a creature from a nearby crocodile farm.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, weird
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Valley of the Sasquatch (2015)
Plot Summary:
After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 736
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, captivating, suspense
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Invaders from Mars (1986)
Plot Summary:
In this attempted remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, scary, slasher, grindhouse, creepy, cult classic, serious
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Octaman (1971)
Plot Summary:
A scientific team in Mexico discover a pool of unusual baby "octopus-like" specimens. Gathering a few for analysis back at the lab, it is soon discovered that the critters belong to a gangly six-foot half man/half octopus-like creature, that's pretty angry and wants her 'babies' returned….
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: natural horror, retro, grindhouse, scary, offbeat, bleak, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, independent film
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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