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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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Equinox (1970)
Plot Summary:
Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information, and find themselves pitched into a world of evil which overlaps our own. Incorporates a 16mm amateur short film by Dennis Muren and Mark Thomas McGee, featuring author Fritz Leiber Jr., filmed in 1965.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, erotic, demonic, grindhouse, mythical, cult classic, classic horror, supernatural thriller, independent film, scary
Similar in 79%
Female Mercenaries on Zombie Island (1995)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Totem (1999)
Plot Summary:
Six people find themselves inexplicably transported to a remote cabin that is surrounded by an invisible barrier. In a nearby graveyard, they discover an ancient, carved stone monument that they dub a "totem pole." Soon, they find themselves trapped in a murderous plot by malevolent forces that can control and manipulate their actions with the ultimate goal being to unleash three demonic entities from the monument.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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What Waits Below (1984)
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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Creature Lake (2015)
Plot Summary:
Five friends embark on a camping trip to sacred Native territory and are warned to stay away. When they choose to ignore the warning they are confronted with strange occurrences, seductive apparitions, vengeful locals and a deadly behemoth. Their weekend of fun becomes a descent into hell.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, lovecraft, independent film
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Creature from Black Lake (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two men exploring the Louisiana swamps run into a Bigfoot-type creature.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, psychotronic, independent film
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Shock-O-Rama (2005)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anthology, queer horror
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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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Cry of the Winged Serpent (2007)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Beyond Dream's Door (1989)
Plot Summary:
Ben Dobbs is a lonely college student who has never had dreams of any kind. This all changes for Ben and he start having a series of sequential and terrifying nightmares that become true in his waking life. As he reaches out for help, he is also expanding the net his nightmare demon is spreading for new victims. Ben’s challenge is to survive this new surrealistic world Beyond Dream’s Door.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: lovecraft, surreal, art house, psychological horror, independent film, surprise ending, neo noir, experimental, splatter, avant garde
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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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Zombie Christ (2010)
Plot Summary:
Druids resurrect the partially mummified remains of Jesus. They force the zombified Christ to commit unspeakable acts as their sect prepares to rule a new age of mankind.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, rough, bleak, suspense
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Among Us (2004)
Plot Summary:
B-movie director Billy D'Amato has made a career out of horror movies...but when he meets a real "monster in the woods" on a shoot, he is forced to re-evaluate, and fight for, his life.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, fake documentary
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Chupacabra vs. the Alamo (2013)
Plot Summary:
San Antonio, Texas. The bodies of various drug cartel members are turning up mangled and drained of blood. Tough DEA agent Carlos Seguin discovers that the grisly murders are being committed by a pack of chupacabras, which are lethal predatory creatures of local legend. Carlos, his feisty new partner Tracy Taylor, wayward estranged son Tommy, and several others make a desperate last stand against the bloodthirsty beasts at the famous fort The Alamo.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 800
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful, scary, mockbuster
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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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Night Claws (2012)
Plot Summary:
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is blood thirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle) shows up to help the town's sheriff (Reb Brown) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford (David Campbell) is a thug-like character who along with his two henchmen, is hunting the creature himself, for his own personal gain and he does not care who he has to go through to accomplish his goal.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: slasher, independent film
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Return to Boggy Creek (1977)
Plot Summary:
Three children and two adults become trapped in the woods during a hurricane and it is up to a Bigfoot-like creature called 'Big Bay-Ty' to come to their rescue.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: southern gothic, psychotronic, independent film, spooky
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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
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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
Similar in 82%
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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Monsterwolf (2010)
Plot Summary:
A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized, psychotronic, computer animated
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The Being (1981)
Plot Summary:
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: slasher, retro, cult classic, cult horror, psychotronic, independent film, spooky, cult film
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Biohazard: The Alien Force (1994)
Plot Summary:
Triton Indutries has created a genetically-engineered creature using DNA from human sources. During the course of the experiment, however, the host mother carrying the mutant escapes from the laboratory compound, giving birth shortly thereafter. The intellient "baby" beings hunting down and killing its male DNA donors, while at the same time trying to mate with its female donors. The head of the lab wants to destroy the monster before the press can get wind of the story, but the former head of security wants to expose the whole thing.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
Plot Summary:
A man accidentally learns that he has a mystical connection with sharks, and is given a strange medallion by a shaman. Becoming more and more alienated from normal society, he develops an ability to communicate with sharks telepathically, setting out to destroy anybody who harms sharks. People enter into his strange world to exploit his weird passion, and he uses the animals to gain revenge on anybody who double crosses him.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slasher, grindhouse, natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, wild
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Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991)
Plot Summary:
Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Three dimension-travellers are the first to go through the gate - but are soon attacked by something that interrupts the communication with Earth. This horrible something uses the gate to travel back to the underground complex. Most of the staff are evacuated, except four heavily-armed militaries and Dr. Casserly and Dr. Summerfield who just can't stand each other.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: futuristic, space horror, suspense, classic horror, independent film, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Clawed (2017)
Plot Summary:
Fifty years after the incidents in Black Claw Mountain, a group of students are prey to a monster part human, part bear and part liquid.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, surprise ending, scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Monster (2016)
Plot Summary:
A mother and her 10-year old daughter are trapped in a forest. There is something in this forest. Something unlike anything they have heard before. Something that lurks in the darkness and it’s coming after them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, spooky, tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, creepy, dark fantasy, mad
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Cellar Dweller (1987)
Plot Summary:
In the 1930s a horror-comic artist's creations come alive and kill him. Years later a new cartoonist revives the creatures in his house, now part of an artist's colony.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: retro, psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, surprise ending, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, slasher
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Krampus Origins (2018)
Plot Summary:
The first World War rages on when a group of American soldiers find a mysterious artifact that can summon the ancient evil of the Krampus. After the men are killed in action, the artifact is sent to the commanding officer's widow who is a teacher at a small-town orphanage. The orphans accidentally summon the Krampus and the teacher, and her pupils are forced to battle this ancient evil.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, dark fantasy