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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 120.

Epidemic (1987)

Drama, Horror, drama film, horror film, thriller film

In a metafiction version of the film divided into five days, the first day of the protagonists sees screenwriters Lars and Niels lose the only copy of a film script (Kommisæren Og Luderen, "The Policeman and the Whore", a reference to The …

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Green River Killer (2005)

crime film, horror film

Based on the true story of serial murderer Gary Ridgway, the film depicts how he would approach prostitutes in bars, take them to his homes, brutally kill them and throw the corpses into the Green River, a pattern of behavior which explain…

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Horror, crime film, horror film, mystery film

In 1845 in Paris, mad scientist Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood to create a mate for Erik, his talking sideshow ape. Pierre Dupin, a young, naive medical student and detective, Pierre's fiancée Camille L'Esp…

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Shock Waves (1977)

Horror, horror film, science fiction film, zombie film

A group of tourists are on a small recreational boat. After trouble with the engine, the navigation system goes haywire when they encounter an unusual orange haze. They start sensing that something is wrong.

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The Leopard Man (1943)

Drama, Mysterie, horror film

In an unnamed New Mexico border town, nightclub promoter Jerry Manning hires a black leopard as a publicity stunt for his girlfriend, Kiki Walker, a performer there. Kiki uses the opportunity to upstage the act of her rival, Clo-Clo, by ma…

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Dolly Dearest (1991)

Slasher Horror, horror film

Elliot Wade obtains ownership of the Dolly Dearest factory in Mexico. Not far from the factory is the underground Mayan tomb of Sanzia, or Satan on Earth. An archaeologist breaks into the sarcophagus, accidentally releasing the spirit of t…

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Puppet Master II (1990)

Horror, fantasy film, horror film

André Toulon's grave is shown being excavated in Shady Oaks cemetery behind the Bodega Bay Inn. Pinhead dusts off and opens Toulon's casket, then climbs out and pours a vial of neon liquid on the corpse, while Tunneler, Leech Woman, Blade …

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Piercing (2018)

Horror, Thriller, comedy horror, horror film, thriller film

Reed stands over his infant daughter with an ice pick, while his wife sleeps across the room unaware. He has an overwhelming desire to stab his daughter with the ice pick, but is able to push the urge down in the moment. Later, while calmi…

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Blood Fest (2018)

Horror comedy, comedy horror

On Halloween, Dax Conway watches horror films with his mother. When she goes to the kitchen, a man in a red mask murders her. Dax's father, renowned psychologist Dr.

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Zombie Nightmare (1987)

Zombiefilm, action film, horror film, zombie film

Baseball player William Washington is fatally stabbed defending a young black girl from two white teenage boys. Years later, William's son Tony also becomes a baseball player. After Tony disrupts a robbery at a grocery store, he is struck …

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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

Animalhorror, horror film, vampire film, werewolf film

In the 19th century, a boy named Charles watches as a werewolf slaughters his family. Before dying, Charles' mother gives him a silver amulet of a wolf head, which belonged to his grandfather, a "Great Hunter" of werewolves. Charles escape…

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House by the River (1950)

Crime, Drama, Horror, crime film, drama film, film noir

Rich Victorian-era novelist Stephen Byrne, who lives and works by a river, accidentally kills his attractive maid Emily Gaunt after she resists his drunken advances. Stephen coaxes his crippled brother John to help him dispose of the body.…

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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)

Animalhorror, action film, comedy film, comedy horror film, disaster film, horror film, independent film, monster film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, television film

Off the coast of Alaska, oceanographer Emma MacNeil is studying the migration patterns of whales aboard an experimental submarine she took without permission from her employer. Meanwhile, a military helicopter drops experimental sonar tran…

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Gallowwalkers (2012)

Fantasy, Horror, Western, Western film, action film, horror film, thriller film, zombie film

A group of disfigured people gather near a railroad in a desert where they are killed by a mysterious gunslinger named Aman (Wesley Snipes), who rips out the head and spine from one of the dead bodies. Nearby in the same desert, a group of…

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Don't Go in the House (1979)

Horror, exploitation film, horror film, psychological horror fiction

Donny Kohler is a withdrawn man in his thirties who is obsessed with fire—his fixation stems back to his childhood, during which his sadistic, abusive mother would burn him on their gas stove to "burn the evil out of him." After returning …

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Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001)

Fantasy, Thriller, fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, thriller

In 1905 Ireland, two carnies, Angus Shaw and his infertile wife Lily, encounter a Mr. Woolrich during one of their shows. Having heard that a mermaid will be on show, he is relieved to find that it is just Lily impersonating one.

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I Saw What You Did (1965)

Horror, Psychological Thriller, comedy film, comedy horror film, crime film, film noir, horror film, mystery film, psycho-biddy, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, slasher film, suspense film, teen film, thriller film

When teenage friends Libby Mannering and Kit Austin are home alone with Libby's younger sister Tess, they amuse themselves by randomly dialing telephone numbers and telling whoever answers: "I saw what you did, and I know who you are." Lib…

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To All a Good Night (1980)

Christmas film, Horror, Mysterie, Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film

During Christmas vacation at the rural Calvin Finishing School For Girls, a student is killed when she is accidentally pushed over a balcony during a prank. Two years later, on the Friday before Christmas, the school is emptying out for th…

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The Objective (2008)

Horror, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, War Film, horror film, science fiction film

In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, a U.S. Army Special Forces team consisting of team leader Chief Warrant Officer Wally Hamer, Master-Sergeant Kenny Tanner, and Sergeants Vince Degetau, Joe Trinoski, Tim Cole, and Pete Sadler meets CIA Agen…

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Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)

Horror, Thriller, action-adventure film, science fiction action film, zombie film

On May 10, 1945, in a secret airport near Wurtzberg, Germany, Nazi scientist Dr. Josef Mengele, along with fellow doctors and soldiers, prepare to depart to an unknown location with a mysterious package in their possession. They are soon a…

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Night Terrors (1993)

Horror, horror film

A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic Paul Chevalier, who is a descendant of the Marquis de Sade.

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