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Explore unsettling stories, fear and the supernatural.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 170.

Bloody New Year (1987)

Ghost, Horror, Science fiction

In 1959, a group of partygoers celebrate New Year's Eve at the Grand Island Hotel before mysteriously vanishing. Decades later, a group of teenagers – couples Lesley and Tom and Janet and Rick, with their friend Spud – are spending the day at a seaside funfair when they see a trio of hooligans – Dad, Ace and The Bear – terrorising an American tourist named Carol. They rescue Carol and escape the thugs by taking a boat out to sea, only to run aground and end up stranded on Grand Island.

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The Dinner Party (2020)

Horror

Aspiring playwright Jeff (Mike Mayhall) and his neurotic, medicated wife Haley (Alli Hart) arrive at a remote, luxurious estate for a semi-annual dinner party hosted by Carmine Braun (Bill Sage) and his companion Sebastian (Sawandi Wilson). Jeff is eager to charm these wealthy strangers into investing in his new Broadway play, ignoring the warning signs and eerie atmosphere. Upon arrival, Sebastian scares them with a devil mask before welcoming them in, immediately setting a tone of chaotic malice.

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The Returned (2013)

Drama, Horror, thriller film, Zombie

In the 1980s, a zombie plague spreads worldwide and causes the deaths of an estimated 100 million people. An unprecedented amount of research goes into finding a cure, but the resulting medicine requires daily doses to be effective. If the infected miss even a single dose, they quickly and irrevocably degenerate to a feral zombie state.

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Ghostkeeper (1981)

Horror, Mysterie

Jenny, Marty, and Chrissy are spending their New Year's Eve on a snowmobiling trip in the Rocky Mountains. After talking with a storekeeper at a ski shop, the three decide to go riding before dark, but end up caught in a blizzard. Looming before them is a seemingly abandoned hotel at the top of the snow trail, isolated from tourists and miles away from the skiing area.

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The Spiral Staircase (1975)

Horror, thriller film

A serial killer is terrorizing a community, in which he has stalked and killed five young women, each with a physical disability. The criminal investigation is headed by Lieutenant Fields. Helen Mallory, a beautiful young woman, has been unable to speak a word since she saw her husband and daughter die in a house fire.

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Skinned Deep (2004)

Comedy horror, Horror

An old man, while driving, is attacked by a man wearing a metal mask, "Surgeon General" (Kurt Carley). Surgeon General runs the man off the road and kills him, before destroying the man's car. The sheriff and his men keep and investigate this crime scene.

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Stag Night (2008)

Horror, thriller film

Four men on a bachelor party in New York ride the subway and, along with two strippers from the club, accidentally get off at a station that closed down in the 1970s. Trapped in the tunnels beneath New York, they witness the murder of a transit cop by three transients and find themselves on the run for their lives.

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Possessed by the Night (1994)

Aliens, Sex Film, sexploitation film, thriller film

When a horror writer named Howard Hansen buys an oversized jar containing a strange-looking pickled monster from a tiny shop in Chinatown, he quickly falls under its supernatural influence. Not only can he churn out manuscript pages like never before, he also becomes more sexually aggressive. His unusual change begins to trouble his wife, Peggy, particularly after the arrival of his new sexy blonde live-in secretary, Carol McKay.

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Haunt (2014)

Ghost, Ghost-House-Movies, Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, mystery film

Franklin tries to speak to his dead children using an EVP box. Soon thereafter, he is possessed by a ghost that apparently causes him to kill himself. After this incident, a woman known as Dr.

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Superstition (1982)

Horror

Two young men are brutally murdered by an unseen force in an abandoned house after playing a prank on a young couple outside in their car. A short time later, Inspector Sturgess and his partner Hollister visit Reverend David Thompson, a new clergyman assigned to the local parish who is assuming the role of an elderly minister, Reverend Maier. The abandoned house being on church's property, Sturgess voices concern about the house being a local dumping ground, and cites the recent murders of the two teenage boys, which he believes are occult-driven, as well as the drownings that have occurred in the pond next to the home.

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The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)

Horror

In 1892 New England, Rufus Sinclair suffers from catalepsy and lives in fear of being pronounced dead and buried alive. To prevent this, he leaves detailed instructions to the family and his staff, but when he is found, his greedy family has him quickly interred, eager to claim his inheritance. Rufus leaves specific instructions on how to be buried, which are violated and the family lawyer, while reading the will, lets them know they will die from what they fear most: Bruce will have his face disfigured; the widow Abigail will die by fire; asthmatic and alcoholic son Philip will suffocate; Philip's frustrated wife Vivian will drown;…

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The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)

Horror

Emily Barker starts her new job as a night cleaner at the East Falls Museum, where the infamous Robert the Doll is on display. Almost immediately, she experiences eerie occurrences, objects moving, whispers in empty rooms, and cold drafts, signs that Robert’s evil presence is still alive. As Emily works through the nights, Robert's curse manifests violently.

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Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016)

Horror, Werewolf

The film follows the story of a small town that is besieged by a mysterious creature, which has been killing people in the woods. The town's sheriff, Adam (played by Eric Balfour), and his team of deputies, along with a group of local hunters, set out to stop the creature and protect the town. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that the creature is actually a werewolf, and the only way to stop it is to kill the person who has been infected.

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Tell Tale (2009)

Drama, Horror, Mysterie, Science fiction, thriller film

In Providence, a husband and his wife die in a botched robbery; we see flickers of his last memories. His heart goes to Terry Bernard, a single father raising a girl with a rare degenerative disease. After the operation, Terry has flashes of memory from the last moments of the dead donor's life.

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The Gore Gore Girls (1972)

Erotic Thriller, Horror, Slasher, Splatter Film

Nancy Weston, a reporter for The Globe, approaches Abraham Gentry, an obnoxious private investigator, and offers him $25,000 on behalf of The Globe to investigate the brutal murder of stripper Suzie Cream Puff. She sweetens the deal with a $25,000 bonus for solving the case. Of course this comes contingent that The Globe gets the exclusive story.

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The Devil's Daughter (1973)

Horror

Diane Shaw is a young woman who attends the funeral of her mother Alice Shaw. One of Alice's old friends, a wealthy woman named Lilith Malone, introduces her to a Satanic cult that Alice was part of before leaving it while Diane was a baby. The cult members have been keeping track of Diane (unbeknownst to her) throughout her childhood and teenage years, and believe her to be their "princess of darkness," insisting she take that role, which Diane rejects, horrified.

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Scenic Route (2013)

Drama, Horror, Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Mitchell and Carter, old friends who have begun to drift apart, agree to go on a road-trip. Along the way, their truck breaks down in the California desert. Mitchell is relieved when a motorist stops and offers help, but Carter admits he has sabotaged their truck in order to give them time to reconnect and force a dialogue between them.

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Barricade (2012)

Horror, Post-apocalyptic

Barricade tells the story of Terence Shade, a psychologist who doesn't have enough time in the day to spend with his kids. His wife wants them all to go to her old family cabin way, way, way up in the mountains to give the kids a white Christmas. The story jumps to a year later, and Shade's wife has died under mysterious circumstances, but he wants to honor her wishes and takes their two kids to the cabin.

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Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)

Crime, crime thriller film, Horror, monster film, Science fiction

A group of criminals, led by ruthless Alexander Ward, hatch a plan to steal gold bars from a bank vault in Deadwood, South Dakota. Ward sends one of his henchmen, Marty Jones, to plant a time bomb in a nearby gold mine. The detonation will occur the next morning and act as a diversion for their heist.

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