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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 187.

Dante's Inferno (1924)

Horror

The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman named Mortimer Judd finally drive a distraught man named Eugene Craig, whom he has forced into bankruptcy, to commit suicide. He constantly refuses requests for charity and treats his bedridden wife very badly. The businessman receives a copy of Dante's Inferno in the mail and reads it.

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All Superheroes Must Die (2011)

Action, Horror, independent film, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, Superhero, thriller film

The film opens with Charge/John (Trost), Cutthroat/Ben (Till), The Wall/Charlie (Valmassy), and Shadow/Jill (Merkley), waking up in a seemingly abandoned town, all bearing strange injection marks on their wrists. They soon discover television sets through which their nemesis, Rickshaw, whom the group thought Charge had defeated some time ago, explains to them that he has staged a game all across town with innocents' lives at stake, and that he has also taken away their powers. To prove this, he executes a civilian near Cutthroat's location, then instructs the heroes to head to a meeting ground.

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Open Graves (2009)

Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, thriller film

In medieval Spain, a witch named Mamba was tortured and skinned alive as punishment for her crimes. Her skin and organs were then used to make a cursed game named after her. The player who wins the game is granted a wish; however, the player who loses the game is killed in a fashion predicted by the game.

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Left for Dead (2007)

Horror, Slasher

The students of a Canadian town throw wild parties full of drugs, sex, and lost inhibitions every year at Halloween. But one Halloween, an uninvited guest comes for a visit. He wears a Halloween mask while he decimates the pleasure-seekers with a machete.

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Daughters of Satan (1972)

Horror, Satanism

In Manila, Philippines, the dominatrix leader of a coven of Satanic witches tortures a member who has strayed from them. Meanwhile, American museum curator James Robertson visits Carlos Ching's antiques store under the pretext of purchasing a painting for a museum. While in the shop, James encounters a painting from 1592 depicting conquistadors burning three women and a dog at the stake—he is taken aback when he notices that one of the women bears a striking resemblance to his wife, Chris.

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The Crater Lake Monster (1977)

fantasy film, Horror, monster film

In Crater Lake, Northern California, Dr. Richard Calkins is informed by his colleague Dan Turner that he and his girlfriend Susan Patterson have made an incredible discovery in a nearby cave system. The three go down and Calkins is shown a system of cave drawings, including what appears to be a depiction of people fighting a Plesiosaurus, thus providing evidence that dinosaurs existed at the same time as humans did.

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The Carpenter (1988)

Drama, Horror, romance film, Slasher

After being released from the institution in Québec where she was placed in after suffering a mental breakdown, housewife Alice Jarett relocates to another part of Canada with her husband Martin, a professor. The house the couple moves into was never finished, so Martin hires a cheap construction crew to complete it. One night, Alice is awakened by hammering in the basement, caused by a carpenter she had not seen with the rest of the crew.

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They Nest (2000)

Animal horror, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film

Stressed by marital breakdown and alcohol problems, Dr. Ben Cahill freezes up under pressure in the emergency room. He is forced into taking a break by his superior and decides to unwind for a few months in the house his ex and he bought on Orr island, a fishing community off the coast of Maine.

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Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)

Comedy horror

Two go-go dancers, Lulu (Elizabeth Kaitan) and Peaches (Christina Whitaker), are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie (Mike Muscat). Picking up waitress Darlene (Tammara Souza) along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the Mexico–United States border, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel.

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Mommy (1995)

Horror, thriller film

The movie is set in the town of Woodscreek, Iowa and narrated via voice over throughout by a twelve-year-old girl named Jessica Ann. One afternoon, her mother, known as Mrs. Sterling, visits the McKinley Elementary School Jessica Ann attends to meet with her teacher, Mrs.

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Sting of Death (1965)

Horror, monster film, Science fiction

A young blonde woman in a black bikini lies on a dock in Florida, sunbathing and listening to her transistor radio. She turns it off after hearing a news report about unexplained local murders. Then, without warning, a monstrous hand reaches up from the water and grabs her ankle, dragging her under, where she drowns.

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Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)

Action, Adventure, Animal horror, Drama, Horror, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, thriller film

The film centers around a series of deadly shark attacks in New Jersey. Drilling for a new park attracts rare sharks which slowly devour the tourists. In the middle of the movie, the character "Nookie" is invited over to a yacht party which turns deadly as the sharks attack the vessel.

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Little Deaths (2011)

Horror

House and Home Richard and Victoria are a married couple who try to alleviate their boredom by picking up homeless women under the guise of a Christian charity, with the intent to abuse them sexually. When they pick up Sorrow, they soon discover that they have taken on more than they can handle, and that Sorrow is not exactly the woman she appears to be. Mutant Tool Jen is a sex worker who visits Dr Reese in order to get help with her drug addiction.

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Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

exploitation film, monster film, Science fiction, thriller film

Feminine hands with huge, spider-like claws caress "Doc" Tucker. The hands belong to spider woman Tarantella and a brief kiss between her and Tucker ends with his lifeless body collapsing. A disembodied voice asks the audience: "Have you ever been kissed by a girl like this?" American oil surveyor Frank and his Mexican assistant Pepe find Grant Phillips and Doreen wandering the Muerto Desert on the US–Mexico border, suffering from extreme dehydration and exposure, and take them to an oil company field hospital.

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Mischief Night (2013)

Drama, Horror, thriller film

Emily Walton is a young woman with psychosomatic blindness caused by a car accident that killed her mother. Emily is trying to adjust to her blindness and at the same time is being smothered by her father. On Mischief Night, when her father goes out on a date leaving her alone, she is terrorized by a hooded figure.

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Future-Kill (1985)

Adventure, Comedy horror, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, science fiction comedy, Utopia & Dystopia

A group of protesters who call themselves "mutants" have taken over the inner city streets of a large city. They dress weirdly to try to show the effects of toxic poisoning. One of the mutants, Splatter, has really been affected.

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When a Killer Calls (2006)

Crime, Horror, rape and revenge film, Slasher, thriller film

A psychopath goes into a house, killing a mother Linda Hewitt and her two children, Ryan and Holly. In the process, he takes pictures on his cell phone of his crimes. Elsewhere, Trisha Glass (Rebekah Kochan) is babysitting a girl, Molly Walker, while her parents are out at a dinner party where her father is also meant to give a speech.

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Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)

Horror, Zombie

Strange crimes are occurring in Cornish town of Porthcarron. Doctors' surgeries are becoming burgled, and people are disappearing. No one knows it yet, but the stolen medical supplies have been used to set up a laboratory in the disused tin mine, and the missing people have been taken there after being immobilised with a drug.

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Come Out and Play (2012)

Horror

Beth (Vinessa Shaw) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a young married couple, are on holiday together when they venture to a beautiful, but highly remote island. Beth is pregnant and the two are hoping to enjoy their last vacation before their baby is born. When they arrive, they notice that while there are plenty of children present, the adults all seem to be missing.

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Dominique (1979)

Horror

David Ballard, a struggling American businessman in desperate need of money, devises a plan: using psychological manipulation, he can compel his rich English wife, Dominique, to commit suicide, thus enabling him to inherit her family's estate and assets. His plan seemingly works when Dominique's body is found hanging in her greenhouse, but David soon finds himself being haunted by what he believes is Dominique's vengeful ghost. His sanity weakens gradually as he finds himself unable to rid himself of his wife's spirit, until he finally falls to his death while trying to escape from her.

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