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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 214.

A Taste of Evil (1971)

Drama

Susan Wilcox is a young woman who was raped by an unknown man when she was 13. Traumatized by the experience, she suffered a mental breakdown, did not speak a word for two years, and was entered in a Swiss sanatorium. Upon leaving the psychiatric institution for the first time, she returns to her old home where her mother, Miriam, is now in an unstable marriage with Harold Jennings, an alcoholic.

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Aswang (1994)

Horror, Vampire

Wealthy Peter Null, heir to his family's prosperous estate, is desperately in need of a child. An opportunity presents itself when he meets Katrina, a young and unmarried woman who is trapped with an unwanted pregnancy. Despite protestations from her boyfriend, Katrina meets Peter Null, who offers to pay her to bear the child; she agrees to sign over the rights for a large payment, in effect acting as a surrogate.

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Don't Open the Door! (1975)

Horror

In 1962 in Allerton, Texas, young Amanda Post awakens in the middle of the night to her mother, Rita's, dying screams, as she is stabbed to death by an unseen assailant. Amanda is confronted by the killer upon finding her mother's corpse in bed, but the murderer lets Amanda go. Thirteen years later, Amanda receives a phone call notifying her that her grandmother Harriet is on her deathbed.

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Ghost Fever (1987)

Comedy horror

Buford and Benny are two Greendale County, Georgia police officers sent to serve an eviction notice for an historic plantation. Two ghosts named Andrew Lee, a former owner of the plantation, and Jethro, a former slave, decide to prevent their old home from being foreclosed upon. While the two officers explore the mansion, Buford discovers a hidden laboratory that was formerly used to experiment upon and torture the plantation slaves.

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Silent Madness (1984)

Horror, Slasher

In order to keep themselves financially secure, a mental institution in New Jersey has been making use of a "release program", in which the institution allows a handful of less-disabled patients to be released back into society. One day, however, a computer error accidentally leads to an especially unruly and homicidal patient named Howard Johns being discharged, following which he begins murdering everyone he comes across. Meanwhile, a psychiatrist at the institution, Dr.

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Gargantua (1998)

Horror, monster film

On the island of Malau, marine biologist Jack Ellway (Adam Baldwin) studies the effect of seismic activity on the area's marine life. A string of mysterious drownings soon turns their research project into a beachfront disaster as Jack learns that a nearby underwater trench is home to a family of giant amphibians that have mutated after prolonged exposure to buried pesticides. As Jack and local doctor Alyson Hart (Julie Carmen) explore the surrounding ocean for the creatures, the military arrives and begins to investigate.

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Witchboard III: The Possession (1995)

Horror

Brian (David Nerman), is an unemployed broker who befriends his landlord Francis (Cedric Smith) only to find out that the old man is, in reality, a demon named Kral. After trapping Brian's soul via a Ouija board, Kral assumes Brian's identity and attempts to impregnate his wife Julie (Elizabeth Lambert). With the sudden change in Brian's personality, Julie begins to suspect that something is wrong, and, when she finds the demon's Ouija board, she contacts her husband.

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Scream of the Banshee (2011)

Action, Horror

Limerick City, Ireland 1188AD: Several templar knights pursue a fleeing figure in a red cloak on horseback through a wooded area. The figure reveals herself to be a banshee and kills several knights with its scream before the last knight decapitates it with his magical cross shaped shield that folds into a cube around the head, severing it and sealing it away. Present Day (2011): At a university, archeology professor Maura Whelan is working late with several students on an artifact cataloging project when they are sent a mysterious box containing an Irish gauntlet and a hand-drawn map of “section 3”, a storage area rarely used.

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Horror High (1974)

Horror, monster film

Vernon Potts is a shy yet clever high school student who frequently experiences bullying and other cruel behaviour at the hands of the bullies and teachers at his school. Despite this, he develops a friendship with his classmate Robin Jones, much to the disapproval of her boyfriend, a high school football player named Roger Davis. Late one night after school, Vernon sneaks into the science classroom to feed the class guinea pig Mr.

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8 (2019)

Horror, Mysterie

Finding himself bankrupt, William Ziel is forced to return to the farm he inherited from his father to start a new life with his fragmented family. He finds the farm has no electricity or water and tries to turn on the lights and fails and opts to spend the night with candles on. They sleep by the fire place.

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Nightmares (1980)

Horror, Slasher, thriller film

A young girl named Cathy tries to keep her mother from making out with a man while driving one day, and she inadvertently causes her mother's death in the ensuing crash. Sixteen years later, Cathy is now named Helen and has become a psychotic actress and is starring in an upcoming play called Comedy of Blood, where the actors are picked off one by one by an unseen assailant with a shard of glass.

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Weird Woman (1944)

Horror, Noir

Professor Norman Reed falls in love with and marries a woman named Paula during their vacation in the South Seas. Upon returning to his hometown, she is met with a cool reception by much of the community, particularly Ilona, who had believed Reed was destined for her. Bizarre incidents begin to occur, including the death of a colleague, which further alienates Paula, especially given her beliefs in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena.

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Wild Cactus (1993)

Erotic Thriller

Philip and Alexandria are a married couple that have decided to spend their vacation at a friend's house in the Arizona desert. Their marriage has hit a rough patch due to Philip's work, which has monopolized his time and left Alexandra feeling lonely. Additionally, Alex is encouraged to cheat on her husband by a close friend, which she considers.

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La muerte viviente (1971)

Horror, Zombie

Captain Labische arrives at a remote island, determined to crack down on the island's lawlessness, spurred by the voodoo rites practiced by the evil priest Damballah. Labische starts with local tycoon Carl van Molder and his study of the island. Van Molder warns Labische not to interfere with the local populace.

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Leeches! (2003)

Horror, Science fiction

Members of a college swim team take anabolic steroids to enhance their performance. While on a daytrip to a local lake, a couple of the members pick up some leeches, which feed on the steroids in their blood. The leeches end up washed down a shower drain, where they grow to enormous size and return for more feedings.

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Persecution (1975)

Drama, Horror, Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Carrie Masters is a crippled, wealthy, bitter woman who takes pleasure in tormenting her young son David. She blames him for her crippled leg and, in bizarre and horrifying ways, exacts her revenge by dominating him. Years later, a 24-year-old David returns home with his wife Janie and their newborn child, but he is still subject to his mother's evil influence.

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Detention of the Dead (2012)

Comedy horror, High School Comedy Film, Zombie, zombie comedy

High school student Eddie (Jacob Zachar) reports to after-school detention at Lincoln High School. Upon arrival, Eddie sees a few familiar faces: Janet (Christa B. Allen), a cheerleader whom he has a crush on; Brad (Jayson Blair), a jock and high-school football player who bullies Ed and plans to join the ROTC; Jimmy (Max Adler), another football player/jock who also bullies Eddie and is good friends with Brad; Ash (Justin Chon), a happy-go-lucky stoner; and Eddie's best friend Willow (Alexa Nikolas), a goth who shares with him a love for zombie movies.

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Retribution (1987)

Horror

On Halloween, two men both suffer horrific injuries at the same time: George Miller is hospitalized after he attempts suicide by jumping from a hotel roof, and Vito Minelli dies after being shot multiple times and then set on fire when he angers the mob by being unable to pay off his gambling debts. When George is revived and nursed back to health, he begins to have nightmares about Vito's life. His psychiatrist, Dr.

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