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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 257.

Things Happen at Night (1947)

Comedy horror, Ghost

An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.

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Bled (2009)

Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Vampire

Sai, a young artist living in a downtown warehouse delves into an ancient world of blood and lust. An enigmatic foreigner seduces her to try a long forgotten drug making her the prey of a dimensional vampire who needs her newfound hunger for blood to cross over from his world to hers.

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Skeleton Crew (2009)

Ghost, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Slasher

In the 1970s, a mental institution near the Finland–Russia border was shut down when it was discovered that main administrator Doctor Andersson (who had taken to calling himself "The Auteur") had filmed himself torturing patients to death. Most of the doctor's films were confiscated, though the rooms in which they were developed and screened were never found. Around thirty years later, the same mental institution is being used as the set of Silent Creek, a film based on the murders committed in it.

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The Witness (2012)

Horror

Angel Williams is an assistant manager of a Hotel who has just moved from Manila to Jakarta to be with her ex-patriate family. She is haunted by a recurring dream about a young man committing suicide. One day, her family is slaughtered, leaving no one alive.

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The Doorway (2000)

Ghost, Ghost-House-Movies, Horror, thriller film

Four college students occupying the old Van Buren mansion are menaced by demons who've escaped hell through a concealed doorway in the house. To combat the dark forces, the students solicit help from Professor Lamont (Scheider), an expert on the paranormal. Written and directed by Michael B.

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The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

Drama, Horror, mystery film

In the Russian Empire, the nobleman Prince Gregor Petroff seduces chemist Boris Karlov's daughter Anya, who then commits suicide after becoming pregnant. After discovering Anya's body with the Drums of Jeopardy, a necklace owned by the Petroff family, Karlov vows revenge against them. Dr.

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Garden of Love (2003)

Horror

As a child, Rebecca Verlaine is the sole survivor when the members of the Verlaine commune are massacred on Christmas Eve. Seriously wounded, she falls into a coma. When she awakens two years later, she has no memory of the attack and is raised by her aunt and uncle while believing that they are her parents.

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Happy Hunting (2016)

Horror, Western

Warren, an alcoholic drifter, learns from a phone call that an ex-girlfriend has died and he has a son in Mexico. Warren writes down the caller's number before travelling to sell Bo Dawg and his associate methamphetamine. Bo Dawg's associate accidentally shoots himself.

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The Messenger (2015)

Drama, Horror, mystery film

After his father's death, a suicide by hanging, young Jack seemingly gains the ability to see and talk with souls who have not yet "gone into the light." As Jack grows older, these souls ask him to become their 'Messenger' and relay their final words to those still living. This usually ends badly; as more often than not Jack's words, though honest, cause more misery and result in him getting kicked out of funerals or beaten up. Jack states time and time again that he isn't doing it out of the goodness of his heart, but in an effort to get rid of the souls haunting him, which doesn't happen until the task is completed.

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The Forgotten (2014)

Horror

Tommy (Clem Tibber) is a fourteen-year-old boy who goes to live with his father Mark (Shaun Dingwall) after his mother has a nervous breakdown. Dismayed upon learning that his father is now a squatter in an empty council estate destined for demolition, he nonetheless tries to make the best of it. Tommy is awoken each night by strange noises and on one occasion, finds that he and all of his belongings have been dragged from one side of the room to the other.

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The Vulture (1967)

Horror

One stormy night in Cornwall, schoolteacher Ellen West takes a shortcut across a graveyard, and witnesses a large bird with a human head emerging from a grave, seeing it fly away laughing maniacally and carrying a box in its talons. Ellen's hair has turned white overnight after the shock of her experience but, perhaps unsurprisingly, nobody believes her story. The grave from which the creature emerged is that of Francis Real, an 18th-century seaman.

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Robotropolis (2011)

Cyberpunk, Horror, Science fiction

A group of reporters are covering the unveiling of a new facility that is completely maintained by robot prototypes. When one of the robots goes haywire, the reporters find themselves not just reporting on the malfunction, but fighting for their lives.

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Bag Boy Lover Boy (2014)

Comedy horror

Albert (Jon Wachter) works the night shift as a hot-dog vendor on the Lower East Side, where he meets photographer Ivan (Theodore Bouloukos) after having a confrontation with two drunk patrons. Ivan is fascinated by the slow-witted Albert and decides to give him a job working with him at his studio, where he takes fetish photos. Albert is reluctant to participate in Ivan's photos but shows interest in the photography job and lessons that Ivan offers.

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The Demon's Rook (2013)

Horror

Young boy Roscoe (Emmett Eckert) is lured into a portal to Hell by the elder demon Dimwos (John Chatham), who raises him into manhood and teaches him dark magic as he does. As an adult, Roscoe (James Sizemore) mistakenly releases three demons Dimwos had been tasked with keeping imprisoned, and flees back to Earth, followed by the demons. Roscoe reconnects with childhood friend Eva (Ashleigh Jo Sizemore), who has grown into a beautiful woman.

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Aliens: Zone of Silence (2017)

found footage film, Horror, Psychological horror, Science fiction, science fiction horror film

After Morgan's brother Hal vanishes from the Mexican desert, Morgan sets out to uncover the truth about his disappearance. When she discovers an extraterrestrial presence, she must risk her life to expose the desert's otherworldly secret.

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The Sealed Room (1909)

Drama

The film's theme of immurement draws inspiration from Balzac's "La Grande Bretêche", and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado". The king constructs a cozy, windowless love nest for himself and his concubine. However, she is not faithful to her sovereign, but consorts with the court troubadour.

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