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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,216 films · Page 261.

Juju Stories (2021)

Drama, fantasy film, Horror, romance film

Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In "Love Potion" by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find her ideal mate. In "Yam" by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside.

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Inside (2013)

Horror

After succumbing to a drug addiction that cost him his job, almost all of his money, and his dignity, Miles Berrett is entering his new home: a tiny cell in an old, run-down prison. Determined to get his life back on track, Miles plans to serve his time and make things right with his wife and daughter. While asleep on his bunk during his first night locked up, Miles is ripped awake by a terrifying crash.

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The Dead Outside (2008)

Horror, thriller film, Zombie

Set in a world devastated by a neurological pandemic, the film focuses on two survivors, April Scott and Daniel, who meet on an isolated farm in Scotland. April is immune to the disease and Daniel tries to get her to see someone about it as she might be the answer to a cure for the disease. April refuses to do so.

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Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)

Comedy horror

Gildersleeve is running for police commissioner against the incumbent Haley. He believes he can boost his chances by exposing the questionable experiments being conducted by scientist Wells. His attempts to do so are somewhat hindered by the ghosts of two of his ancestors (both also played by Peary), as well as an invisible woman and a lovesick gorilla—and naturally everyone thinks he is losing his mind.

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The Book of Zombie (2010)

Horror, Zombie

On Halloween in a small, sleepy town in Utah, David Driscoll and Jenny King, who are involved in a relationship gone cold, try to settle down for a romantic evening, but they are visited by two Mormon missionaries who seem to suffer from a small affliction. David shrugs them off with a few bad jokes and tries to resume his evening plans when the Mormons ring again — this time as bloodthirsty zombies, along with several others, who begin to overrun their neighborhood. After escaping their door-callers when one of them recoils from a soda thrown in his face, David decides to see an acquaintance, a convenience shop and bar owner named Harry…

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Deadly Love (1995)

Horror, Vampire

Rebecca Barnes (Susan Dey) is a successful photographer who has it all—including the curse of vampiric immortality. Longing for companionship, Barnes leaves a disastrous trail of blood-less bodies in her wake. Shockingly, photographs that she snapped of one of the victims brings Rebecca into the police investigation and into the arms of Detective Sean O'Connor (Stephen McHattie).

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Devil's Mile (2014)

Horror

Toby (David Hayter), Cally (Maria del Mar), and Jacinta (Casey Hudecki) are a fractious team of professional kidnappers who become lost while en route to deliver a valuable "package"—two teenage girls, Kanako (Amanda Joy) and Suki (Samantha Wan) -- to their employer Mr. Arkadi (Frank Moore), a mysterious and terrifying mob boss. Tensions between the group reach critical mass after a botched escape attempt leaves Kanako dead, a failure that the notoriously cruel Arkadi will not forgive.

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Beasties (1989)

Comedy horror, fantasy film, monster film, science fiction comedy

The film depicts an alien invasion, with extraterrestrial crafts landing on an area with many amorous teens. The plot deals with "Bionaut" (living) vessels, which have traveled back in time and have released small reconnaissance creatures that become violent when they get too far away from the Bionaut.

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Alien 51 (2004)

The plot revolves around a series of murders that take place over two years in the Nevada Desert near Groom Lake. The movie opens with a woman being chased through the desert by an unseen creature, but then she wakes up revealing it to be a nightmare. Traci and her boyfriend Gibson are driving across the desert at night.

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The Cry (2007)

Horror, independent film, thriller film

With help from his partner Sergio Perez (Carlos Leon), New York detective Alex Scott (Christian Camargo) is investigating the mysterious disappearance of several missing children. They interview Gloria the Curandera (Míriam Colón) who advises that an evil force is pursuing the reincarnation of her son and is drowning missing children to bring pain to their parents.

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Red Kingdom Rising (2012)

Horror

Mary Ann has been tormented her whole life by dreams of a sinister figure called the Red King and his morbid fairytale kingdom. Following the death of her father, she returns to her family home where she recalls the childhood stories of the Red King and Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that her father once read to her. Within the decaying and neglected state of the gothic family house, Mary Ann soon discovers that her once highly religious and abusive mother is now secretly engaging in black magic.

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Hide and Seek (2007)

Horror

Oliver Aliciano, a college professor, leaves Manila with his wife Leah, his rebellious stepdaughter Nica and her young brother Uno after he is blamed for the death of Ella Cabuena, Nica's best friend. After moving to an abandoned house to stay, they are troubled by ominous visions and hauntings. At first they ignore the strange apparitions.

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Altergeist (2014)

Horror

The film follows aspiring television producer Theresa Augland who, after a string of unsuccessful ghost hunts, lands the opportunity of a lifetime when she convinces winery owner, Ashen Till, that her team of paranormal investigators should be the ones to search his family's vineyard, King's Ransom Winery. The vineyard is known as one of the most haunted places in America. A heavily pregnant Theresa is determined to prove the existence of ghosts, but must confront the remote northern California wilderness in doing so.

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Lost Souls (1998)

Horror, mystery film

Victor Robinson has just moved into a country home with his family. When his son, Jesse, finds an old Edison invention and begins to play it, he hears the sounds of children laughing and playing. This is followed by Victor's autistic 12-year-old daughter, Meaghan, painting and singing; this is surrounded by strange occurrences around the house.

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The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)

Horror

During the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, Philip Wraydon, is sent into exile in a French insane asylum to avoid being hanged for the murder of his brothers wife, to whom he had made rejected advances. He agrees to become a spy for France, and returns to England to murder or frame for murder the remaining members of his family so that he can inherit the family fortune. It does not feature the legendary Victorian character Spring-heeled Jack;the name is used in the film simply as a nickname for Philip's nephew Jack Wraydon, who is athletic and able to leap long distances, although this barely features in the plot.

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Automata (2018)

Horror

In a remote Scottish mansion, an ancient doll sits, waiting to be evaluated by an antique expert. Despite being aware of the doll's reputation of being cursed, Dr. Brendan Cole is unprepared for when he and his stepdaughter Rose become the focus of the curse of "The Infernal Princess".

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Devil Girl (2007)

Horror

Devil Girl follows the story of Fay on her trip across Route 66 after the death of her father, who happened to be a mechanic. Fay takes her father's muscle car and his wedding ring, and departs from her home after saying her farewells to her sister. The story simultaneously follows the events of an overly medicated, nonsense-spewing young man in clown makeup, who appears to be dodging authorities whilst hopping from vehicle to vehicle along his travels.

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Daemon (1985)

Horror

Eleven-year-old Nick moves into a large old house with his sisters Jennie and Clare, left in the care of Helga the Swedish au pair while their parents are away in America. Nick is unhappy at his new school, where he is befriended by a boy called Sam and intimidated by scripture teacher Mr Crabb, who is interested in the occult and demonology. Nick hears voices in the house and receives messages on his computer screen.

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Boys of the City (1940)

comedy thriller, Horror

To escape the heat of the city and a court sentence for malicious mischief, the East Side kids agree to visit a summer camp in the Adirondacks. En route, their car breaks down and they are reluctantly given accommodations in the home of Judge Malcolm Parker. The Judge, under indictment for bribery, has much to fear.

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Gore, Quebec (2014)

found footage film, Horror

A voiceover announces that the following footage was recovered from the camera of Dave Reynolds, who, in 2011, had left Ontario to spend a weekend in his parents' cottage in Gore, Quebec with his brother Sean, and their friends Katie, Brandon, Stacey, Colin, Erin, and Mike. When Sean and Dave reach the cottage, they find a note informing them that the alarm was tripped a week ago, but that there were no signs of vandalism or theft; they also spot someone watching them from the woods, though Sean dismisses the observer as a neighbor or a hiker. Most of the others arrive, and mention that Brandon, Mike, and Mike's blind date Amanda should…

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