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Horror, horror film
Late one night at the Russell Square station in the London Underground, university student Patricia Wilson and her American exchange student boyfriend Alex Campbell find an unconscious man on the stairwell. Fearing that he may be diabetic,…
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Christmas film, Horror, slasher film, thriller film
Elaine and Jonah travel with their two children, Miranda and Paulie, and Casey (Elaine's teenage daughter from a previous relationship), to spend Christmas with Elaine's older sister, Chloe, her husband Robbie, and their two children, Nick…
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Horror, Thriller, comedy film, comedy horror film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, slasher film, suspense film, thriller film
Henry Creedlow is a creative director for Bruiser, a successful magazine firm, who lives an unhappy life. His high-strung, contemptuous wife Janine is indifferent to him which leads to him having fantasies about suicide. Henry meets with h…
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horror film, zombie film
On television show Frightmare Theatre, the Horror Host welcomes viewers and introduces them to the film they are about to see, The Roost. Four friends – Trevor, Allison, Brian, and Elliot – are traveling to go to a wedding. They are fright…
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Slasher Horror, horror film
Cynthia, traumatized by the death of her baby after leaving her in a bathtub where she accidentally drowned, decides to go on a vacation with five of her friends: Jeff, Rob, Lynn, Paul and Terri. They charter a plane in Seattle, but are pl…
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horror film, slasher film
Prologue The film opens with yearbook photos of three girls, Tabitha Wright, Shelby Leds and Lisa Swan. Each girl proves to have great potential, as their senior superlatives respectively describe them as "Most Likely to be Famous", "Most …
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Slasher Horror, horror film
In 1993, Trish Devereaux is having a slumber party in a cabin in Holly Springs, California, with friends Jackie, Kim, and Diane. After arriving to confront Trish, her ex-boyfriend Chad looks through a window, sees the girls dancing, and be…
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Horror, crime film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film
Paul Toombes is a successful horror actor whose trademark role is Dr. Death, a skull-faced serial killer. During a party in Hollywood marking his fifth Dr.
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Cannibal-Movie, Komödie, comedy film, comedy horror, science fiction film, splatter film, zombie film
Vince is depressed over his recent divorce. Six of his friends—Neil, Mikey, Graham, Matt, Patrick and Banksy, all of whom have their own women problems—decide to take him on a "boys' weekend". They hire a minibus driven by Candy (real name…
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Horror, Thriller, slasher film, splatter film
A young woman with amnesia breaks out of a coffin in a funeral home, and dials 911 in the morgue, but accidentally unhooks the telephone while speaking to the operator. The mortician appears and is impaled by a man equipped with a chrome s…
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Horror, Slasher Horror, Thriller, horror film, slasher film
Todd and Terry are identical twin brothers. One night at a drive-in theater in 1974, young Terry sees his mother Maddy and her date begin kissing inside the car. He wakes his brother and they sneak out of the car.
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Slasher Horror, comedy horror, slasher film, zombie comedy
In Kuwait, a military unit uncovers an American helicopter that was downed by friendly fire. As the wreckage is inspected, Master Sergeant Sam Harper, one of the burnt bodies within, springs to life and kills a sergeant and a major. He fin…
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LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, horror film, mystery film, suspense film, thriller film
A mysterious woman calling herself Miriam Webster offers Jim, a bellboy at a hotel in Ventura, California, two thousand dollars to marry her that night. The two arrive at the home of Alfred Adrims, a local justice of the peace and, after a…
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Slasher Horror, comedy horror, slasher film
At Camp Clear Vista, panicked lead counselor Sam hides in a cabin and calls his friend Chuck, a horror movie enthusiast, and explains that a masked murderer is roaming the campgrounds. Asked for more details, Sam begins recounting his firs…
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Horror, Thriller, slasher film
Monica Rivers owns a travelling circus that tours England. Monica is ringmistress, and Albert Durando is business manager. During one performance, tightrope walker Gaspar the Great dies when his rope breaks.
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Horror, Slasher Horror, Thriller, horror film, slasher film
In a rural, mountainous region of Oregon, drunken hunters Ty and Vachel come across an abandoned church, which they explore. After Ty sees their truck being crashed into a tree, Vachel is castrated with a serrated machete by a chuckling as…
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Slasher Horror, horror film
Elliot Wade obtains ownership of the Dolly Dearest factory in Mexico. Not far from the factory is the underground Mayan tomb of Sanzia, or Satan on Earth. An archaeologist breaks into the sarcophagus, accidentally releasing the spirit of t…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, comedy film, comedy horror film, crime film, film noir, horror film, mystery film, psycho-biddy, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, slasher film, suspense film, teen film, thriller film
When teenage friends Libby Mannering and Kit Austin are home alone with Libby's younger sister Tess, they amuse themselves by randomly dialing telephone numbers and telling whoever answers: "I saw what you did, and I know who you are." Lib…
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Christmas film, Horror, Mysterie, Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film
During Christmas vacation at the rural Calvin Finishing School For Girls, a student is killed when she is accidentally pushed over a balcony during a prank. Two years later, on the Friday before Christmas, the school is emptying out for th…
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Slasher Horror, horror film
Friends Jason and Mick plot a road trip to "Charlie's Farm", which is believed to be haunted. The two persuade Jason's girlfriend Natasha, to call her best friend Melanie to come with them. However, they do not inform them about the histor…
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Teen Horror Film, Thriller, horror film, slasher film, teen film
In a remote house, an abusive mother locks her young son in a closet, then goes into another room to meet the man she is cheating on her husband with. The man and woman intend to abandon their respective spouses, but their plans are cut sh…
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Slasher Horror, horror film
Since childhood, college student Kelly Fairchild has suffered from a recurring nightmare in which a strange man is burned alive in her childhood home. The nightmare began when Kelly suffered amnesia after sustaining a head injury at age ni…
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Slasher Horror, horror film, thriller film
Moira Cole's life was shattered by the slaying of her loved ones by her unhinged and fixated cousin, Lee Morris. She now lives a simple and quiet suburban life with her two grown sons who were also scarred by the tragedy. They are brutally…
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B movie, Horror, Horror comedy, Slasher Horror, Thriller, comedy film, comedy horror, horror film, slasher film, teen film
In 1982, the town of Crippen was rocked by a series of murders at Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. Several years later, Cosmic Pictures, headed by sleazy producer Harry Sleerek, arrives in Crippen to make a biographical mo…
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