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Horror, Thriller, action film, horror film, road movie, slasher film, thriller film
Jim Halsey, a young man delivering a car from Chicago to San Diego, spots a man hitchhiking in the West Texas desert and gives him a ride. The hitchhiker, who calls himself John Ryder, forces Jim's leg down on the accelerator when they pas…
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Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film
In 1939, a woman dies while giving birth in a slaughterhouse in Texas, and the supervisor abandons the baby in a dumpster. When young Luda Mae Hewitt finds the child, she takes him back to the Hewitt residence, names him Thomas and raises …
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Psychological Thriller, Teen Horror Film, Torture Porn
Best friends Marie and Alex are on their way to stay at Alex's parents' house for the weekend to study. Upon arriving, Alex gives Marie a tour of her house, then they have dinner and go to bed. While the family sleeps, Marie stays awake in…
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Psychological Thriller, Slasher Horror, Splatter Film, horror film, slasher film
On Valentine's Day 1997, six miners are trapped underground by an explosion at the Hanniger mine in the small mining community of Harmony. By the time rescuers reach the miners, they find only comatose Harry Warden still alive. Further inv…
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Horror, horror film, slasher film
On Halloween, after a night out trick-or-treating, children Tia and Timmy are surprised to find an unmarked VHS tape in their candy bag. Together with their babysitter Sarah, they watch the tape, which contains three stories featuring a ho…
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Slasher Horror, Vampirfilm, Western, Western film, action film, adventure film, drama film, exploitation film, horror film, horror western, independent film, religious horror, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film, vampire film
Jack Crow leads his team of Vatican-sponsored vampire hunters in a daylight raid on an abandoned house in New Mexico. Finding a "nest" of vampires, the team subdue the creatures with gunfire, pikes, and wooden stakes, using a modified cros…
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Cannibal-Movie, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Splatter Film, action film, horror film, slasher film
Reality show contestant Kimberly is driving through the West Virginia backcountry when she accidentally hits a teenager. She stops to help him, but he bites her lips off, revealing himself as one of the cannibals. She flees but runs into T…
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Cannibal-Movie, Destiny, cannibal film, comedy thriller, horror film, thriller film
During the Mexican–American War, US Army second lieutenant John Boyd plays dead as his unit is destroyed by Mexican troops. Unaware Boyd is still alive, the Mexican troops send him on a cart of American dead to the Mexican headquarters. Th…
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Splatter Film, Torture Porn, horror film, slasher film, thriller film
One night a married couple, Larry and Gena Wharton, return home and discover a large trunk upstairs. Opening it, they are horrified by its contents before being attacked by an unseen assailant. Former convict Arkin O'Brien works as a handy…
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Thriller, crime film, crime thriller film, horror film
For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney travel to Hawaii. After making a travel video in the car, they spend the night in a hotel before driving off in order to start hiking towards a remote beach. The two encounter another couple:…
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Horror comedy, Slasher Horror, comedy horror film, slasher film
Aboard an old Staten Island Ferry named Mortimer, maintenance workers Neil and Dominique inadvertently release a mutant mouse, Steamboat Willie, from a sealed chamber below deck. The creature kills Neil before attacking Dominique. Selena, …
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Drama, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, drama film, horror film, slasher film, thriller film
May Canady is a young woman working as a veterinary assistant. As a child, she endured bullying and ostracism due to her lazy eye; although her optometrist has fixed it via glasses and corrective lenses, May still struggles to connect with…
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Horror, horror film, slasher film
Casey is an adolescent boy whose life is constantly influenced by his intense fear of clowns. His two older brothers, Geoffrey and Randy, are mostly disobliging. One night, the three boys are left alone so they decide to visit a local circ…
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Horror, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, thriller film
City-based photographer Leon Kaufman wants to capture unique, gritty shots of life on the streets. He is crushed when, instead of giving him his big break, the gallery owner, Susan Hoff, criticizes Leon for not taking enough risks. Embolde…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Teen Horror Film, comedy horror film, splatter film
College students Anderson, Nelson, and Cory become lost while heading to Daytona Beach for spring break, and follow a 'Detour' sign that leads them to the southern town of Pleasant Valley, led by eccentric mayor Buckman. Three other travel…
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Slasher Horror, Thriller, horror film, slasher film
While aboard a houseboat on Crystal Lake, teenager Jim tells his girlfriend Suzi the legend of Jason Voorhees, before playing a prank on her with a hockey mask, similar to Jason's old mask, and a prop knife. The boat's anchor damages some …
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LGBTQ-related film, Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film, teen film
On May 22, 1994, 21 years after Leatherface's killing spree in 1973, four teenagers—Barry, Heather, Jenny, and Sean—attend their school's prom in rural Texas. When Heather discovers Barry cheating on her with another girl, she storms out o…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film
On October 31, 1988, Michael Myers is shot down a mine shaft by Sheriff Ben Meeker and the Illinois state police, but manages to crawl out before dynamite is dropped down to assure his death. He floats down a river and stumbles upon the sh…
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Horror, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, horror film, monster film, thriller film
Arthur and George are London sewage workers who discover a tunnel in one of the walls. Arthur starts exploring the tunnel alone, while newbie George stays behind. After a while, George enters and discovers Arthur, injured and in shock.
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Slasher Horror, comedy horror, horror film, slasher film, thriller film
Two years after the death of Chucky, the Play Pals Corporation, manufacturer of the Good Guy doll line, is attempting to recover from the negative publicity surrounding the event. To reassure its stockholders that there was nothing actuall…
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Horror, Splatter Film, horror film, rape and revenge film, slasher film
A captive woman, forced to breed mutant children, is unable to provide a healthy offspring after giving birth to a stillborn and is killed by Papa Hades, leader of the inbred mutant clan living at a nuclear testing village in the New Mexic…
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Horror comedy, slasher film
Multinational Kaslan Corporation has just launched Buddi, a revolutionary line of high-tech dolls designed to be lifelong companions to their owners, learning from their surroundings, and acting accordingly via artificial intelligence. It …
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, horror film, thriller film
Teenage babysitter Jill Johnson arrives at the home of Dr. Mandrakis and his wife, who inform her that their children are ill and asleep upstairs, requesting she try not to wake them. Throughout the evening, Jill receives a series of distu…
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Horror, Splatter Film, action film, horror film, slasher film, teen film
Nine months after the sanatorium massacre, in the city of Fairlake, Greenbrier County in West Virginia, the Hillickers—Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye—prepare a murdering rampage. With the help of their father Maynard Odets, they murd…
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