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  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) (TV)

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    Frank DeFelitta, who also happened to write the novel Audrey Rose, turned to directing for this 1981 horror fantasy. The film opens with an eerie credit roll set on a pastel-colored windmill backdrop, and this is when we first hear the film’s unforgettabley chilling score. Twenty years after seeing this film for the first time,…

  • Dark, The (2005)

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    While in Wales visiting her husband James, Adèlle tries to fix her relationship with her teenager daughter Sarah. They see a weird memorial without the plate and with the name Annwyn marked, and the local Dafydd explains that this would be the place where people go after dying in accordance with the Welsh mythology. Later,…

  • Day, The (2012)

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    This film is set in the near future in a post-apocalyptic time with five survivors struggling to get through each day. They are on the move to find food and other survivors as well as a safe place to hold up for a while. They stumble across a dilapidated house in the country, so they…

  • Daybreakers (2009)

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    In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This presents particular challenges as the vampires’ food supply – human blood – is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an…

  • Dead Don’t Die, The (2019)

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    As the warm, bright sun refuses to set, and a series of equally perplexing events start to take place, the world, and the blissfully unsuspecting residents of the sleepy town of Centerville, are about to face the effects of corporate greed. Then, as the stone-faced police officers, Chief Cliff Robertson and Officer Ronnie Peterson, stop…

  • Dead Ringers (1988)

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    Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. Dead Ringers Two bodies. Two minds. One soul. Separation can be a terrifying thing. David Cronenberg Canada, USA 7.3 IMDb

  • Dead Silence (2007)

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    Every town has it’s own ghost story, and a local folktale around Ravens Fair is about a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw. After she went mad in the 1940s, she was accused of kidnapping a young boy who yelled out in one of her performances that she was a fraud. Because of this she was hunted…

  • Dead Zone, The (1983)

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    A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic detective ability. Dead Zone, The In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it. David Cronenberg USA 7.3 IMDb

  • Dead-End Drive In (1986)

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    In the near future, drive-in theatres are turned into concentration camps for the undesirable and unemployed. The prisoners don’t really care to escape because they are fed and they have a place to live which is, in most cases, probably better than the outside. Crabs and his girlfriend Carmen are put into the camp and…

  • Deadgirl (2008)

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    Two high school boys discover an imprisoned woman in an abandoned mental asylum who cannot die. Deadgirl Dead Girl You Never Forget Your First Time Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel USA 0 IMDb

  • Deadly Friend (1986)

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    A 15 year old scientific whiz kid named Paul Conway, just moved to a new town with his mother. He also has a yellow robot named Beebee which is his friend and protector. Paul befriends the girl next door named Samantha, and she lives with her abusive father who knocks her down some stairs one…

  • Death Valley (1982)

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    A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer. Küçük Kahraman – Ölüm Vadisi Quite fashionable… as a last resort. Dick Richards Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley, Edward Herrmann, Jack O’Leary,…

  • Deep Red (1975)

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    A psychic who can read minds picks up the thoughts of a murderer in the audience and soon becomes a victim. An English pianist gets involved in solving the murders, but finds many of his avenues of inquiry cut off by new murders, and he begins to wonder how the murderer can track his movements…

  • Delirium (1987)

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    This spaghetti horror’s storyline revolves around a former hooker (Grandi) running a successful men’s magazine. An obsessed admirer systematically slaughters her models (occasionally increasing the magazine’s output) and supplies the mistress with pictures of their disfigured corpses taken in front of her semi-nude posters visible in the background. Is she going to be the psycho’s…

  • Delirium (2018)

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    A man recently released from a mental institute inherits a mansion after his wealthy parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted. It’s all in your head Dennis Iliadis USA 5.7 IMDb

  • Demon Seed (1977)

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    Scientist Alex Harris, doing research on artificial intelligence, is working on a special kind of computer. This computer grows more and more powerful and eventually rapes the scientist’s wife, Susan Harris. Demon Seed Julie Christie carries the Demon Seed.” Donald Cammell USA 6.2 IMDb “

  • Den, The (2013)

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    Zachary Donohue 6 IMDb

  • Descent, The (2005)

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    A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators. Descent, The Face Your Deepest Fear Neil Marshall UK 0 IMDb

  • Descent: Part 2, The (2009)

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    Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened – or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood – Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions. As…

  • Desire, The Vampire (1982)

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    A Coroner’s assistant (who is also a law student) gets involved in a strange case involving his girlfriend’s place of employment (a hospital) and Vampires after Milton King is drained of his blood. Strange things happen as a defrocked priest tries to thwart all efforts to solve this case. I, Desire John Llewellyn Moxey David…

  • Devils Rejects, The (2005)

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    In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil’s Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house and also escapes. Otis and Baby…

  • Doctor Sleep (2019)

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    Mike Flanagan 7.3 IMDb

  • Donner Pass (2012)

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    Donner Pass has a well-known and macabre history – the place where George Donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. But what if it wasn’t just history? Donner Pass Elise Robertson USA 0 IMDb

  • Dread (2009)

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    The outcast cinema student, Stephen Grace, does not drive cars due to the trauma of losing his brother in a car accident. He befriends, Quaid, who since the age of 6 has experienced dreadful nightmares and daydreams about the death of his parents. Quaid proposes they research about each one’s innermost fear. Stephen sees the…

  • Dressed To Kill (1980)

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    A transsexual murders one of his psychiatrist’s patients, and now he’s after the prostitute who witnessed it. The Latest Fashion In Murder Brian De Palma Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz USA 7.1 IMDb

  • Entity, The (1982)

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    Carla Moran awakens one night to find herself being beaten and raped by an unseen presence. Terrified of what’s happening to her, and shunned by friends and family who think she’s lost her mind, she seeks help from parapsychologists. The researchers soon discover that evil spiritual force has been drawn to Carla and is responsible…

  • Equus (1977)

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    A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire… I am yours and you are mine” Sidney Lumet Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews USA, UK 7.1 IMDb

  • Escape Room (2019)

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    Six strangers are given mysterious black boxes with tickets to an immersive escape room for a chance to win tons of money. Being locked in several rooms with extreme conditions, they discover the secrets behind the escape room and must fight to survive and to find a way out. Solve the Puzzle. Escape the Room.…

  • Event Horizon (1997)

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    In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship Event Horizon. The ship disappeared mysteriously 7 years before on its maiden voyage and with its return comes even more mystery as the crew of the Lewis and Clark discover the real truth behind its disappearance and…

  • Evil Dead (2013)

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    Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. Fear What You Will Become Fede Alvarez USA 6.5 IMDb

  • Evil Dead II (1987)

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    Ashley Williams travels to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda where they find a tape recording of a professor and a book of evil. This unleashes a bunch of evil spirits that constantly terrorize Ash. Meanwhile a journalist comes to the area to study the book of evil. Ash and her…

  • Evil Dead, The (1981)

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    Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens are possessed. With only one remaining, it is up to him…

  • Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The (2005)

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    When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants…

  • Eye, The (2002)

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    A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea…

  • Eyes of a Stranger (1981)

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    As a horror-film fan who likes certain types of chillers, I would say this bit of work is solid in atmosphere and fairly gripping at times. The musical score is out of this world, and John DiSanti was brilliant. The directing by Mr. Weiderhorn was very creative and was at the near peak of perfection…

  • Eyes Of My Mother, The (2016)

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    In their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of their family life, and deeply traumatises Francisca, but also awakening curiosities. Years later, Francisca clings to her increasingly distant father, but the…

  • Fair Game (1986)

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    A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little fun with her, too.…

  • Fear (1996)

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    A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him. Fear With boyfriends like this, who needs enemies? Not you. James Foley USA 0 IMDb

  • Final Conflict, The (1981)

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    Now come into his full knowledge and power, the Anti-Christ in the body of Damien Thorne is about to strike his final blow. The Christ-child has been born again, on the Angel Isle, Great Britain (Scotland, England & Wales). The plan is simple, find the male children born on the specified day, and kill them…

  • Fog, The (1980)

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    The Centenary of the small sea town, Antonio Bay, is approaching. While the townsfolk prepare to celebrate, the victims of the crime that founded the town rise from the sea to claim retribution. Under cover of the fog, they carry out their vicious attacks, searching for what is rightly theirs. Fog, The It is night.…

  • Frankenstein (1994)

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    When Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man he just created, the monster escapes and later swears revenge. Frankenstein Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, rankenstein de Mary Shelley, rankenstein d’après Mary Shelley, rankenstein d’après l’oeuvre de Mary Shelley, ary Shelleyn Frankenstein, rankenstein tis Mary Shelley, rankenstein di Mary Shelley, rankenštajn, ary Shelley’den Frankenstein, ary Shelley’s Frankenstein Be warned.…

  • Freaky (2020)

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    Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the latest target of the Butcher, the town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When the Butcher’s mystical dagger causes him and Millie to magically switch…

  • Friday The 13th (1980)

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    One summer at Camp Crystal Lake, a group of young counselors begin to get ready to lead campers. Unfortunately for the former, someone isn’t happy about what’s going on in the camp and enjoys playing kill the counselor. As bodies fall to the ground in the camp, no one is safe. Fridays will never be…

  • Friday The 13th (2009)

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    A group of young adults set up tent near the abandoned summer camp where a series of gruesome murders are said to have taken place back in 1980. The perpetrator was a grieving mother, driven insane by the drowning of her child, Jason, whom she believed was neglected by the camp counselors. As legend has…

  • Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)

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    After killing Mrs. Voorhees, who was avenging her son Jason’s death, Alice Hardy can finally sigh with relief. But there is just one problem. Jason never drowned at Camp Crystal Lake and lived in the nearby woods as a hermit all this time. The day that Alice beheaded his mother, Jason saw everything and his…

  • Frightmare (1974)

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    Edmund and Dorothy Yates are freed after fifteen years in an asylum. Edmund covers up for his wife who is a murderer and a cannibal and Dorothy’s daughter Debbie and stepdaughter Jackie, who live apart from them, may or may not have inherited her appetites. Dorothy has started to kill again… What terrifying craving made…

  • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

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    After a bank heist in Abilene with several casualties, the bank robber Seth Gecko and his psychopath and rapist brother Richard Gecko continue their crime spree in a convenience store in the middle of the desert while heading to Mexico with a hostage. They decide to stop for a while in a low-budget motel. Meanwhile…

  • From Hell (2001)

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    It is 1888 in London, and the unfortunate poor lead horrifying lives in the city’s deadliest slum, Whitechapel. Harassed by gangs and forced to walk the streets for a living, Mary Kelly and her small group of companions trudge on through this daily misery, their only consolation being that things can’t get any worse. Yet…

  • Frontier(s) (2007)

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    In Paris, during the riots due to the election of a conservative candidate to the presidency of France, a group of four Muslin small-time criminal teenagers from the periphery; Alex, Tom, Farid, the pregnant Yasmine, and her brother Sami, plan to run away from Paris to Amsterdam with a bag full of robbed money. However,…

  • Frozen (2010)

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    At Mount Holliston, snowboarders Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O’Neil and his best friend Joe Lynch don’t have enough money to buy lift tickets. Parker bribes Jason, a lift-worker, with one hundred dollars. When the system is nearing closure, they force Jason to let them have one last pass. However, Jason needs to resolve a…