The seclusion is shattered whena man breaks into the house and brutally murders Alexia’s parents before abducting her.
Marie pursues the killer through the night, doing whatever she can to save her friend.
AfterHigh Tension,you’ll be thinking twice about heading to that remote cottage or Airbnb.
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The Descentis aclaustrophobic person’s worst nightmareand pretty much anybody else’s worst nightmare, too.
After watchingThe Descent, you won’t be eager to leave the comforts of your home.
Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger.
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Their video footage would also serve as documentation of their final hours.
The Blair Witch Projectis a timeless horror movie witha success story that’s fascinating in its own right.
Despite its age,The Shiningis a masterpiece of horror thatbrilliantly preys upon subliminal frights and paranoia.
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia’s parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Nicholson’s piercing gazes into the camera are enough to send shivers down the spines of any viewer.
In terms of modern horror movies,few are as highly regarded and influential asHereditary.
This may not be a horror movie for everybody’s tastes, but it’s undeniably effective.
When it comes to scares and lingering dread,Japanese horror often packs quite a punch.
The atmosphere inRinguis masterfully establishedit’s thick, unrelenting and incredibly unnerving.
A group of friends traveling through rural Texas encounter a family of deranged cannibals, including the terrifying Leatherface.
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As they explore an old homestead, they are systematically hunted down in gruesome ways.
When Regan becomes violent and inconsolable, Chris is forced to look outward for help.
She turns to Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) for spiritual guidance and assistance.
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
The elderly Father Merrin recommends that the best course of action to help Regan would be a full-fledged exorcism.
There’s a plethora of iconic sequences and scares inThe Exorcistthat remain effective to this day.
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A controversial true crime writer finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
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After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay’s friends don’t believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her flee or defend herself.
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A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
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When her mentally ill mother passes away, Annie, her husband, son, and daughter all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family.
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When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
