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1. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 385,061 | Gross: $7.22M
2. Man Bites Dog (1992)
NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert
Votes: 43,828 | Gross: $0.21M
3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester
Votes: 19,431 | Gross: $16.32M
4. Deathtrap (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth
Votes: 15,522 | Gross: $19.28M
5. Pin (1988)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
Isolated by his strange parents, Leon finds solace in an imaginary friend, which happens to be an anatomy doll from his father's doctor office. Unfortunately, the doll begins to take over Leon's life, and his sister's life as well.
Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Bronwen Mantel
Votes: 5,331
6. Gorgo (1961)
Unrated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.
Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter, Christopher Rhodes
Votes: 4,270
7. The Tingler (1959)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts
Votes: 9,501
8. The Magnus Archives (2016 Podcast Series)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology examining the mysteries within the archives of London based The Magnus Institute, an organization dedicated to documenting and ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Sims, Alexander J. Newall, Frank Voss, Lydia Nicholas
Votes: 459
9. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (2019 Video Game)
M | 227 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Four friends and their captain set sail on a holiday diving trip to find a rumored WWII wreck, but as the day unfolds, a storm rolls in and soon their trip changes into something much more sinister.
Director: Tom Heaton | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Ayisha Issa, Arielle Palik, Chris Sandiford
Votes: 3,506
10. The Wax Mask (1997)
Unrated | 98 min | Horror
In 1900 Paris, a couple is murdered by a masked man, with a young girl as the only survivor. Twelve years later, a wax museum opens in Rome, attracting people and causing a series of disappearances.
Director: Sergio Stivaletti | Stars: Robert Hossein, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi, Gabriella Giorgelli
Votes: 2,486
11. Zapatlela (1993)
168 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A man is presumed to have been haunted when a doll possessed by the spirit of a gangster comes along in his life.
Director: Mahesh Kothare | Stars: Laxmikant Berde, Mahesh Kothare, Kishori Ambiye, Ravindra Berde
Votes: 850
12. Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach
Votes: 3,687
13. Woman on the Run (1950)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen
Votes: 4,866
14. Seizure (1974)
PG | 94 min | Horror
Jonathan Frid portrays a horror novelist who has a recurring nightmare about three figures out of his book who terrorize him and his family and friends during a weekend of fun. Then the ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Jonathan Frid, Martine Beswick, Joseph Sirola, Christina Pickles
Votes: 1,130
15. The Hanging Woman (1973)
R | 98 min | Horror
A man discovers the corpse of a young woman hanging in a cemetery.
Director: José Luis Merino | Stars: Stelvio Rosi, Maria Pia Conte, Dyanik Zurakowska, Pasquale Basile
Votes: 940 | Gross: $0.17M
16. Shriek of the Mutilated (1974)
R | 87 min | Horror
A group of college students are led by their professor into the mountains in search of the Yeti. The students start to be killed off one by one.
Director: Michael Findlay | Stars: Alan Brock, Jennifer Stock, Tawm Ellis, Michael Harris
Votes: 1,170
17. Phone (2002)
R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Investigative reporter Ji-won begins to receive a series of menacing calls. To escape the terrifying and relentless clanging of the telephone, she changes her number and moves out. But the threatening campaign of terror continues unabated.
Director: Byeong-ki Ahn | Stars: Ha Ji-Won, Kim Yu-mi, Woo-jae Choi, Ji-yeon Choi
Votes: 5,303
18. The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Approved | 79 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A house cat sees her mistress murdered by two servants under orders from her husband , and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas, Freda Jackson
Votes: 1,575
19. The Woman in White (1948)
Approved | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A ghostly woman warns a beautiful Victorian heiress about a count, and a strange spell haunts a mansion and its inhabitants in an adaptation of Wilkie Collins' novel.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, Gig Young
Votes: 1,765
20. The Queen of Spades (1949)
95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An army officer becomes obsessed with learning the secret to a card game for which an elderly countess sold her soul years earlier.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard
Votes: 2,410
21. The Sign of Four (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Mystery
Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 844
22. Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
Director: Janet Greek | Stars: Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins, Jeff Conaway, Richard Biggs
Votes: 5,005
23. The Third Eye (1966)
Not Rated | 98 min | Thriller, Horror
A young count living with his domineering mother spirals into madness after his mother and fiancée are killed by his jealous, lovesick servant.
Director: Mino Guerrini | Stars: Franco Nero, Gioia Pascal, Erika Blanc, Olga Solbelli
Votes: 566
24. I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Running away from the police, Aden goes to the desert where he meets an uncivilized man who has a special link with Mother-Earth. He ends up by convincing the hermit to come along with him into another desert... the big town!
Director: Fernando Arrabal | Stars: Gerard Borlant, Jean Chalon, François Chatelet, Raoul Curet
Votes: 969
25. Voodoo Island (1957)
Approved | 76 min | Horror
A scholarly type is asked to investigate the possible island site for a large resort hotel--an island rumored to be infested with zombies.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Murvyn Vye, Elisha Cook Jr.
Votes: 916
26. Cello (2005)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery
A cellist is haunted by strange events after a car wreck
Director: Lee Woo-cheol | Stars: Sung Hyun-ah, Da-an Park, Jeong Ho-bin, Jin Woo
Votes: 2,779
27. Scared to Death (1946)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 1,776
28. Ring of Terror (1961)
Unrated | 71 min | Drama, Horror
A group of medical students undertake some silly and frightening endeavors in order to pledge a fraternity.
Director: Clark L. Paylow | Stars: George E. Mather, Austin Green, Esther Furst, Norman Ollestad
Votes: 1,427
29. The Mistresses of Dr. Jekyll (1964)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A mad scientist creates a hideous monster to carry out his murderous plans.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Hugo Blanco, Agnès Spaak, Perla Cristal, Magda Maldonado
Votes: 643
30. Alone in Fear (2024)
7 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
The night after Halloween, in a house located somewhere on the outskirts, a lonely woman hears very strange noises coming from beyond the door of her room. In a first phase, going out into ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrig Andrisan | Stars: Rodrig Andrisan, Mariana Ortigoza
31. A Woman Rebels (1936)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance
Pamela, a woman in late-1800s England, wishes to be her own person and has no intention to ever marry. After she has a great deal of difficulty finding a job, she finally lands a position ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan, Donald Crisp
Votes: 932
32. House of Secrets (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns out to be more than she planned on as ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner, Kate Vernon, Michael Boatman
Votes: 257
33. The Holy Trinity (2023)
80 min | Horror
An award-winning film now streaming on Amazon Prime for audiences to enjoy. Based on a terrifying true story, this movie follows five college kids who stumbled upon an ancient pagan demon, creating a chilling narrative.
Director: Shalom Kolontarov | Stars: Rebecca Hurt, Yakov Kolontarov, Shalom Kolontarov, Val Garrahan
Votes: 532
34. Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Mystery
Arris wakes up in a hospital after surviving the crash of the spaceship Canera. He can't remember who he is or what he was doing on the ship, when a group of assassins break in and try to kill him.
Directors: Steve Hilliker, Erin Roberts | Stars: John Rowe, Clive Owen, John Hurt, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 326
35. Demon and the Mummy (1975 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
The second of two Kolchak compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Demon In Lace (about a succubus) and Legacy of Terror (about Aztec ritualistic serial killings), and adds new narration.
Directors: Don McDougall, Don Weis | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Keenan Wynn, Jackie Vernon
Votes: 43
36. Mi-hwak-in-dong-yeong-sang (2012)
93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
You better not click if you want to survive.
Director: Tae-kyeong Kim | Stars: Park Bo-young, Joo Won, Kang Byeol, Baek Gwang-Doo
Votes: 716
37. Haunted Boat (2005)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
HAUNTED BOAT is a mystical, mind-twisting psychological horror film about six teenagers going on a boat trip and getting lost in parallel dimensions where they have to face their greatest fears.
Director: Olga Levens | Stars: Courtney Scheuerman, Sarah Scott, Tien Pham, Travis Hammer
Votes: 821
38. Satan's Waitin' (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Chasing Tweety all over the rooftops, Sylvester falls off a building and dies. While waiting for his other eight lives, a satanic bulldog goads Sylvester into losing all eight by continuing to chase Tweety into risky situations.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 578
39. El Sanatorio (2010)
TV-14 | 73 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of friends decide to make a documentary about the ghosts that are supposed to be haunting The Sanatorium in Costa Rica, things get creepy when the arrive to the place.
Director: Miguel Alejandro Gomez | Stars: Luis Carlos Bogantes, Kurt Dyer, María Luisa Garita, Olger Gonzalez
Votes: 174
40. The Ring: Terror's Realm (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Survival horror game loosely based on the Japanese Ringu horror novel and movie series. In the near apocalyptic future, Meg investigates the mysterious death of her boyfriend, who worked for the Center for Disease Control.
Director: Atsushi Suzuki | Stars: Soness Stevens, Kevyn S. Johnson, Jeffrey J. Johnston, Richard M. Whitelock
Votes: 13
41. House of Ghosts (2012)
77 min | Horror
Writer/Director Christopher R. Mihm pays tribute to the works of William Castle, the master of classic horror. Rich socialites have a tradition of throwing exclusive dinner parties. This ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher R. Mihm | Stars: Michael Cook, Mark Haider, Catherine Hansen, Anthony Kaczor
Votes: 188
42. Dark Sands (1937)
Not Rated | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Musical
During WWI, action hero Robeson escapes an unjust death sentence to ramble around Arabia.
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford, Kouka
Votes: 343
43. The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1935)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
The head of a drug company mysteriously disappears, after taking credit for a new anesthetic that actually resulted from the work of several doctors, and his surgeon is found strangely murdered by a surgical instrument.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Kay Linaker, John Eldredge, Mary Astor
Votes: 296
44. House of Darkness (1948)
63 min | Horror
A young man visiting a house that turns out to be haunted is terrorized by the ghost of a man who had been murdered there years before.
Director: Oswald Mitchell | Stars: Henry Oscar, Laurence Harvey, Lesley Osmond, Alexander Archdale
Votes: 186
45. The Haunted Mansion (2003 Video Game)
T | Horror, Thriller
Trouble has found Zeke Holloway. In this famous house of wall-to-wall creeps and hot-and-cold running chills, Zeke must put unwelcome evil spirits to rest while trying to keep himself from ... See full summary »
Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Corey Burton, Jim Campbell, Lisa Donahey
Votes: 63
46. The Box (II) (2018)
17 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
A man receives a message from the girl he was in love years ago. Now he should decide if it's worth the risk to go meet her, or ignore this tempting invitation to starting a new life.
Director: Hesam Dehghani | Stars: Ehsan Dargazi, Darya Yaseri, Ziba Memari, Sogand Kheirkhah
Votes: 17
47. The Public Cemetery Under the Moon (1967)
87 min | Horror, Thriller
The kisaeng (korean geisha) Wol-ha marries Kim Han-su, but soon dies because of a false accusation made up by her husbands mother and her servant. Now the ghost of Wol-ha wants revenge!
Director: Cheol-hwi Kwon | Stars: Kum-Bong Do, Hae Hwang, Ae-ran Jeong, Mi-ae Kang
Votes: 95
48. Calling Scotland Yard: The Missing Passenger (1954)
Approved | 27 min | Short, Mystery, Romance
Two sisters become recluses after being jilted by a man who was courting both. He couldn't make up his mind so he just moved to South America for a few years. When he returns for a visit, ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Paul Douglas, Kay Walsh, Betty Ann Davies, Patrick Barr
49. The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Feature version of the 1938 serial of the same name.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Lee Powell, Bruce Bennett, Eleanor Stewart, Montagu Love
Votes: 46
50. Yo (1981)
100 min | Drama, Horror
Mi-ryeong marries Ji-kwang and takes him to live at her mansion. He soon seems to fall ill and he requests that his friend, Yeo-ok be hired on to nurse him. However, Yeo-ok and Ji-kwang are... See full summary »
Director: Yeong-hyo Kim | Stars: Ho-won Bae, Sok-Yang Choo, Bong Chu, Kim Ha-rim
Votes: 19