Horror
Visible Secret
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Visible Secret

2001
Peter is head over heels in love with a woman he's just met named June. The couple's love grows quickly and is so supercharged that Peter pays scant attention when June casually mentions that she sees poltergeists. But it isn't long before Peter notices more than a few bumps in the night and must force himself to look into her mysterious and troubled past ... that is, if they're to have any future together!

Directed by:

  • Ann Hui
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    Butchered
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    Butchered

    2010
    In the summer of their senior year, a group of high school friends sail to a secluded island to party before going their separate ways to college. But they're not the island's only visitors: a serial killer known as the Butcher is lying in wait. The axe-wielding maniac is eager for a fresh kill, and with nowhere to run, the kids are easy prey. Melissa Lukon, Cari Moskow, David Schifter and Shaun O'Rourke star in this terrifying gorefest.

    Directed by:

  • Charles Stewart Jr.
  • Shaun O'Rourke
  • Sheila Brothers
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    Razortooth
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    Razortooth

    2006
    When four college students trek to the Everglades to conduct extra-credit research for their biology professor, they become prey to a huge man-eating eel with nasty incisors that's been terrorizing a nearby Florida community. As they try to kill the bloodthirsty beast with the help of a few local residents, the kids uncover their professor's true motive for sending them to the swamp. Patricia Harrington directs this chilling horror flick.

    Directed by:

  • Patricia Harrington
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    Hisss
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    Hisss

    2010
    In a plot to bait the sultry mythical snake-goddess Nagin (Mallika Sherawat) for her immortality-granting essence, American adventurer George States (Jeff Doucette) journeys to India and abducts her reptilian lover in this erotic horror film from director Jennifer Lynch. Nagin shape-shifts into a gorgeous woman and sets out to rescue her beloved. In her quest for vengeance, the serpent-lady seduces or swallows just about everything in her path.

    Directed by:

  • Jennifer Chambers Lynch
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    Spirit Lost
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    Spirit Lost

    1996
    Get ready to be spooked! A young couple buys an old home on an intoxicatingly beautiful island; unbeknownst to them, however, the house is haunted by a seductive ghost who's lonely and looking for a new lover. She eventually lures the husband, a painter, into moving into his attic studio while she tries to scare away his now unhappy and pregnant wife.

    Directed by:

  • Neema Barnette
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    Hood of Horror
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    Hood of Horror

    2006
    Hosted by Snoop Dogg, this hip-hop horror trilogy stars Billy Dee Williams, Danny Trejo, Aries Spears, Jason Alexander and Ernie Hudson. The terror begins with the chilling tale of a girl who tags murdering gangsters with the mark of death. Then, a greedy redneck plans to evict four retired military servicemen and suffers the veterans' grisly wrath. Finally, a rap star's bloody climb to the top leads to his retribution.

    Directed by:

  • Stacy Title
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    Office Killer
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    Office Killer

    1997
    After being put on contract status and forced to work from home because of downsizing, mousy copy editor Dorine Douglas (Carol Kane) finds a solution to her frustrations when she's called in to help an insufferable co-worker -- and accidentally electrocutes him. Next thing you know, the office is desperately understaffed, and Dorine has a cellar full of dead colleagues in this delectably dark satire.

    Directed by:

  • Cindy Sherman
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    Don't Answer the Phone / Prime Evil
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    Don't Answer the Phone / Prime Evil

    1980
    Evil strikes both the West Coast and the East Coast in this gory combo of 1980s horror thrillers, which recount the tales of a psycho photographer and a sect of satanic monks. In Don't Answer the Phone, James Westmoreland is a street-smart L.A. cop out to catch a photographer who's been terrorizing a psychiatrist. In Prime Evil, Mavis Harris is a nun who catches on to the misdeeds of an evil New York cult led by William Beckwith.

    Directed by:

  • Robert Hammer
  • Roberta Findlay
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    April Fools
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    April Fools

    2007
    A year ago, DeAnna played a cruel April Fools' joke on nerdy Melvin that inadvertently ended in murder. Now, DeAnna, her boyfriend and her pals are being stalked by a hooded figure. Is Melvin still alive, or is someone avenging his death? It's up to one of the teens' police detective father and his partner to stop the killer before he strikes again. Lil' Flip, Aaliyah Franks, Anthony Hixon, Obba Babatundé and Darrin Dewitt Henson star.

    Directed by:

  • Nancy Norman
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    Red Hook
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    Red Hook

    2009
    Despite her better judgment, college freshman Jenny (Christina Brucato) reluctantly agrees to join her new friends in a New York City scavenger hunt. As the group receives mysterious text message clues, they're sent to dark, dangerous corners of the city. Soon, they realize that this is no innocent game, and winning could mean the difference between life and death. Terrence Mann, Hollis Scarborough and Frankie Shaw co-star in this thriller.

    Directed by:

  • Elizabeth Lucas
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    Creepshow 3
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    Creepshow 3

    2006
    Prepare yourself for five stories of unimaginable horror. A remote control takes charge in "Alice," while "The Radio" drives a security guard to murder. In "The Haunted Dog," the nasty Dr. Farwell gets a taste of his own medicine. "Rachel the Call Girl" is a ruthless killer who finally meets her match in a vampiric john, and two students set out to prove that there's more to "Professor Dayton's Wife" than meets the eye.

    Directed by:

  • Ana Clavell
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    Restless Souls
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    Restless Souls

    2002
    When a young bride is seduced and abducted by an insatiable apparition inhabiting a haunted mansion, four paranormal experts are called in to investigate -- but they soon succumb to the house's supernatural pleasures. Before they can uncover the dark and lustful spirit responsible for the kidnapping, the quartet must confront their carnal desires in this erotic horror flick directed by Debra Black.

    Directed by:

  • Debra Black
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    Hard Ride to Hell
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    Hard Ride to Hell

    2010
    Unsuspecting RV owners who are camping in Texas stumble onto a hideous sacrificial ceremony and lose one of their own before they escape the gang of devil-worshipping bikers led by the sinister Jefe (Miguel Ferrer). Fleeing to a ghost town complete with its own lethal curse, the hapless vacationers find themselves trapped in an epic struggle between good and evil with other players that include an exceedingly odd boy and a possessed preacher.

    Directed by:

  • Penelope Buitenhuis
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    Prime Evil
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    Prime Evil

    1988
    In exchange for immortality, an ancient sect of satanic monks agrees to honor their dark lord with a blood sacrifice every 13 years. But in the modern era, finding bodies for the altar is not so easy. Setting up shop in New York City, the devil worshippers search for their next ceremonial victim. William Beckwith stars as the leader of the cult, and Mavis Harris is the nun who's on to his diabolical deeds.

    Directed by:

  • Roberta Findlay
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    The Attic
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    The Attic

    2007
    Upon moving into a new home, Emma (Elisabeth Moss) and her family grow increasingly unhappy. But that's not surprising … considering there's a ghost haunting the abode. Driven to clear up the mystery, Emma finds a friend in police Detective John Trevor, who helps her investigate the aggressive apparition and, in the process, uncovers an unsettling truth about her past. Mary Lambert directs this suspenseful tale of supernatural terror.

    Directed by:

  • Mary Lambert
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    The Mafu Cage
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    The Mafu Cage

    1978
    This dark, suspenseful film explores the bizarre relationship between two adult sisters. Ellen (Lee Grant) is a successful astronomer saddled with caring for the mentally disturbed Cissy (Carol Kane), who lives in the shadow of the women's late father's work in Africa. As Ellen strives for normalcy, Cissy keeps -- and then kills -- a series of primates in a cage in the family home. James Olson and Will Geer co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Karen Arthur
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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