Horror Franchise Firsts, a list by keith

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4.3

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3.5

age 17+

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

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4.9

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55

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53

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2.4

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41

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24

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37

/20/

3.5

age 14+

A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.

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8.4

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81

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82

/18472/

4.2

/2841750/

84

/111/

93

/28528/

68

/26/

4.0

age 15+

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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6.5

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65

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67

/3781/

3.4

/1602072/

94

/230/

76

/303/

80

/35/

3.0

age 17+

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

70

7.5

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76

/23218/

75

/12425/

3.6

/1640322/

86

/227/

83

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68

/35/

1.0

age 16+

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

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8.1

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78

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77

/11239/

3.9

/1545574/

97

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91

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87

/21/

4.0

age 12+

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

72

7.8

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77

/16952/

75

/8747/

3.8

/539627/

64

/114/

87

/17050/

47

/17/

3.0

age 16+

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

75

7.4

/435909/

75

/15461/

74

/7613/

4.0

/1935109/

78

/130/

80

/15581/

66

/25/

3.0

age 16+

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

83

8.1

/492988/

78

/13030/

77

/8407/

4.0

/928214/

78

/178/

87

/18747/

83

/23/

4.0

age 16+

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

67

7.1

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73

/16580/

68

/6490/

3.5

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59

/113/

78

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47

/25/

3.0

age 17+

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

68

6.2

/108222/

67

/6622/

66

/2546/

3.1

/639668/

84

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63

/575/

67

/20/

3.0

age 17+

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

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6.7

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68

/14068/

66

/6454/

3.2

/873380/

50

/163/

68

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39

/28/

3.0

age 16+

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

77

7.2

/268727/

71

/7911/

69

/4244/

3.6

/419385/

87

/187/

76

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71

/30/

4.0

age 18+

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.

75

7.3

/271647/

75

/14052/

71

/6800/

3.6

/603826/

86

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78

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70

/13/

3.0

age 12+

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

67

6.5

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66

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67

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2.9

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80

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77

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68

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2.5

age 16+

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

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6.8

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67

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65

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3.4

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66

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83

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3.5

age 17+

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.

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6.1

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63

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2.8

/148116/

40

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54

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32

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Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

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7.6

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74

/17789/

74

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3.7

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59

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46

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2.0

age 17+

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.

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6.6

/306384/

70

/14928/

66

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2.9

/253277/

18

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60

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35

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1.0

age 18+

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

62

6.8

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70

/12635/

69

/7152/

3.2

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62

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52

/30/

2.0

age 15+

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

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5.5

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58

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63

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2.4

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52

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age 17+

A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.

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6.3

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66

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70

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2.7

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93

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78

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72

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3.0

age 14+

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

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7.4

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74

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73

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3.7

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84

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76

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age 17+

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

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5.8

/199124/

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62

/4280/

2.5

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68

/290/

74

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57

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2.5

age 17+

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

68

6.5

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65

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63

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3.3

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86

/175/

57

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80

/33/

age 16+

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

75

7.3

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72

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73

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3.6

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85

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84

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71

/11/

age 16+

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

85

7.7

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75

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75

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3.8

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97

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89

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91

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4.0

age 16+

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

76

7.3

/193121/

73

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71

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3.5

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88

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79

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79

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3.0

age 13+

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

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7.0

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71

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69

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3.3

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60

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63

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42

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3.5

age 18+

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

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5.5

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60

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57

/6444/

2.5

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28

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35

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37

/27/

1.0

age 17+

A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

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6.6

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69

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66

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3.0

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71

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67

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58

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2.0

age 13+

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

73

7.2

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72

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69

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3.5

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76

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65

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age 13+

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

63

7.0

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73

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68

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3.3

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58

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77

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2.0

age 17+

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

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5.4

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54

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55

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2.4

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45

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36

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55

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2.0

age 18+

When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.

57

6.4

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66

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64

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3.0

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68

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60

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22

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age 16+

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

67

7.1

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71

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68

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3.3

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61

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76

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61

/12/

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

66

6.7

/130124/

68

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67

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3.3

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64

/95/

65

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58

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3.0

age 14+

After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her 6-year old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

57

6.4

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67

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65

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2.9

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51

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54

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48

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2.0

age 14+

Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.

73

7.5

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73

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74

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3.6

/199795/

86

/56/

81

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62

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2.5

age 15+

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

67

6.3

/270023/

63

/8501/

60

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2.9

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82

/209/

57

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68

/24/

3.5

age 16+

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

65

63

6.4

/8840/

63

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63

/213/

3.3

/26729/

76

/17/

60

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63

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In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.

71

6.9

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70

/1075/

68

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3.5

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81

/47/

74

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68

/11/

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

83

7.8

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75

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76

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3.9

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95

/82/

87

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89

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3.5

age 17+

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

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5.6

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60

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57

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2.7

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36

/33/

40

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45

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1.0

age 17+

A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.

82

7.7

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74

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75

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3.8

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94

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87

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91

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age 10+

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

76

7.1

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72

/2526/

70

/1621/

3.8

/169610/

90

/127/

82

/2048/

73

/14/

3.0

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

49

5.8

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62

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60

/3132/

3.0

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47

/116/

41

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52

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1.0

age 16+

After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

65

6.2

/23790/

63

/763/

62

/451/

3.2

/51911/

77

/26/

54

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