Horror and Suspense Films to check out (plus a few spoofs)
by loopylupi | created - 30 Nov 2019 | updated - 16 Dec 2020 | PublicMovies that intrigue me enough to want to watch, and if I think they're good enough, add to my collection.
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1. Cat People (1982)
R | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole
Votes: 23,872 | Gross: $7.00M
2. The Survivor (1981)
Not Rated | 87 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
When an airline pilot survives a crash that kills all 300 passengers, he works with a psychic and a priest to find the culprit behind the incident and pacify the souls of the victims.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch McGregor
Votes: 1,337
3. Sphinx (1981)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud
Votes: 1,726 | Gross: $2.02M
4. Firestarter (1984)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear
Votes: 36,848 | Gross: $15.10M
5. Bloody Mama (1970)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Shelley Winters, Don Stroud, Pat Hingle, Diane Varsi
Votes: 3,724
6. Audrey Rose (1977)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Marsha Mason, John Beck, Susan Swift
Votes: 6,673
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7. Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
R | 99 min | Horror
Simon, a young man with magic powers, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge on a man who cheated him with a bad cheque.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott, George Paulsin, Norman Burton
Votes: 900
8. Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Director: Theodore Gershuny | Stars: Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, Astrid Heeren
Votes: 4,883
9. Arnold (1973)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Upon his death, Arnold marries his lover, Karen, in spite of his widow, and leaves deathtraps accompanied by audiotapes and his preserved and articulate corpse for those who cared only for his money.
Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Elsa Lanchester, Shani Wallis
Votes: 608
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10. Black Christmas (1974)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
Votes: 48,298 | Gross: $4.05M
11. Trilogy of Terror (1975 TV Movie)
Unrated | 72 min | Horror, Thriller
Three bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Burton, John Karlen, George Gaynes, Jim Storm
Votes: 8,682
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12. Demon Seed (1977)
Approved | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Director: Donald Cammell | Stars: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham, Berry Kroeger
Votes: 9,991
13. The Chosen (1977)
R | 105 min | Horror
Robert's in charge of constructing a nuclear power plant in the Middle East. Will it be instrumental in prophecies of antichrist's apocalypse?
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 1,588
14. Piranha (1978)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 24,663 | Gross: $6.00M
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15. The Manitou (1978)
PG | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400-year-old demonic Native American spirit.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens
Votes: 3,308
16. The Fury (1978)
R | 118 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning
Votes: 17,305
17. Supernatural (1933)
Passed | 65 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A serial black widow murderess returns to life in the body of a young woman to exact revenge on a former lover, a phony spiritualist who betrayed her.
Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Randolph Scott, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne
Votes: 926
18. School of Fear (1969)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
At a boarding school for boys in Northern Germany, one student named Kurrat vanishes one night without informing anybody after having had a fight with one of the teachers. Soon, the Police ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Konrad Georg, Horst Tappert, Karin Hübner
Votes: 162
19. Vampira (1994)
90 min | Drama, Horror
Director: Joey Romero | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Christopher De Leon, Jayvee Gayoso, Nida Blanca
Votes: 27
20. L'homme au cerveau greffé (1972)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Professor Marcilly is a famed brain specialist who, following in-depth and extended research work, is now able to perform brain transplant surgery. One day, he finds himself in the presence... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Doniol-Valcroze | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 62
21. Really Weird Tales (1986 TV Movie)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
"Really Weird Tales" is a hosted television movie that consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson; hosted by Joe Flaherty.
Directors: John Blanchard, Paul Lynch, Don McBrearty | Stars: Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Donald Harron, Olivia d'Abo
Votes: 225
22. Demented (1994)
95 min | Horror
A demented nurse slaughters not-so-innocent victims in the hope of acquiring a suitable heart to resurrect her dead husband.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Michelle Bauer, Nancy Borden, Angie Bowie, Mike Engle
Votes: 29
23. Black Cat Mansion (1958)
69 min | Drama, Horror
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Toshio Hosokawa, Midori Chikuma, Yuriko Ejima, Fujie Satsuki
Votes: 498
24. The Medium (1951)
84 min | Drama, Music
Madame Flora is terrified when she perceives a supernatural presence during one of her fraudulent séances. Menotti's first international success, "The Medium" is a tragedy in two acts for ... See full summary »
Director: Gian Carlo Menotti | Stars: Marie Powers, Leopoldo Savona, Belva Kibler, Beverly Dame
Votes: 195
25. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" is a 1943 fantasy / horror anthology movie, where a man of mystery known only as Doctor Terror recounts seven stories from his casebook of personal encounters with evil and the supernatural.
Stars: Henriette Gérard, Ferdinand Hart, Jany Holt, Maria Alba
Votes: 40
26. The Touch of Her Flesh (1967)
78 min | Horror, Thriller
A distraught weapons dealer is involved in an automobile accident after catching his stripper wife in bed with another man. Upon recovering, he goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers while plotting revenge.
Director: Michael Findlay | Stars: Suzanne Marre, Angelique Pettyjohn, Michael Findlay, Vivian Del Rio
Votes: 391
27. The Kiss of Her Flesh (1968)
75 min | Horror, Thriller
A weapons expert who murdered his unfaithful stripper wife and her lover goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers, while plotting the demise of his wife's swinging bisexual sister and her kinky boyfriend.
Director: Michael Findlay | Stars: Uta Erickson, Janet Banzet, Michael Findlay, Donna Stone
Votes: 270
28. The Curse of Her Flesh (1968)
75 min | Horror, Thriller
A weapons dealer who murdered his unfaithful stripper wife goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers while plotting revenge on his wife's lover.
Director: Michael Findlay | Stars: Eve Bork, Michael Findlay, Ron Scardera, Linda Boyce
Votes: 296
29. Deranged (1987)
R | 83 min | Horror
A woman kills a burglar in self-defense. The experience so unnerves her she begins to imagine that everyone is trying to harm her and begins to kill anybody who comes near her.
Director: Chuck Vincent | Stars: Veronica Hart, Jerry Butler, Jennifer Delora, Jamie Gillis
Votes: 505
30. The Satanist (1968)
Not Rated | 64 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A young couple's marriage becomes threatened when an attractive female occultist enters their lives, enticing them into a strange world of drugs, sex, and satanic rites.
Director: Zoltan G. Spencer | Stars: Pat Barrington, Mary Bauer
Votes: 187
31. Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare (2014)
Not Rated | 74 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Four girls are stalked by a killer with a rusty power drill.
Director: Richard Mogg | Stars: Kaitlyn Yurkiw, Lauren Richardson, Hillary Kaplan, Kirk Munaweera
Votes: 80
32. Inbred (2011)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror
Four young offenders and their care workers visit the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.
Director: Alex Chandon | Stars: Jo Hartley, James Doherty, Seamus O'Neill, James Burrows
Votes: 5,656
33. Curdled (1996)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
After getting interested in murder as a kid in Colombia, Gabriela now has a scrapbook on murders including clippings on "The Blue Blood Killer". While cleaning his latest murder scene in Miami, she comes across a clue missed by the cops.
Director: Reb Braddock | Stars: William Baldwin, Angela Jones, Bruce Ramsay, Lois Chiles
Votes: 5,586 | Gross: $0.05M
34. Mystics in Bali (1981)
86 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A woman researches a book that takes her to the black magic cult of Leák in Bali. She meets an evil witch who promises to train her dark arts. But she is tricked and turned into a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck.
Director: H. Tjut Djalil | Stars: Ilona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D., W.D. Mochtar
Votes: 1,468
35. The House of Clocks (1989 TV Movie)
Unrated | 84 min | Horror
Three lowlife punks are trapped in a posh villa while trying to rob it and become at the mercy of the murderous owners whom have the power to stop and reverse time via their mystical clocks.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Keith Van Hoven, Karina Huff, Paolo Paoloni, Bettine Milne
Votes: 1,273
36. Twists of Terror (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Horror, Thriller
Stuck in the attic of his house, a paranoid man recounts several different tales to an unknown listener in order to explain the dangers of the world.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Jennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Joseph Ziegler
Votes: 444
37. CarousHELL (2016)
70 min | Horror
Duke, a carousel unicorn, breaks free of his carnival hell and embarks on a bloody rampage of revenge on humanity.
Director: Steve Rudzinski | Stars: P.J. Gaynard, Andrew Zibritosky, Steve Rimpici, Teague Shaw
Votes: 403
38. Murder Weapon (1989)
81 min | Horror, Thriller
Two daughters of mobsters get out of the sanitarium after having killed a boyfriend in the shower, supposedly cured and on the right track. They hold a party and invite all their old ... See full summary »
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Lyle Waggoner, Linnea Quigley, Karen Russell, Stephen Steward
Votes: 659
39. Blessed Are the Children (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After getting an abortion, Traci Patterson begins to suspect that something sinister is following her and her friends.
Director: Christopher Wesley Moore | Stars: Kaley Ball, Keni Bounds, Arianne Elizabeth, Jordan Boyd
Votes: 287
40. The Perfection (2018)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Music
When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Marie Maskell, Allison Williams, Christina Jastrzembska, Glynis Davies
Votes: 49,397
41. Paganini Horror (1988)
82 min | Horror, Music
When a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Daria Nicolodi, Jasmine Maimone, Pascal Persiano, Maria Cristina Mastrangeli
Votes: 1,352
42. Aenigma (1987)
Unrated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
The spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls boarding school to enact bloody revenge against the elitist, lingerie-clad coeds responsible for her condition.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jared Martin, Lara Lamberti, Ulli Reinthaler, Sophie d'Aulan
Votes: 3,320
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43. Messiah of Evil (1974)
R | 90 min | Horror
A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.
Directors: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | Stars: Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford
Votes: 5,807
44. Annihilation (I) (2018)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong
Votes: 360,610 | Gross: $32.73M
45. Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Horror
Spooky high jinks abound when Elvira finds herself spending the night in a mysterious castle en route to 1851 Paris.
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson
Votes: 4,699
46. The Living Dead Girl (1982)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.
Director: Jean Rollin | Stars: Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall, Carina Barone
Votes: 2,562
47. Triggered (I) (2019)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Two teenagers fake an attack by a legendary serial killer for a little attention, but the plan backfires when this triggers the real killer to resurface and go after them.
Director: Christopher Wesley Moore | Stars: Meredith Mohler, Jesse Dalton, Sam Furman, Keni Bounds
Votes: 352
48. Clownado (2019)
TV-MA | 99 min | Comedy, Horror
Cursed demonic circus clowns set out on a vengeful massacre using tornadoes. A stripper, Elvis impersonator, truck driver, teen runaway, and a dude get caught in the supernatural battle between femme fatal and the boss clown from hell.
Director: Todd Sheets | Stars: John O'Hara, Rachel Lagen, Bobby Westrick, Antwoine Steele
Votes: 2,992
49. Iced (1989)
Unrated | 86 min | Horror
A group of childhood friends are invited to the opening of a posh ski resort, unaware that an old nemesis has murderous plans in mind for them.
Director: Jeff Kwitny | Stars: Debra De Liso, Doug Stevenson, Ron Kologie, Elizabeth Gorcey
Votes: 736
50. Hell High (1987)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A teacher still haunted by the death of two teens that she accidentally caused as a young girl goes beserk when four teens start harassing her and then attack her in her home.
Director: Douglas Grossman | Stars: Maureen Mooney, Christopher Stryker, Christopher Cousins, Millie Prezioso
Votes: 1,388 | Gross: $0.19M
51. The Rejuvenator (1988)
R | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A rich actress who has gotten too old for leading roles employs a scientist who is working on a formula for eternal youth. The formula involves withdrawing certain fluids from the human ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Thomas Jones | Stars: Vivian Lanko, John MacKay, James Hogue, Katell Pleven
Votes: 689
52. Candy Corn (2019)
85 min | Horror, Thriller
It's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.
Director: Josh Hasty | Stars: Courtney Gains, Pancho Moler, P.J. Soles, Tony Todd
Votes: 1,564
53. Haunt (I) (2019)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.
Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Stars: Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, Lauryn Alisa McClain, Andrew Lewis Caldwell
Votes: 37,490
54. Slaughter Daughter (2012)
Not Rated | 77 min | Horror
A former beauty queen plots the death of her overbearing mother with the help of her pen-pal, a serial killer on death row.
Director: Travis Campbell | Stars: Nicola Fiore, Leesa Rowland, Tim Dax, Ruby Larocca
Votes: 262
55. Ganja & Hess (1973)
R | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Director: Bill Gunn | Stars: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn, Sam L. Waymon
Votes: 2,589 | Gross: $0.02M
56. Sawbones (1995 TV Movie)
R | 84 min | Horror
An edgy, terrifying tale about an intern who failed medical school... but never gave up surgery.
Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Adam Baldwin, Nina Siemaszko, Barbara Carrera, Don Stroud
Votes: 216
57. The Task (2011)
R | 94 min | Horror
A group of reality show contestants must survive the night in a haunted jail.
Director: Alex Orwell | Stars: Alexandra Staden, Victor McGuire, Sean McConaghy, Adam Rayner
Votes: 3,706
58. Scream of the Banshee (2011 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Horror
An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scream.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Eric F. Adams, Marcelle Baer
Votes: 2,478
59. Fertile Ground (2011)
R | 95 min | Horror
Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate's ancestral home in the country. Once there, Emily is plagued by horrifying visions and haunted by the ghosts inhabiting their isolated new home.
Director: Adam Gierasch | Stars: Leisha Hailey, Gale Harold, Chelcie Ross, JoNell Kennedy
Votes: 3,195
60. Edge of the Axe (1988)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.
Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Mosely, Fred Holliday
Votes: 2,926
61. Just Before Dawn (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry
Votes: 7,124
62. Unhinged (1982)
Unrated | 79 min | Horror
Three young women who crash their car during a rainstorm are taken in by a bizarre family at their large, rural estate.
Director: Don Gronquist | Stars: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Virginia Settle
Votes: 1,971
63. Stay Out Stay Alive (2019)
85 min | Horror, Thriller
Shadowed by a haunting presence in the redwood forest, five young hikers discover an abandoned goldmine dating back to the Gold Rush and descend into madness and greed as the pursuit of easy riches consumes them.
Director: Dean Yurke | Stars: Brie Mattson, Brandon Wardle, Sage Mears, Christina July Kim
Votes: 1,190
64. Steel and Lace (1990)
R | 92 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A rape victim returns from the dead to seek vengeance on her rapists.
Director: Ernest Farino | Stars: Clare Wren, Bruce Davison, Stacy Haiduk, David Naughton
Votes: 1,169
65. Phobia (2008)
240 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
4BIA is a Horror Anthology. The first segment, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with a stranger over hand phone text messaging and soon discovered something strange about... See full summary »
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Paween Purijitpanya, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Maneerat Kham-uan, Witawat Singlampong, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Chon Wachananon
Votes: 3,655
66. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller
The potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti
Votes: 5,777
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67. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Votes: 10,679
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68. Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.
Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino, Guido Adorni, Susanna Cappellaro
Votes: 17,396
69. 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: 3,663
70. They're Coming to Get You! (1972)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julián Ugarte
Votes: 4,595
71. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An insurance investigator tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Janine Reynaud
Votes: 3,566
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72. Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, Rossella Falk
Votes: 3,622
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73. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Unrated | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A woman, a survivor of a failed murder attempt by the so-called "Half-Moon Killer", and her husband try to find a connection between herself, six other women, and the killer.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Uschi Glas, Pier Paolo Capponi, Rossella Falk
Votes: 2,685
74. The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)
R | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Director: Francesco Barilli | Stars: Mimsy Farmer, Maurizio Bonuglia, Mario Scaccia, Jho Jhenkins
Votes: 2,993
75. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are much out of their depth.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 2,914
76. Eyeball (1975)
R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A maniac killer in a red cape and hood is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Martine Brochard, John Richardson, Ines Pellegrini, Andrés Mejuto
Votes: 1,956
77. Spasmo (1974)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girlfriend are taking a walk on a deserted beach when they discover a woman's body lying on the sand; a closer look proves that she's alive. The next day ... See full summary »
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov, Adolfo Lastretti
Votes: 2,100
78. Paranoia (1969)
X | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, Colette Descombes, Tino Carraro
Votes: 1,623
79. Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The owner of a prestigious New York ballet school teams up with a male model to solve a series of bizarre murders of a few of the students.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Claudio Cassinelli, Cosimo Cinieri
Votes: 2,198
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80. Body Double (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton
Votes: 38,056 | Gross: $8.80M
81. Dressed to Kill (1980)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon
Votes: 48,138 | Gross: $31.90M
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82. The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Having recently escaped the clutches of a hippie sex cult, a beautiful model is pursued by a serial killer whose previous victims include former occupants of her new apartment.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Paola Quattrini, Giampiero Albertini
Votes: 3,298
83. Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The killer wears a suit and a black motorcycle helmet. Will anyone discover the killer's identity before the entire agency dies?
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi, Solvi Stubing
Votes: 3,097
84. The Monster of Florence (1986)
103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A string of sex murders has been plaguing Florence for almost 15 years, in which a serial killer brutally murders couples who are sneaking "a quickie" in public areas. A writer who is doing... See full summary »
Director: Cesare Ferrario | Stars: Leonard Mann, Bettina Giovannini, Gabriele Tinti, Francesca Muzio
Votes: 284
85. Body Puzzle (1992)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A homicide detective realizes that the brutal murders committed by a mysterious serial killer he's after have something to do with the late husband of a beautiful widow.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Joanna Pacula, Tomas Arana, François Montagut, Gianni Garko
Votes: 951
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86. A Blade in the Dark (1983)
Unrated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A killer stalks a composer staying at a posh Tuscany villa while writing the score to a horror film which has an incriminating clue to the killer's identity.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo, Michele Soavi
Votes: 4,008
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87. The Murder Clinic (1966)
GP | 86 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Patients and staff of an isolated mental hospital are being killed off by a hooded maniac who stalks the halls.
Directors: Elio Scardamaglia, Lionello De Felice | Stars: William Berger, Françoise Prévost, Mary Young, Barbara Wilson
Votes: 464
88. The House That Screamed (1969)
GP | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | Stars: Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó, John Moulder-Brown, Maribel Martín
Votes: 4,117
89. Footprints on the Moon (1975)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being tormented by dreams about astronauts on the moon, a translator visits a deserted seaside town whose inhabitants know her, although she does not know them.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Fanelli | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto
Votes: 2,499
90. The Possessed (1965)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While visiting his favorite resort town during the off-season, a novelist investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini | Stars: Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Valentina Cortese, Pia Lindström
Votes: 1,426
91. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.
Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Bob Ivy, Ella Joyce
Votes: 51,466 | Gross: $2.00M
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92. Spookies (1986)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
A wicked sorcerer tries to sacrifice a group of people inside his house with the intention of using their vitality to keep his wife alive.
Directors: Genie Joseph, Thomas Doran, Brendan Faulkner | Stars: Felix Ward, Maria Pechukas, Dan Scott, Alec Nemser
Votes: 4,161
93. The Wax Mask (1997)
Unrated | 98 min | Horror
In 1900 Paris, a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man whose metal claw rips out their hearts. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. 12 years later in Rome, ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Stivaletti | Stars: Robert Hossein, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi, Gabriella Giorgelli
Votes: 2,464
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94. The Haunting of Julia (1977)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After her daughter's death, wealthy American homemaker Julia Lofting moves to London to restart her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the ghosts of other children while mourning for her own.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett
Votes: 3,007
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95. Pieces (1982)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom
Votes: 12,791 | Gross: $2.03M
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96. House II: The Second Story (1987)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.
Director: Ethan Wiley | Stars: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Bill Maher
Votes: 12,315 | Gross: $7.80M
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97. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" - one male, one female - planning to mate them in order to create a master race.
Directors: Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Monique van Vooren
Votes: 6,908 | Gross: $10.25M
98. Blood for Dracula (1974)
R | 106 min | Horror
An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica, Maxime McKendry
Votes: 6,567 | Gross: $0.28M
99. Gothic (1986)
R | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr
Votes: 8,851 | Gross: $0.92M
100. Compulsion (2016)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a fight with her boyfriend, a successful female erotic novelist on a book tour of Europe joins her ex and his female friend, with whom she falls madly in love, for a party at a castle owned by a dangerous cult.
Director: Craig Goodwill | Stars: Lio Tipton, Marta Gastini, Jakob Cedergren, Valentin Merlet
Votes: 1,793
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