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Added by Lex on 27 Sep 2011 03:49
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The "thinking person's" "horror" films.

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People who added this item 6256 Average listal rating (4255 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.3
Yes, many don't consider this horror, but it has horrific elements. If you don't care for it, that's fine. I hope there are others here that may interest you if you were curious enough to click.

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People who added this item 32 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 5.8
I loved this so much when I was about 9, but some scenes gave me chills to this day. It stayed in my head and I thought about the plot for a long time after.
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People who added this item 2759 Average listal rating (1780 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
Very little blood in the movie, very little gore, but it's the growing tension and the fear of being ostracized that makes this movie so frightening.

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People who added this item 163 Average listal rating (106 ratings) 5.2 IMDB Rating 5.5
Darkness (2002)
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People who added this item 179 Average listal rating (106 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.6
Dead & Buried (1981)
Brrr.

People who added this item 106 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 5.2 IMDB Rating 6
Dorothy (2008)
Disturbing and weird. Not typical horror.

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People who added this item 202 Average listal rating (79 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.2
Equus (1977)
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People who added this item 3612 Average listal rating (2270 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.5
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People who added this item 683 Average listal rating (435 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.2
What's scarier than being a child and thinking your father is having a psychotic break down? Thinking that he is on a rampage to cleanse the world of "demons" and wants your help...

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People who added this item 92 Average listal rating (47 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.2
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People who added this item 401 Average listal rating (247 ratings) 4.6 IMDB Rating 4.8
Godsend (2004)
Interesting little tale...

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People who added this item 66 Average listal rating (37 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 5.6
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People who added this item 149 Average listal rating (89 ratings) 5.5 IMDB Rating 5.9
Joshua (2007)
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People who added this item 665 Average listal rating (400 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.7
Eerie. If stuff related to ghosts creeps you out, prepared to get chills...

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People who added this item 633 Average listal rating (402 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.7
Kalifornia (1993)
More thriller than classic "horror", but what's creepier than being stuck on a road trip with a serial killer and his emotionally immature, disturbed "woman"?



Plus David Duchovny was so hot back in 1993. I miss 1993. Sort of.
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People who added this item 91 Average listal rating (49 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.6
Lady in White (1988)
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People who added this item 965 Average listal rating (589 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.1
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People who added this item 2263 Average listal rating (1456 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.9
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People who added this item 301 Average listal rating (180 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.9
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People who added this item 712 Average listal rating (441 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.2
Manhunter (1986)


Very 1986, love the music, love William Petersen in this role. VERY under-appreciated movie. The atmosphere in this, Petersen as Will Graham exudes angst and intelligence and I found myself thinking about the film for days after...
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People who added this item 563 Average listal rating (307 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.6
May
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People who added this item 2108 Average listal rating (1421 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.8
Misery (1990)
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People who added this item 156 Average listal rating (56 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.7
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People who added this item 124 Average listal rating (59 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 6.6
Pin (1989)
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People who added this item 2588 Average listal rating (1601 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 8
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People who added this item 734 Average listal rating (386 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.8
Spider (2002)
Just. Creepy. If you have the patience to sit through a slow-moving Cronenberg film.

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People who added this item 56 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6


This is a clip not a trailer. This might not be technically classified as a horror, but I think it's pretty darn freaky!
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People who added this item 454 Average listal rating (262 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.2
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People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.4
Couldn't find a trailer for this, but I remember it being great. Don't get it confused with the new movie with the same name (2011 or 2012 movie). This is a foreign movie with subtitles.
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People who added this item 826 Average listal rating (521 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.4
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People who added this item 480 Average listal rating (281 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.7
The Eye (2002)
Much better than the remake. And very, very creepy.



I would not want to see this at night, alone, with the lights off....!
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People who added this item 338 Average listal rating (169 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.2
Trailers for Season 1 and Season 2 of Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom (TV series)

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There is no trailer but here is the movie, parts 1 and 2



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People who added this item 1533 Average listal rating (943 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Orphanage (2007)
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No trailer available, sorry.
People who added this item 6529 Average listal rating (4541 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.4
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People who added this item 197 Average listal rating (94 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.3
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Kyle EllisKeyghostofBAMFmirinbuddykathydixie riddle cup
Just what it says. There is nothing wrong with loving slasher flicks, splatter punk, grade b movies, etc but these movies tend to be much "slower" paced and are perfect for people that like to analyze movies.

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