Alive

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Alive (2018)

Horror, Thriller

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Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

1982 ★ 5.9

A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

Saw

Saw

2004 ★ 7.4

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.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988 ★ 6.4

Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard. Kirsty is undeterred and, with the help of a fellow patient, heads to Hell for a rescue.

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

2014 ★ 6.9

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

Caveat

Caveat

2021 ★ 6.3

A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

The Strangers: Chapter 2

2025 ★ 6.1

After learning that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, The Strangers return to finish the job. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival against psychopaths more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

Grave Encounters

Grave Encounters

2011 ★ 6.3

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

Mercy

Mercy

2023 ★ 6.0

An ex-military doctor finds herself in a deadly battle for survival when the Irish mafia seize control of the hospital at which she works. When her son is taken hostage, she is forced to rely upon her battle-hardened past and lethal skills after realizing there’s no one left to save the day but her.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day

2010 ★ 6.5

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

The Call

The Call

2013 ★ 6.8

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

Fragile

Fragile

2005 ★ 6.5

Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave. Amy tries to protect them and convince the other staffers of the evil that lurks there.

Tau

Tau

2018 ★ 6.2

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

The Harvest

The Harvest

2015 ★ 6.0

After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.

Play Dead

Play Dead

2022 ★ 6.1

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.

Smile

Smile

2022 ★ 6.7

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

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

2022 ★ 6.3

A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.

Unsane

Unsane

2018 ★ 6.3

A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

Ghostland

Ghostland

2018 ★ 7.4

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

Son

Son

2021 ★ 6.0

When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987 ★ 6.7

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

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