Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead (1985)

Horror, Drama, Mystery

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Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

2004 ★ 7.1

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007 ★ 7.0

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

2007 ★ 6.1

Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

The Taking of Deborah Logan

The Taking of Deborah Logan

2014 ★ 6.5

What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.

The Divide

The Divide

2012 ★ 5.9

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction

2007 ★ 6.3

Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

2007 ★ 6.7

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

2017 ★ 6.2

Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

The Resurrected

The Resurrected

1991 ★ 6.2

Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

The Banana Splits Movie

The Banana Splits Movie

2019 ★ 6.5

A boy named Harley and his family attend a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn - and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003 ★ 6.3

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

Mirrors

Mirrors

2008 ★ 6.3

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964 ★ 7.3

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

2006 ★ 6.5

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

1978 ★ 7.5

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

The Last House on the Left

The Last House on the Left

2009 ★ 6.5

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

Barbarian

Barbarian

2022 ★ 6.8

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

The Cell

The Cell

2000 ★ 6.3

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

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.

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.

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