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April Fool's Day (1986)

Horror, Mystery

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Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981 ★ 6.0

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

American Gothic

American Gothic

1987 ★ 5.9

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

Scream

Scream

1996 ★ 7.4

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.

I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

1965 ★ 6.2

Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.

The Others

The Others

2001 ★ 7.6

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

1998 ★ 5.8

Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are the eerie embodiment of academic excellence and clean living. But, like the rest of the town, they're a little too perfect. When Steve's rebellious friend Gavin mysteriously joins their ranks, Steve searches for the truth with fellow misfit Rachel.

Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

1975 ★ 6.3

A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason

2003 ★ 6.1

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer

1997 ★ 6.0

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.

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

2021 ★ 6.7

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

Slaughter High

Slaughter High

1986 ★ 5.8

Eight different people are invited to their 10-year high school reunion at their now-closed down high school where a former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is there to seek revenge.

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987 ★ 6.1

When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge thirty years later.

Apostle

Apostle

2018 ★ 6.1

In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.

Mercy Black

Mercy Black

2019 ★ 6.0

A woman is sent to a mental institution after stabbing her classmate in an attempt to conjure an evil spirit called, Mercy Black. Fifteen years later she's released, and must save her nephew, who has become obsessed with the phenomenon.

Brahms: The Boy II

Brahms: The Boy II

2020 ★ 5.9

After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Scream

Scream

2022 ★ 6.7

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

1973 ★ 7.3

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

Sweetheart

Sweetheart

2019 ★ 6.4

Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984 ★ 6.1

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

Piglet

Piglet

2025 ★ 6.6

On Kate's 21st birthday camping trip, her friends encounter Piglet, a monstrous human-pig hybrid who brutally murders one of them. They uncover Piglet's origins and Kate must confront her past to survive the relentless killer.

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