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Tales from the Crypt 1972-Joan Collins, Peter Cushing-IMDB 6.8/10
1:32:19

Tales from the Crypt 1972-Joan Collins, Peter Cushing-IMDB 6.8/10

Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
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Nightmares-Veronica Cartwright, Cristina Raines-1983 IMDB 5.7/10
1:39:37

Nightmares-Veronica Cartwright, Cristina Raines-1983 IMDB 5.7/10

A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
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After Midnight 1989 IMDB 5.5/10
1:32:57

After Midnight 1989 IMDB 5.5/10

Horror anthology about a college professor (Zada) teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear". He brings his students (including psychic McWhirter) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town, and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, we have Helgenberger confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.
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From a Whisper to a Scream-Vincent Price-1987 IMDB 5.7/10
1:39:49

From a Whisper to a Scream-Vincent Price-1987 IMDB 5.7/10

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter: An elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond; a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit with the secret to eternal life; a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside; and Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.
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Three Cases of Murder-Orson Welles, Elizabeth Sellars-1954 IMDB 6.5/10
1:40:11

Three Cases of Murder-Orson Welles, Elizabeth Sellars-1954 IMDB 6.5/10

Three stories of murder and the supernatural. In the first, a museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. Second, when two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? Third, when a young politician is terribly hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.
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Dead of Night-Mervyn Johns-1945 IMDB 7.5/10
1:43:26

Dead of Night-Mervyn Johns-1945 IMDB 7.5/10

Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns), seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.
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The House of the Dead-Ivor Francis, Charles Aidman-1978 IMDB 4.8/10
1:20:30

The House of the Dead-Ivor Francis, Charles Aidman-1978 IMDB 4.8/10

"The House of the Dead" tells the tale of when a man who is having an affair with a married woman is dropped off on the wrong street when going back to his hotel. He takes refuge out of the rain when an old man invites him in. He turns out to be a mortician, who tells him the stories of the people who have wound up in his establishment over the course of four stories.
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Twice Told Tales-Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot-1963 IMDB 6.6
2:00:00

Twice Told Tales-Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot-1963 IMDB 6.6

Three horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancée and his best friend. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", Vincent Price plays a demented father inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", the Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and the Pyncheon brother returns to his home to search for a hidden vault.
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Torture Garden-Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance-1967 IMDB 6.1/10
1:40:19

Torture Garden-Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance-1967 IMDB 6.1/10

A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr. Diabolo (Burgess Meredith), to warn people of evil in their futures. One by one, skeptical customers stand before the Fate Atropos to be shown the greed and violence they're hiding behind their respectable façades.
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The Uncanny-Peter Cushing, Ray Milland-1977 IMDB 5.7/10
1:28:42

The Uncanny-Peter Cushing, Ray Milland-1977 IMDB 5.7/10

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
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Tales from the Hood-Clarence Williams III-1995 IMDB 6.6/10
1:37:31

Tales from the Hood-Clarence Williams III-1995 IMDB 6.6/10

Four short, moralistic horror vignettes (a la EC Comics) that deal with mostly black characters. The framing story introduces three youths out to pick up a drug shipment at a funeral parlor from the strange director, Mr. Simms. As the three punks wind their way through the parlor, Mr. Simms tells them the last stories of some of his more interesting clients.
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The House That Dripped Blood-Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee-1971 IMDB 6.5/10
1:41:04

The House That Dripped Blood-Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee-1971 IMDB 6.5/10

A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house and its tragic previous tenants: 1) A hack novelist encounters a strangler who's the villain of his books, leading his wife to question his sanity, 2) Two men are obsessed with a wax figure of a woman from their past, 3) A little girl with a stern, widowed father displays an interest in witchcraft, and 4) An arrogant horror film actor purchases a black cloak which gives him a vampire's powers.
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Tales of Terror-Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone-1962 IMDB 6.8/10
1:28:42

Tales of Terror-Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone-1962 IMDB 6.8/10

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe. A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie-Debbie Harry, Mark Margolis, Steve Buscemi-1990 IMDB 6.2/10
1:33:20

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie-Debbie Harry, Mark Margolis, Steve Buscemi-1990 IMDB 6.2/10

This is really three shorter movies, bound together by a fourth tale in which the other three stories are read. The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from Hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw, and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.
Creepshow 1982 IMDB 6.8/10
2:00:18

Creepshow 1982 IMDB 6.8/10

Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to their necks on the beach. The fourth is about a creature that resides in a crate under the steps of a college. The final story is about an ultra-rich businessman who gets his comeuppance from cockroaches
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Creepshow 2 1987 IMDB 6/10
1:29:38

Creepshow 2 1987 IMDB 6/10

Three more stories told from a comic book are presented by the Creep. The first is about a dime-store Native American that seeks vengeance on those who killed the store's owners. The second is about a carnivorous mass of pond scum that attacks four people on a raft. The final tale is about a rich woman who accidentally kills a hitchhiker while speeding home from an affair with a male prostitute.
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Trilogy of Terror 1975-Karen Black-IMDB 6.5/10
1:12:02

Trilogy of Terror 1975-Karen Black-IMDB 6.5/10

Three interwoven horror stories. The first story is about a college student who is infatuated with his teacher. The second story is a paranoid tale of twin sisters - one good, the other evil. The third story is about a Zuni fetish doll that comes to life and terrorizes a woman in her own apartment.
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Dead of Night-Ed Begley Jr., Elisha Cook Jr.-1977 IMDB 6.1/10
1:13:02

Dead of Night-Ed Begley Jr., Elisha Cook Jr.-1977 IMDB 6.1/10

Is a made-for-television horror anthology film that contains three stories. The first story is about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the second story is about the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and the third story is about a mother tormented by her dead son who she has brought back to life
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From Beyond the Grave 1974-Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence-IMDB 6.6/10
1:38:04

From Beyond the Grave 1974-Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence-IMDB 6.6/10

Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about an antique dealer who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his customers who try to cheat him. Stories include "The Gate Crasher" with David Warner who frees an evil entity from an antique mirror, "An Act of Kindness" featuring Donald Pleasence, "The Elemental", and "The Door".
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Black Sabbath-Boris Karloff, Jacqueline Pierreux-1963 IMDB 7/10
1:36:05

Black Sabbath-Boris Karloff, Jacqueline Pierreux-1963 IMDB 7/10

Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories about a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
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The Vault of Horror-Terry-Thomas, Anna Massey-1973 IMDB 6.5/10
1:26:47

The Vault of Horror-Terry-Thomas, Anna Massey-1973 IMDB 6.5/10

Five strangers board a descending lift, one by one, in a modern office block in London. They reach the sub-basement, and find a large, elaborately furnished room that appears to be a gentlemen's club. Resigned to waiting for help, they settle down with drinks and talk. The conversation turns to dreams, and each man tells of a recurring nightmare.
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Asylum 1972-Peter Cushing-IMDB 6.5/10
1:28:25

Asylum 1972-Peter Cushing-IMDB 6.5/10

A young psychiatrist interviews four inmates in a mental asylum to satisfy a requirement for employment. He hears stories about 1) the revenge of a murdered wife, 2) a tailor who makes a suit with some highly unusual qualities, 3) a woman who questions her sanity when it appears that her brother is conspiring against her, and 4) a man who builds tiny toy robots with lifelike human heads.
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors-Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee-1965 IMDB 6.6/10
1:37:40

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors-Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee-1965 IMDB 6.6/10

Aboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.
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The Monster Club-Vincent Price, John Carradine-1981 IMDB 5.9/10
1:37:40

The Monster Club-Vincent Price, John Carradine-1981 IMDB 5.9/10

A horror writer is summoned to a "monster club" by an enigmatic elder. There, three macabre tales unfold before him, interspersed with musical interludes. The convergence of storytelling and performance creates an eerie atmosphere.

Creepshow 1982 IMDB 6.8/10

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Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to their necks on the beach. The fourth is about a creature that resides in a crate under the steps of a college. The final story is about an ultra-rich businessman who gets his comeuppance from cockroaches

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