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51. The Hand (1981)
R | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A comic book artist loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Michael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroe, Bruce McGill
Votes: 6,727 | Gross: $2.45M
52. The Cottage (2008)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A tough, cute woman is kidnapped for ransom and brought to a rural English cottage. David and two morons have way more to worry about than her crime boss stepdad, his two Asian killers and her.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Steven O'Donnell
Votes: 13,109
53. Bloodmoon (1990)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
A serial killer is loose at an all girl school, where he strangles girls with a piece of barbed wire.
Director: Alec Mills | Stars: Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams, Helen Thomson
Votes: 716
54. Charlie's Farm (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
4 friends go camping at a haunted farm with an evil, violent history in the Australian outback - ignoring warnings.
Director: Chris Sun | Stars: Tara Reid, Nathan Jones, Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder
Votes: 3,961
55. Crazy Lake (2016)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of coeds goes looking for fun at a cabin on the lake, but find out that the cabin wasn't always used for rest and relaxation.
Directors: Jason Henne, Christopher Leto | Stars: Ashley Nicole Allen, Libby Blake, Michael Ray Davis, Will Dehaan
Votes: 491
56. Beyond the Darkness (1979)
Unrated | 94 min | Horror
A disturbed young taxidermist exhumes his recently deceased girlfriend, brings her body to his family villa and proceeds to embalm her corpse, with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Kieran Canter, Cinzia Monreale, Franca Stoppi, Sam Modesto
Votes: 5,690
57. Shrooms (2007)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen
Votes: 17,706 | Gross: $0.00M
58. See No Evil (1971)
GP | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young blind woman is pursued by a maniac while staying with family in their country manor.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson
Votes: 4,134 | Gross: $1.32M
59. Night of the Demon (1980)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
An anthropologist and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.
Director: James C. Wasson | Stars: Michael Cutt, Joy Allen, Bob Collins, Jody Lazarus
Votes: 2,533
60. Blood Hook (1986)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror
During a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook.
Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Mark Jacobs, Lisa Jane Todd, Patrick Danz, Sara Hauser
Votes: 1,724
61. Malevolence (2003)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol, bank robbers hide in an isolated rural farmhouse where a serial killer lurks.
Director: Stevan Mena | Stars: R. Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee, Richard Glover
Votes: 3,803
62. The Devil (1972)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Horror
During the Prussian army's invasion of Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman, Jakub, is saved from imprisonment by a stranger, who in return wants to obtain a list of his fellow ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Leszek Teleszynski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Malgorzata Braunek, Iga Mayr
Votes: 2,869
63. The Prey (1983)
R | 80 min | Horror
Three couples go on a camping trip in the woods of southern California during the summer, where a deformed man is stalking their camp.
Director: Edwin Brown | Stars: Debbie Thureson, Steve Bond, Lori Lethin, Robert Wald
Votes: 1,868
64. Muck (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Horror
After narrowly escaping an ancient burial ground, a group of friends find themselves trapped between two evils, forcing them to fight, die, or go back the way they came.
Director: Steve Wolsh | Stars: Lachlan Buchanan, Puja, Bryce Draper, Stephanie Danielson
Votes: 3,036
65. The Bunnyman Massacre (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
Bodies pile up as Bunnyman indiscriminately slaughters anything that crosses his path in a mutually beneficial relationship that gives Joe plenty of beef jerky to sell in his local store.
Director: Carl Lindbergh | Stars: David Scott, Joshua Lang, Julianne Dowler, Jennifer June Ross
Votes: 967
66. Terror at Tenkiller (1986)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
Two girlfriends try to relax at Lake Tenkiller, but a slasher won't let them.
Director: Ken Meyer | Stars: Michael Shamus Wiles, Stacey Logan, Michele Merchant, Dale Buckmaster
Votes: 864
67. Pillow Party Massacre (2023)
87 min | Horror
Five girls, five best friends, all haunted by their past mistakes of an April Fools prank gone fatally wrong, meet again after two years for a summer week long getaway in the woods to reconnect and reconcile.
Director: Calvin Morie McCarthy | Stars: Laura Welsh, Chynna Rae Shurts, Allegra Sweeney, Jax Kellington
Votes: 382
68. Mine Games (2012)
TV-14 | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of young friends make an incomprehensible discovery in an abandoned mine, but the more they try to change the future, the more they seal their fate.
Director: Richard Gray | Stars: Joseph Cross, Briana Evigan, Rafi Gavron, Julianna Guill
Votes: 4,415
69. There's Nothing Out There (1991)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
When a horror film buff tries to warn his friends spending spring break in a house in the woods of impending danger, they scoff at him, that is, until a huge mutant frog starts to pick them up one by one.
Director: Rolfe Kanefsky | Stars: Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, Mark Collver, Bonnie Bowers
Votes: 2,539
70. Satan (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A group of youngsters go out to a disco on Christmas Eve and accidentally run into a shepherd who has prepared himself for a night of pure insanity.
Director: Kim Chapiron | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthélémy, Roxane Mesquida, Nicolas Le Phat Tan
Votes: 9,557
71. Body Count (1986)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
A group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mimsy Farmer, David Hess, Luisa Maneri
Votes: 2,606
72. Cry Havoc (2020)
85 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A law enforcement officer is forced to go rogue when an unthinkably cruel and dangerous maniac murders innocent victims in gruesome ways.
Director: Rene Perez | Stars: Robert Bronzi, Emily Sweet, Richard Tyson, J.D. Angstadt
Votes: 368
73. Berserker (1987)
R | 85 min | Horror
Six people renting a cabin in the woods of Utah run afoul of a legendary viking warrior who dons the claws and mouth of a bear, with no help in sight.
Director: Jefferson Richard | Stars: Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon, Shannon Engemann
Votes: 1,076
74. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
When something horrible happens to the only survivor of a bloody massacre, an insecure rookie cop must overcome his fears to stop further carnage.
Director: Bartosz M. Kowalski | Stars: Mateusz Wieclawek, Julia Wieniawa-Narkiewicz, Zofia Wichlacz, Andrzej Grabowski
Votes: 5,019
75. Malevolence 3: Killer (2018)
R | 89 min | Horror
Martin Bristol returns to where it all began: the home where he was kidnapped from. But he is not the boy who disappeared over 10 years ago. Tortured and abused at the hands of his ... See full summary »
Director: Stevan Mena | Stars: Katie Gibson, Kevin McKelvey, Victoria Mena, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 2,344
76. Simon Says (2006)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
Five high school seniors (3 cute girls) in a VW van on their way to camp by a river in the forest hear about a boy, who once killed his identical twin and parents in the area. They ignore the warning.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Crispin Glover, Margo Harshman, Greg Cipes, Kelly Vitz
Votes: 3,755
77. Wilderness (I) (2006)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror
Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they have to fight for survival.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Wight
Votes: 10,366
78. Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
R | 82 min | Horror, Thriller
Four friends camping in the woods inadvertently stumble upon the domain of a maniacal killer.
Director: James Bryan | Stars: Nick Cleland, Mary Gail Artz, James P. Hayden, Angie Brown
Votes: 3,512
79. You Might Be the Killer (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A camp counselor suffering from blackouts finds himself surrounded by murder victims. He turns to his horror movie enthusiast friend for advice, and to contend with the idea he may be the killer.
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan, Brittany S. Hall, Jenna Harvey
Votes: 6,281
80. Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (1992 Video)
Unrated | 70 min | Horror
Allison Kramer suffers recurring nightmares and selective amnesia. She returns to camp to discover the truth, and immediately dark memories come to life before her very eyes.
Director: Jim Markovic | Stars: Carrie Chambers, Victor Campos, John Lodico, Felissa Rose
Votes: 1,197
81. Dead Birds (2004)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller, Western
A group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
Director: Alex Turner | Stars: Henry Thomas, Patrick Fugit, Nicki Aycox, Michael Shannon
Votes: 11,157
82. Frightmare (1974)
R | 88 min | Horror
After escaping a death sentence for her hideous crimes, a seemingly rehabilitated woman settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband, only to ache, once more, for blood, and a crash-course in surgery. Is, indeed, her old self back?
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah Fairfax, Paul Greenwood
Votes: 2,672
83. The Camp Host (2024)
95 min | Horror, Thriller
Sadie, a young Native American VanLifer and her husband Ed find their trip derailed when they spend the night in a campground overseen by a maniacal woman who brutally punishes campers that don't follow her rules.
Director: Henry Darrow McComas | Stars: Rachel Colwell, Dillon Casey, Brooke Johnson, John Tench
Votes: 191
84. Timber Falls (2007)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.
Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: Josh Randall, Brianna Brown, Nick Searcy, Beth Broderick
Votes: 6,459 | Gross: $0.05M
85. The Fear (1995)
R | 102 min | Horror
A group of college seniors spending a weekend at a cottage for a psychological experiment called "fear therapy" find a human-sized wooden figure called Morty, which triggers everyone's deepest and darkest secrets and emotions.
Director: Vincent Robert | Stars: Eddie Bowz, Heather Medway, Ann Turkel, Vince Edwards
Votes: 1,560
86. Bloody Murder (2000 Video)
R | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Plans for a summer filled with fun and romance turn to terror for a group of young counselors.
Director: Ralph E. Portillo | Stars: Jessica Morris, Peter Guillemette, Patrick Cavanaugh, Crystalle Ford
Votes: 1,935
87. Fever Lake (1997 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
A group of teenagers drives to "Fever Lake" to spend the weekend in a cursed house near the lake despite warnings from the locals.
Director: Ralph E. Portillo | Stars: Bo Hopkins, Corey Haim, Mario Lopez, Lauren Parker
Votes: 1,159
88. Lovers Lane (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man who committed a series of murders thirteen years ago begins to hunt down his victims' children.
Director: Jon Steven Ward | Stars: Diedre Kilgore, Carter Roy, Brian Allemand, Erin J. Dean
Votes: 1,420
89. Unhinged (II) (2017)
R | 93 min | Horror
Four American best friends decide to take the back roads travelling to a wedding in England, on their way a deadly secret forces the girls to be stranded in the woods, where they discover a house occupied by Miss Perkins.
Director: Dan Allen | Stars: Kate Lister, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Becca Hirani, Lorena Andrea
Votes: 1,293
90. Shadows Run Black (1984)
88 min | Crime, Horror
A detective investigates a series of killings committed by a serial killer known as "The Black Angel." He begins to suspect that it might not be just a random group of murders.
Director: Howard Heard | Stars: Elizabeth Trosper, William J. Kulzer, Shea Porter, George Engelson
Votes: 531
91. Why? (I) (2021)
78 min | Horror
Writer Blake Sinclair finds herself in a fight for her life against a bloodthirsty maniac who has been leaving multiple victims in his wake as he returns to the mountain town of Northdale.
Director: Corbin Timbrook | Stars: Allison McAtee, Chris Browning, Michael Krause, Shelby Janes
Votes: 440
92. The Ranger (2018)
77 min | Horror
Teen punks, on the run from the cops and hiding out in the woods, come up against the local authority - an unhinged park ranger with an axe to grind.
Director: Jenn Wexler | Stars: Chloë Levine, Jeremy Holm, Granit Lahu, Jeremy Pope
Votes: 2,592
93. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Henry II picks up where the original (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) left off. Henry (Neil Giuntoli) takes a thankless job at a port-o-john company where he meets husband and wife, Kai... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: Penelope Milford, Neil Giuntoli, Mike Houlihan, James Otis
Votes: 1,287
94. Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp (2003 Video)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A girl named Tracy is with a bunch of teens closing up camp. She keeps having dreams about her brother who dissappeared there and it was rumored he was killed by Trevor Moorehouse, and of course guess who shows up for blood.
Director: Rob Spera | Stars: Katy Woodruff, Tyler Sedustine, Amanda Magarian, Kelly Gunning
Votes: 1,384
95. High Lane (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
Director: Abel Ferry | Stars: Fanny Valette, Johan Libéreau, Raphaël Lenglet, Nicolas Giraud
Votes: 8,362
96. Ruin Me (2017)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Alexandra reluctantly tags along for Slasher Sleepout, an extreme event that is part camping trip, part haunted house, and part escape room. But when the fun turns deadly, Alex has to play the game if she wants to make it out alive.
Director: Preston DeFrancis | Stars: Marcienne Dwyer, Matt Dellapina, Chris Hill, Eva Hamilton
Votes: 3,293
97. Grotesque (1988)
R | 89 min | Horror
A gang of crazed punks breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the entire family, except for one daughter who gets away.
Director: Joe Tornatore | Stars: Linda Blair, Tab Hunter, Donna Wilkes, Brad Wilson
Votes: 1,361
98. Liverleaf (2018)
Not Rated | 114 min | Horror
As if bullied by her classmates everyday is not enough, Nozaki finds her house burnt to the ground and her parents dead. Knowing that the fire is not an accident, she sneaks off to punish those responsible one by one.
Director: Eisuke Naitô | Stars: Anna Yamada, Hiroya Shimizu, Rinka Ôtani, Rena Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,211
99. The Blood Lands (2014)
R | 79 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
It's Ed and Sarah's first night in their new home, a perfect farmhouse in the country. A new beginning away from their stressful city lives. It suddenly dawns on them: they do not belong here and they're certainly not welcome.
Director: Simeon Halligan | Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Lee Williams, Joanne Mitchell, Patrick Daunt
Votes: 2,864
100. Unhinged (1982)
Unrated | 79 min | Horror
Three young women who crash their car during a rainstorm are taken in by a bizarre family at their large, rural estate.
Director: Don Gronquist | Stars: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Virginia Settle
Votes: 1,987