Cinema of the Damned
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All About Evil
›R2010 · Horror, Comedy · 98m · Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson
A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…
The Raven
›R2012 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · 111m · John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Cabin by the Lake
›2000 · Horror, TV Movie · 91m · Judd Nelson, Hedy Burress, Susan Gibney
A screenwriter does research for his new script by actually kidnapping and drowning young girls. He then places them in his "garden" of other dead girls coming back daily to check on them. One girl narrowly escapes and the other bodies are found leading to an ingenious plot to try and capture the killer.
Random Acts of Violence
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 80m · Jesse Williams, Jordana Brewster, Julia Knope
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.
Midnight Movie
›NR2008 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 82m · Rebekah Brandes, Daniel Bonjour, Greg Cirulnick
At a seedy theater in a sleepy suburban town, a group of friends get together for a midnight screening of an early 1970s horror film, unaware that the director has something more in store for them.
Messages Deleted
›2010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 92m · Matthew Lillard, Deborah Kara Unger, Gina Holden
A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?
Kantemir
›2015 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Robert Englund, Diane Cary, Daniel Gadi
A group of actors gather in a remote Northeastern town to rehearse for a mysterious stage production, only to be plunged into a hellish world where their real lives mirror the grisly story of the play.
Urban Legends: Final Cut
›R2000 · Horror, Mystery · 98m · Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner
The making of a horror movie takes on a terrifying reality for students at the most prestigious film school in the country. At Alpine University, someone is determined to win the best film award at any cost - even if it means eliminating the competition. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect.