Cinema of the Damned
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The Day of the Triffids
›NR1963 · Science Fiction, Horror · 93m · Howard Keel, Janina Faye, Nicole Maurey
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Splinter
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 82m · Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Black Water
›R2008 · Adventure, Drama, Horror · 90m · Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Andy Rodoreda
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.
The Ruins
›R2008 · Horror · 91m · Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
Attack of the Beast Creatures
›1985 · Horror, Fantasy · 82m · Robert Nolfi, Julia Rust, Robert Lengyel
A terrible storm at sea turns an ocean liner's luxury voyage into a nightmare! Those lucky enough to survive the sinking ship soon find themselves stranded on an uncharted island. A living hell breaks loose when the survivors encounter gruesome, flesh-eating Beast Creatures!
The Bayou
›2025 · Thriller, Horror, Action · 87m · Athena Strates, Madalena Aragão, Elisha Applebaum
Vacation turns disaster when Houston grad Kyle and her friends survive a plane crash in the desolate Louisiana everglades, only to discover there's something way more dangerous lurking in the shallows.
The Deadly Bees
›1966 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Suzanna Leigh, Frank Finlay, Guy Doleman
Pop singer Vicki Robbins collapses from exhaustion while shooting ta music video; her physician prescribes a respite on Seagull Island with beekeeper Ralph Hargrove. Initially finding the Hargroves' bitter marital strife oddly relaxing, the arrival of specially-bred attack bees pushes Vicki to her survival instinct.
The Bone Snatcher
›R2003 · Science Fiction, Horror · 90m · Scott Bairstow, Rachel Shelley, Warrick Grier
After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, some scientists find their remains and the demonic creature that killed them.
Swim
›NR2021 · Horror, Action · 87m · Joey Lawrence, Jennifer Field, Andrew Lauer
After a storm floods a family's vacation rental home, they must get past a vicious shark that has found its way inside the house.
Shark Frenzy
›NR2026 · Horror, Thriller · 82m · David Chokachi, Sophia Sabol, Sarafina King
A family vacation goes wrong when their daughter and her friends get lost at sea on a fishing boat. When that boat is destroyed, they survive in a row boat, then the open ocean. Her parents race to find her as sharks circle ever closer in a deadly fight for survival.