Cinema of the Damned
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7 titles
The Signal
›R2007 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 103m · Anessa Ramsey, Justin Welborn, AJ Bowen
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Untraceable
›R2008 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 101m · Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.
Steel and Lace
›R1991 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 94m · Clare Wren, Bruce Davison, Stacy Haiduk
After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to enact vengeance, transplanting his sister's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...
Hard Home
›R2024 · Thriller, Horror · 83m · Simone Kessell, Andrew Howard, Rosie Day
A grieving mother lures her daughter's killer into her smart home in order to take revenge, becoming involved in a distorted game where life and death are at stake.
Ghost in the Machine
›R1993 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 95m · Karen Allen, Wil Horneff, Chris Mulkey
After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.
The Darkest Hour
›PG-132011 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 89m · Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Chain Letter
›R2010 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Nikki Reed, Keith David, Michael Bailey Smith
Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?
