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The Shining(1980)

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The Mothman Prophecies(2002)

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A Close Shave(1996)

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Eraserhead(1977)

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Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie(2021)

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Begotten(1991)

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Bunyan and Babe(2017)

Travis and his sister, Whitney, visit their grandparents for the summer and fall through a magical portal which transports him to the world of American hero Paul Bunyan and his big, blue, talking ox, Babe.

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Night Kaleidoscope(2017)

Night Kaleidoscope transforms Edinburgh's cobbled backstreets into a dark dreamscape brimming with supernatural menace. It's the perfect backdrop for Fion, a cynical psychic investigator who peddles his gift for anyone willing to pay. With abilities depleting, he must take powerful drugs to induce his visions and track down a pair of vampires terrorising the cities night population.

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The Boxer's Omen(1983)

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

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The Day of the Beast(1995)

The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible, a death metal salesman from Carabanchel, and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult. These go on a literal "trip" through Christmas-time Madrid to hunt for and prevent the reincarnation of the Antichrist.

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New Nightmare(1994)

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Insomnia(1963)

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The BFG(1989)

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Las Nogas(2023)

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The True Story of Puss 'n Boots(2009)

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