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Saw (2004)

Two men wake chained in a filthy bathroom and discover they are pawns in a sadistic puzzle designed by the Jigsaw killer. Saw is James Wan's 2004 American horror film depicting two men who wake chained in a filthy bathroom…

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Black Christmas (1974)

A sorority house is terrorized by an unseen caller during Christmas break, in the proto-slasher that preceded Halloween by four years. Black Christmas is Bob Clark's 1974 Canadian horror film depicting a sorority house during Christmas break terrorized by an…

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Psycho (1960)

Hitchcock's adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel about a woman who steals from her employer and stops at the wrong motel. Psycho is Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 American horror-thriller adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel, depicting a Phoenix real-estate secretary who steals…

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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Survivors of the zombie apocalypse take refuge in a suburban shopping mall, in George Romero's social satire sequel. Dario Argento financed the Italian co-production and supervised the European cut that runs approximately fifteen minutes shorter than Romero's preferred American version.

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Misery (1990)

Misery is Rob Reiner's 1990 American psychological-thriller film adapted from Stephen King's 1987 novel, depicting a romance novelist who crashes his car in a Colorado snowstorm and is rescued by his self-described number-one fan, who imprisons him in her isolated…

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Evil Dead II (1987)

Sam Raimi's part-remake, part-sequel where Ash returns to the cabin and battles increasingly absurd demonic forces. Evil Dead II is Sam Raimi's 1987 American horror-comedy film operating as part remake and part sequel to his 1981 The Evil Dead, depicting…

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