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1. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror

Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor

Votes: 40,743

2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.

Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover

Votes: 70,320

3. South Riding (1974)

50 min | Drama

Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity.

Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker

Votes: 60

4. The Freaks of Fancy

98 min | Horror | Completed

4 medical graduates are invited to spend the weekend at a beautiful island mansion by their mentor, Dr. Reed Wakefield. However, it soon becomes apparent that their stay was not planned for fun.

Director: Elliott Léon | Stars: Rachel Brownstein, Gordon Lawson, Stella Coxon, Lee Davies

5. Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini (2020)

117 min | Documentary, Drama

The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926.

Directors: Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Padraig Cullen, Michael Heavey, Siobhan Lynam

Votes: 21

6. The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Crime, Drama

Lidia represents a prostitute accused of murdering her client. This leads her and her brother to a medium, where they hear a voice from the past. Marianna rebels when separated from the boy she loves.

Director: Letizia Lamartire | Stars: Matilda De Angelis, Eduardo Scarpetta, Pier Luigi Pasino, Sinéad Thornhill

Votes: 211

7. Conjuring Kesha (2022– )
Episode: Descent Into Madness (2022)

TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Mystery, Reality-TV

Kesha and rapper Big Freedia face their worst fears at Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The building comes to life overnight, spurring violent activity and revealing disturbing truths. ... See full summary »

Stars: Kesha, Chip Coffey, Big Freedia

Votes: 22

8. Haunting: Australia (2014– )
Episode: Aradale Lunatic Asylum (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV

A building once home to pre-frontal lobotomies and electro-shock therapy, Aradale Asylum delivers misery and paranormal activity in enormous doses. With sprawling buildings each with a tale... See full summary »

Director: Matt Bird | Stars: Ian Lawman, Ray Jorden, Gaurav Tiwari, Allen Tiller

Votes: 7

9. Gogol (2017–2019)
Episode: Kolodets krovi (2019)

49 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

A seasoned detective rummages through Gogol's notes. Vakula, a religious man, pleads with Gogol for his daughter, who was born with a tail. Gogol suggests to seek aid from the Doctor.

Stars: Alexander Petrov, Evgeniy Stychkin, Taisiya Vilkova, Yan Tsapnik

Votes: 29