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Key Features:
Paranormal investigation, Haunted house, Evil spirit, Troubled past, Supernatural horror, Mystery, Personal demons, Violence-moderate
Tone:
suspense-driven, serious
Target Audience:
Horror fans, Supernatural enthusiasts, Mystery lovers
Emotional Arc:
Intrigue → Dread → Revelation

Don't Look at the Demon

2022-09-29
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A spiritual medium leads a paranormal investigative TV crew to a haunted home only to discover that the evil spirit she’s facing holds the key to her troubled past.

Genres
Horror
Cast
Fiona Dourif, Jordan Belfi, Malin Crépin, Harris Dickinson, Randy Wayne, William Miller, Phan Nhu Thao, Konglar Kanchanahoti, Shannon Makhanian, Ashlyn Boots
Crew
Alfie Palermo, Alfie Palermo, Brando Lee, Brando Lee
Rating
6.783(83 votes)
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The Third Eye
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The Legend of Hell House

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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.



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Guimoon: The Lightless Door

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6.5

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6.285

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.



Bethany
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5.3

Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?



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5.2

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5.915

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House of Bones
4.3

Psychic Heather Burton and a team of TV ghost hunters travel to investigate a haunted house surrounded by rumors of paranormal activity.



Don't Look Under the Bed

A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.



The Psychic
7

A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.



Ghost Stories
6.449

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The Priests
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To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.



When Evil Lurks
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Ghosthouse
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

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Don't Leave Home
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An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.



Dark Light
6.1

A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.



You're Not Alone
5.883

After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to torment them, mother and daughter are forced to face the inexplicable presence that inhabits the walls of their new home.



Exorcismo Documentado

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A Haunted House
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Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.



Don't Look Back
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Hell House LLC
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The Last Rite
6.3

Based on True Events: Suffering from sleep paralysis, a medical student falls prey to a demonic force that wants to rip her apart from within. Torn between sanity and the unknown, she's left with no alternative but to contact a local priest for help.



Metamorphosis
7.119

An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.



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6.852

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A young woman with a severely troubled past signs up for an extreme haunt called Perdition. She believes that putting herself through Perdition's nightmarish trials will help her exorcise her internal traumas, but has no way of knowing just how shocking her ordeal will be-or what dark secrets buried in her psyche will emerge.



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5.702

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Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

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The Boogey Man
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The Whole Truth
6.5

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Paranormal Activity 2

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Book of Blood
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Manichitrathazhu
7.5

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6.2

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