Okay, here are descriptions of some famously terrifying movie plots in English. I've included a mix of horror subgenres:
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The Exorcist (1973)
- Plot: A young girl named Regan MacNeil begins to display disturbing and supernatural behaviors after her mother hires two priests to exorcise what they believe is a demonic possession. The film follows the terrifying struggle as the demonic entity possesses the girl, causing her to perform grotesque acts, speak in demonic voices, and inflict physical harm, while the priests battle to save her soul.
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Get Out (2017)
- Plot: A young African American man named Chris Washington travels to the seemingly idyllic suburban home of his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend visit. He quickly discovers unsettling racial undertones and a disturbing practice where the white family uses a device to "bleed out" the black guests' souls, keeping them as "soulless" servants in their basement.
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Hereditary (2018)
- Plot: After the death of their secretive grandmother, a family discovers disturbing secrets about their family history and their mother's past trauma. As they return for the funeral, increasingly bizarre and terrifying events begin to unfold, revealing a dark and horrifying family curse or line of demonic inheritance.
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A Quiet Place (2018)
- Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world, a family survives by living completely silent, as the world is inhabited by monstrous creatures with hyper-sensitive hearing who hunt humans solely based on sound. The story follows the father, mother, and their two children as they navigate a dangerous night outside their home, trying to stay utterly quiet to avoid detection.
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The Shining (1980)
- Plot: Jack Torrance is hired as the winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel, where he and his family will be isolated during the off-season. The hotel is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of its previous guests. As Jack struggles with his alcoholism and mental instability, he becomes increasingly influenced by the malevolent spirits, leading him down a path of madness and terrifying violence against his own family.
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Pulp Fiction (1994) The Vincent Vega & Marsellus Wallace Story
- Plot: While not a traditional horror film, this story within the Quentin Tarantino masterpiece involves extreme violence and psychological dread. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are hitmen working for gangster Marsellus Wallace. After accidentally killing Wallace's prize fighter, they go on a chaotic and bloody quest to find the killer, leading to a deeply unsettling and violent confrontation with a mysterious, menacing character in a convenience store.
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The Witch (2015)
- Plot: In 1630s New England, a family migrating to the Massachusetts Bay Colony faces hardship and religious persecution. The strict father becomes increasingly paranoid, believing his wife is a witch and that his daughter is a " 商品" (whore) possessed by the Devil. As they encounter a local witch, terrifying events and gruesome supernatural attacks befall the family.
These plots range from supernatural possessions and curses to psychological terror, body horror, and survival against monstrous entities, all designed to evoke fear and unease.
