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What Waits Below

1984 ·1h 28m · ★ 3.9 (19)

The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen including scientist Leslie Peterson are sent in to find out what happened. Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.

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7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
100
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Dehumanization
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alabamaalbinocavelost racesubterranean

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