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Chiller

1985 ·1h 40m · ★ 4.1 (35)

A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he emerges from the frozen crypt as an empty, soulless creature with an appetite for destruction.

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Director

Wes Craven Wes Craven
21 horror films in catalog
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left 1972
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Stranger in Our House
Stranger in Our House 1979
Deadly Blessing
Deadly Blessing 1981
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing 1982
Invitation to Hell
Invitation to Hell 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
Chiller
Chiller 1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 1985
Deadly Friend
Deadly Friend 1986
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Shocker
Shocker 1989
The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs 1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn 1995
Scream
Scream 1996
Scream 2
Scream 2 1997
Scream 3
Scream 3 2000
Cursed
Cursed 2005
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take 2010
Scream 4
Scream 4 2011

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

criogenes

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