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The Horror Codex

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OperatorExample
actor:actor:"Toni Collette"

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director:director:Carpenter

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writer:writer:"Stephen King"

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producer:producer:"Jason Blum"

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composer:composer:"John Carpenter"

Filter by music composer

studio:studio:Blumhouse

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keyword:keyword:slasher

Filter by TMDB keyword tag

collection:collection:"Halloween"

Filter by film franchise

list:list:"Folk Horror"

Filter by user-created list

genre:genre:vampire

Filter by horror subgenre slug

year:year:1985 or year:1980-1989

Filter by exact year or year range

similar:similar:694

Films related to a specific film (by ID)

Tips

  • Quotes: Wrap multi-word values in double quotes: actor:"Jamie Lee Curtis"
  • OR values: Comma-separate values: keyword:slasher,zombie
  • Exclude: Prefix with - to exclude: -keyword:sequel
  • Combine: Mix operators freely: director:Carpenter keyword:slasher
  • Focus: Press / anywhere to jump to the search box