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I am never a follower of the crowd...never have been, never will be...especially when it comes to my choice in entertainment. I recently have been going through some of my instant view movies on Netflix and have run across some really interesting movies that have never been mainstream. I had never heard of them until I found them on Netflix. A couple of them have proven to be well worth the watch and could be listed in the thriller genre. The first I would like to discuss is one called "Shiloh Falls". This film had all the appearances of another B movie initially but the plot was well developed and the characters were sympathetic and the acting decent. I was really impressed. There were no familiar names in the cast or crew but I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The plot of this film centered around a lawman chasing after some escaped convicts. All the principles find themselves in a strange town, Shiloh Falls. The townspeople are odd. There's no food or drink to be found and when one of the convicts shoots one of the townspeople, he doesn't die, just laughs! To top it off, none of them can leave the town...no matter how they try, they find themselves back in the town. Very creepy. Delightfully so. I won't spoil it for you, though. I really recommend this for any thriller fans out there who also enjoy a good western film. The other film I want to address has a similar title - "Darkness Falls". Again, it is the name of a town. This town has a story from its past about an old woman the people dubbed the "tooth Fairy". At some point, though, this old woman became a source of suspicion and the people turned against her and hung her, bringing upon the town her curse. Now every time a child loses his final baby tooth, the tooth fairy comes for it and if the child peeks and sees her face, she will kill him/her. Well, that sets the stage for the events of the movie. You guessed it...a young boy sees her face and the rest of the film is a rush of action. Lots of dead people by the end of the movie. The special effects are excellent, the plot well-developed and just enough is left to the imagination to make this film comparable to "Boogie Man" and "The Messengers". If anyone here has seen either of these films or if you have your own non-mainstream favorite you'd like to share, I'd like to see your comments. It doesn't have to be a thriller, either.