Best movies like Spell
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies similar to Spell? Contribute your expertise to guide others to movies and tv series you've already watched that might appeal to them too. Facilitate broadening the circle of people putting forward videos knowledge one another. We encourage your involvement!
Plot Summary:
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, atmospheric, psychological, tense, clever, serious, dark, suspenseful, disturbing
Best tv shows and movies like Spell (2020):
Similar in 85%
The Terrible Two (2018)
Plot Summary:
Albert and Rose Poe bought their dream house seven years ago in Greenfield, NC. They had no idea of the unspeakable horrors that took place in the house before they moved in. If they had known, then their children, Addi and Jade would still be alive. Instead the Poes now find themselves imprisoned in the house they thought was their safe place, and battling their two daughters for survival.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Diary of an Exorcist - Zero (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lucas devotes his life to church work after a tragedy. When an exorcism case gets out of control, he has to figure out who is under the Devil's influence.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 629
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 90%
The Unwilling (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the death of a much despised patriarch, a mysterious box shows up during the reading of the will, forcing the family to reckon with each of their own deadly sins.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, scary, psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, crying, supernatural thriller
Similar in 85%
A Nun's Curse (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary, atmospheric, bleak, serious, intense, weird
Similar in 78%
A Taste of Blood (2020)
Plot Summary:
After going off to kill a vampire, a man returns home at the magic hour, between night and day. His family has doubts about whether he's still human or whether he's been bitten by the undead. His teenage daughter is determined to defend him, but their doubts and fears grow as the darkness of the night approaches.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Singapore
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
Similar in 90%
The Ice Demon (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ksyusha barely remembers her father: he went missing when she was a child. Incredibly, he is showing signs of life, despite being in a coma. The man is returned home in this condition. His wife has now remarried. The family is thrown into disarray by the return of the former master of the house – terrifying things are happening in the house, and Ksyusha’s mom starts acting weird… Ksyusha begins to suspect that something supernatural, icy, and lifeless has come home with her father. And now Ksyusha and her stepfather are about to find themselves protecting their family from a demon.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
Similar in 75%
The Harvesting (2019)
Plot Summary:
To escape their marital problems, a young family travels from the city to spend the summer in Amish Country where a malevolent presence grips them. They soon discover that they were brought there for a reason and they must break free before the demonic hold consumes them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 77%
Cryptid (2022)
Plot Summary:
A small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
The Unspoken (2015)
Plot Summary:
In 1997 the close-knit Anderson family vanished from their home without a trace. No bodies were ever found and no explanation satisfied curiosity. For 17 years the house has remained undisturbed...until now. This eerily expert frightener is further enlivened by terrific performances from ‘Suits’/’Arrow’ star Neal McDonough and SILENT HILL/THE TALL MAN/TIDELAND’s Jodelle Ferland.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, dark, queer horror, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
Digging to Death (2021)
Plot Summary:
David Vanowen moves into a mysterious house and discovers a box buried in his backyard, filled with 3 million dollars and a fresh corpse. David hides the money in the house, only to be stalked by the buried body.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 612
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 87%
Devil's Whisper (2019)
Plot Summary:
Devil's Whisper is a supernatural horror film about demonic possession but at its core it's a psychological thriller about repressed memories, childhood trauma and the cycle of abuse.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Indonesia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: bleak, scary, dark, suspenseful
Similar in 81%
A House Is Not a Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ben (Webb) and Linda Williams move the family into a dream home in a last ditch effort to save their troubled marriage. Despite their good intentions, they cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched by something. Their unimaginable fears are realized when things inside the house take a supernatural and sinister turn. Ben and his family flee for their lives, but it is too late. The house isn't finished with them, trapping the family in its labyrinth. The Williams must come together as never before to fight for their family, their lives and to escape.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 76%
Paranormal Prison (2021)
Plot Summary:
A paranormal investigation YouTube channel is getting ready to shut down if they don't have a video that goes viral in time. In this last ditch attempt, a long-time mystery is solved.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: scary, psychotronic, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 85%
The Blazing World (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ever since Margaret was six years old, she has been haunted by the memory of watching her sister drown during an explosive fight between her parents. As a young woman, she slides further into her twisted inner life, ultimately finding herself on the brink of suicide. Through an epic journey down the smokiest and scariest corridors of her imagination, she tries to exorcise the demons pushing her closer and closer to the edge.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 701
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, tense, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
Evil Takes Root (2020)
Plot Summary:
A paranormal investigator arrives in a sleepy Midwest town to investigate the mysterious loss of his old lover and reconcile sins of the past. He discovers she fell victim to the Batibat, an ancient evil that followed her home from the Philippines.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
Similar in 81%
The Toll (2020)
Plot Summary:
A socially awkward driver and a weary passenger they try to make it to their destination while being haunted by a supernatural threat.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic, gay cinema, weird
Similar in 88%
Husk (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, dark, creepy, bleak, disturbing, psychological, entertaining, bloody
Similar in 75%
The Amityville Harvest (2020)
Plot Summary:
While staying at an aging manor to research its liquor-smuggling history, Christina and her documentary video team interview their spooky host Vincent—but no one can capture his image or voice on video. After shocking dreams and bloody encounters, the crew members fall under Victor’s hypnotic spell.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 76%
Vampire Virus (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman contracts a deadly virus after an unusual sexual encounter, and soon develops a taste for human blood.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, rough, gothic, brutal, serious, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Similar in 76%
V/H/S/2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Indonesia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, suspenseful, anthology, suspense, tense, rough, bloody, splatter, mumblecore
Similar in 85%
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, evil begins to terrorize young sisters Katie and Kristi for the first time when an invisible entity resides in their home.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, mockumentary, creepy, psychological, disturbing, stylized, serious
Similar in 90%
Wrong Turn (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychotronic, feel good, bloody, dark, cult horror
Similar in 88%
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, psychological, dark, spooky, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, creepy
Similar in 83%
Clown (2014)
Plot Summary:
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, disturbing, slasher, atmospheric, demonic, psychological, spooky, twisted, clever, brutal
Similar in 84%
6 Souls (2010)
Plot Summary:
A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what's happening before her time is finished.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, fairy tale, suspense, tricky, dark, twisted, thought provoking
Similar in 82%
Sinister (2012)
Plot Summary:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, twist ending, rough, dark, creepy, sinister
Similar in 79%
Vacancy (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, psychological thriller, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, creepy, tense
Similar in 76%
Final Destination (2000)
Plot Summary:
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, tense, bloody, creepy, splatter, teen, entertaining
Similar in 84%
The Conjuring (2013)
Plot Summary:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 545000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening, psychological, terrifying, creepy, demonic, splatter
Similar in 90%
The Night House (2020)
Plot Summary:
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, dark, suspense, disturbing, psychological, slasher, scary, psychological horror, thought provoking, mindfuck