Movies like Hellhole
The best movies like Hellhole (2022) are Mother Joan of the Angels (1961), Demon (2015) and The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017). If Hellhole hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Wailing (2016)7.4/10 from 2,231 votes
- NewestPsycho Killer (2026)Released 2026
Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDemon (2015)
A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration, in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisDon't Listen (2020)
After a tragic turn of events at the new home he's fixing up, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a famous paranormal expert.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Are Not Alone (2016)
A family, Mateo, Monica and eight year old Sofia, move into a house on the outskirts of Lima. From the first night, the girl is haunted by a terrifying being. These harassments become every time more violent and disturbing, and soon enough will require the presence of a priest, who will try to help without imagining the consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisApostle (2018)
In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wailing (2016)
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVeronica (2017)
In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ritual (2017)
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Witch (2016)
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crucifixion (2017)
When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Borderlands (2014)
Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Wretched (2019)
A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaint Maud (2020)
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Nun (2005)
Years ago, a cruel and merciless nun turned a boarding school into a living hell for her students until they could no longer bear the abuse, and she mysteriously disappeared. Now the alumnae are being brutally murdered one by one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark Waters (1993)
After the death of her father, a young woman travels to a remote convent on an island in the Black Sea to find out why her father funded it for years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSister Death (2023)
Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Empty Man (2020)
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Dark Song (2016)
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Devil's Doorway (2018)
In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Vigil (2020)
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisHowling Village (2020)
After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Binding (2016)
A young woman's faith is put to the ultimate test when she is forced to uncover the truth behind her husband's horrific visions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Werewolf (2019)
Summer of 1945. A temporary orphanage is established in an abandoned palace surrounded by forests for the eight children liberated from the Gross-Rosen camp. Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian. After the atrocities of the camp, the protagonists slowly begin to regain what is left of their childhood but the horror returns quickly. Camp Alsatians roam the forests around. Released by the SS earlier on, they have gone feral and are starving. Looking for food they besiege the palace. The children are terrified and their camp survival instinct is triggered.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHome Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisImmaculate (2024)
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPsycho Killer (2026)
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hellhole?
The closest matches to Hellhole are Mother Joan of the Angels (1961), Demon (2015) and The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hellhole?
People who watched Hellhole most often go on to Mother Joan of the Angels (1961), Demon (2015) and The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hellhole?
The Wailing (2016), rated 7.4/10 by 2,231 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hellhole?
Psycho Killer (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Hellhole chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hellhole, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.