Movies like Burning of the Salem Witches (1979)
The best movies like Burning of the Salem Witches (1979) are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), Other Side of the Box (2018) and Terrifier (2011). If Burning of the Salem Witches hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Burning of the Salem Witches
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Old Mill (1937)7.3/10 from 229 votes
- NewestThe Moddey Dhoo (2025)Released 2025
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisOther Side of the Box (2018)
A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTerrifier (2011)
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurve (2016)
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlinky™ (2011)
A story about a boy, his robot and the consequences of his anger at the disintegration of his parents marriage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisManiac (1963)
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonster (2005)
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Other (2025)
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStopmotion (2024)
Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger (2020)
Jess joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Old Mill (1937)
Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the thunderstorm worsens, the mill wheel begins to turn and the whole mill threatens to blow apart until at last the storm subsides.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Possessed (2021)
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBloodline Killer (2024)
Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisClown in a Cornfield (2025)
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Knight's War (2025)
A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Inhabitant (2022)
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Woman in Black (1989)
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBEYOND SIGHT (2025)
In Beyond Sight, Dália is a teenager desperate to belong, even if it means adopting the cruel prejudices of her toxic group of friends. But when an unexpected accident leaves her blind, Dália finds herself on the other side of the judgment she once inflicted. Struggling to adapt, she crosses paths with a mysterious doctor who offers her a chance to regain her sight—through an experimental substance that promises not just vision, but a transformation into her best self: Zoe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The First Wave (2014)
Following the outbreak of an aggressive virus, a young woman awakes in a hospital bed. As the horrifying events that led her there are revealed, it becomes clear that the cure is just the beginning. This short film is a prequel for the feature film, The Third Wave, which was written at the Binger FilmLab 2012. The project also won the Best Story Pitch award at the Edinburgh Film Festival, June 2012.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Snuff: A Director's Cut (2008)
An intense and disturbing horror short film made in 2008 for the "CUT!" competition. British channel Zone Horror. The work explores the sinister atmosphere behind the production of a snuff film from the director's point of view. It was selected among the 10 finalists of the competition.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Daughters of Darkness, revised and corrected (1987)
The daughters of Pandora on a special mission ...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Refused (1980)
Frieda Liappa in this short film casts an alternative gaze on the notion of historicity. Loukia is a teenager currently staying at her cousin’s house in Athens. Unlike her cousin she is timid and quite stressed for the school exam. She studies history. Between the lines of her book the historical events sprung up in a multidimensional way. Liappa transverses the dimensions of the real the imaginary and the symbolic. She invites the viewer to consider the construction of the filmic as well as the historical text. She succeeds in making a film with an open end and to leave room for our own contingent constructions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Moddey Dhoo (2025)
Past and present collide when a mythical beast is reawakened by a couple exploring a historic castle on the Isle of Man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Delicious (2020)
Scarlet invites her friends to a family dinner but the host's signature dish makes the night unforgettable.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Paralys (2016)
A sleepy Sunday afternoon in an apartment. A woman dozes off in front of the TV. When she wakes up she finds herself in a kind of limbo between dream and reality. And in the periphery a dark figure is moving towards her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Wrath of God: Confrontation (2012)
WRATH OF GOD: CONFRONTATION is the first in a series of films with overarching stories that take us from the dawn of human civilization all the way to its technological epitome. A mysterious relic lies at the heart of their pursuit. Some want power to dominate. Others want peace and freedom. In the end, the choice is our own... Adam is a man with a violent past and a desire to escape the terrible wrath he has wrought on many others. Hurt and betrayed, he turns his anger on those who gave him up in search of the relic he helped steal. Kruger is a man whose allegiance lies to whomever pays him the most. Having lost his family to war early in life, Kruger's innocence was twisted into a solitary desire for self preservation at any cost.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Valencia - Chapter I (2016)
One December night, Alice works as a babysitter while the baby's parents go out for the night. As time passes and the night deepens, she begins to receive chilling threats from a man who seems to be watching her from every blind spot in the darkness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Burning of the Salem Witches?
The closest matches to Burning of the Salem Witches are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), Other Side of the Box (2018) and Terrifier (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Burning of the Salem Witches?
Start with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), the closest match to Burning of the Salem Witches.
What is the highest-rated movie like Burning of the Salem Witches?
The Old Mill (1937), rated 7.3/10 by 229 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Burning of the Salem Witches?
The Moddey Dhoo (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Burning of the Salem Witches?
Yes: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), Other Side of the Box (2018) and Terrifier (2011).
How are movies similar to Burning of the Salem Witches chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Burning of the Salem Witches, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.