Movies like Perchance to Scream (1967)
The best movies like Perchance to Scream (1967) are The Dreadful (2026), Dead of Winter (1987) and Play Dead (2025). If Perchance to Scream hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Perchance to Scream
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Nun's Curse (2020)6.4/10 from 202 votes
- NewestThe Dreadful (2026)Released 2026
The Dreadful (2026)
In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDead of Winter (1987)
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2025)
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Nun's Curse (2020)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaddy's Little Girl (2014)
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaint Catherine (2024)
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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 thisDangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil Comes at Night (2023)
A washed up boxer searching for his inheritance must fight for his life when he is trapped in his deceased father's farmhouse by a local cannibal cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShades of Desire (2023)
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisThe Final (2010)
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her nameless traveller fiancé arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhisper (2007)
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBloodline (2019)
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Breath (2024)
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLust for a Vampire (1971)
In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTwo Witches (2023)
A matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boy Behind the Door (2020)
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Four Poster (1964)
A girl is staying at a spooky hotel, where she is menaced by a hunchback, but a soldier saves her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Mummy (1966)
A mummy observers a number of topless serving girls before attempting to make off with one of them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Nightmare at Elm Manor (1961)
A crazed butler harasses a semi-clad woman in a hotel.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Witches Brew (1960)
Rita Landre plays a witch who casts spells to make anyone she wants disappear. She also makes her own clothes disappear.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Macabre! (1968)
An attractive woman drugs, kidnaps and tortures a man. The man manages to break free and attacks her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Vampire (1964)
Soho 'glamour' filmmaker George Harrison Marks plays girl-hungry vampire Count Dracula III in this strange striptease short.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Beauty and the Beast (2012)
A gorilla menaces a stripper.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
It Just Ghost to Show You (TBA)
A woman gets undressed in a haunted house soon she notices that she might not be alone. 8mm film from the 60s.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Miss Frankenstein (2020)
Dr Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant sneaks in the lab to reanimate the Doctor's latest creation - a nude woman. 8mm film from the 60s.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Voice of Grass (1995)
This Ukrainian fantasy reflects the careful retelling of a folk legend about a beautiful sorceress and her young apprentice. The older witch initiates the younger into a magical world while two winged men observe them. The film is done without sensation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Perchance to Scream?
The closest matches to Perchance to Scream are The Dreadful (2026), Dead of Winter (1987) and Play Dead (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Perchance to Scream?
Start with The Dreadful (2026), the closest match to Perchance to Scream.
What is the highest-rated movie like Perchance to Scream?
A Nun's Curse (2020), rated 6.4/10 by 202 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Perchance to Scream?
The Dreadful (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Perchance to Scream?
Yes: The Dreadful (2026), Dead of Winter (1987) and Play Dead (2025).
How are movies similar to Perchance to Scream chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Perchance to Scream, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.