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Movies like Demon Hunter (1983)

The best movies like Demon Hunter (1983) are Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006), Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016) and Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024). If Demon Hunter hooked you with its fantasy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)

    Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy

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  2. Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)

    Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

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  3. Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)

    When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

  4. Nightbooks (2021)

    Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

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  5. The Legend of the Chupacabras (2016)

    Leo San Juan and his team of "ghostbusters" continue with their adventures, this time fighting against the mexican monster himself: "El Chupacabras".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

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  6. The Witches (1990)

    While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

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  7. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

    After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  8. Race 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

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  9. Monster High: Fright On! (2011)

    See what happens when the student bodies of an all-vampire school and an all-werewolf school integrate with Monster High.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  10. The Legend of La Llorona (2011)

    Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  11. The City of the Dead (1960)

    In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  12. Chupa (2023)

    While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  13. The Night Stalker (1972)

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  14. Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)

    When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. It's a fangtastic adventure that will lead them from the Tower of Londoom, to a haunted river boat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood. Could this be the moment when Draculara finally receives her vampire powers and discovers screams really can come true?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  15. Snow White (2001)

    Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

  16. Wolfwalkers (2020)

    In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  17. Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013)

    The Monstruitas of Monster High are obsessed with going to Scaris, The City of Frights for Fashion international competition where the winner will become the apprentice of the world famous Madame Ghostier designer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  18. The Water Man (2020)

    Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse himself in his son's world to find them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  19. Monster High 2 (2023)

    As they enter sophomore year at Monster High, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and Frankie Stein face new students, new powers, and an even bigger threat that could not only tear their friendship apart but could change the world forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  20. Pyewacket (2017)

    A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

  21. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)

    Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy

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  22. Big Bad (TBA)

    The Strauss family is on a knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food. As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night — from the threats outside and those within.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy

  23. Horus (2022)

    Vampire Horus Jaxon has broken he peace treaty between his kind and the werewolves, igniting a war between rivals.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy

  24. 2012 Doomsday (2008)

    On December 21, 2012 four strangers on a journey of faith are drawn to an ancient temple in the heart of Mexico. For the Mayans it is the last recorded day. For NASA scientists it is a cataclysmic polar shift. For the rest of us, it is Doomsday.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & horror

  25. Dark Fables (2015)

    A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy

  26. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)

    Set one hundred years ago, outlaw Johnny Madrid, after narrowly escaping death, goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  27. Cursed (2005)

    A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the curse put upon them is to kill the one who started it all.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  28. Shaky Shivers (2023)

    Two young women find themselves at an abandoned camp in the woods with a book of magical spells surrounded by classic monsters in this comedic send up of '80s horror films.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  29. Eztli (2024)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  30. That Time of the Month (2023)

    A murder investigation takes a reporter and her cameraman to the house of three women roommates, who turn out to be werewolves.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Demon Hunter?

The closest matches to Demon Hunter are Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006), Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016) and Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Demon Hunter?

Start with Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006), the closest match to Demon Hunter.

What is the highest-rated movie like Demon Hunter?

Wolfwalkers (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 1,487 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Demon Hunter?

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Demon Hunter?

Yes: The Legend of the Chupacabras (2016), The Legend of La Llorona (2011) and Eztli (2024).

How are movies similar to Demon Hunter chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Demon Hunter, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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