Movies like The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)
The best movies like The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979) are The Cellar (2022), Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) and Martyrs Lane (2022). If The House by the Edge of the Lake hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHereditary (2018)7.3/10 from 9,102 votes
- NewestThanatos Phobos (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianKill, Baby... Kill! (1966)Also in Italian
The Cellar (2022)
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family's souls forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMartyrs Lane (2022)
Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHereditary (2018)
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about her ancestry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Entity (1982)
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou're Not Alone (2020)
After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to torment them, mother and daughter are forced to face the inexplicable presence that inhabits the walls of their new home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDaddy's Head (2024)
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisundertone (2026)
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperstition (1982)
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnd Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The young bride is victim of terrifying visions and apparitions, threatening her very sanity. A London psychiatrist comes to her help and uncovers the terrible secret that haunts the estate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kindred (2021)
After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers a dark family history that could prove deadly for her child.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShock (1977)
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Let Go (2024)
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNext of Kin (1982)
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellraiser (1987)
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPyewacket (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
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaron Blood (1972)
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1974)
A notorious bank robber kills his wife and flees the police, only to be captured by a mysterious group of figures in an abandoned town. His beautiful daughter, Lila Lee, receives a letter stating that her father is near death and that he needs to see her. Sneaking away at night from her minister guardian, Lila embarks on a terrifying journey...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisPumpkinhead (1988)
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThanatos Phobos (2026)
After being hit in the head, a distraught woman must come to terms with herself on if her injury will be fatal
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Good People of Orphan Ridge (2023)
When an indie rock band sneaks into a haunted house to record their final album, they are met with more than they bargained for: fairies, banshees, and the ominous Innkeeper.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Mask of the Red Death (1970)
An animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Satan's Slaves (2017)
After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrontier(s) (2007)
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFor Her... (2017)
Jonathan and Elizabeth are deeply in love. But their relationship is tested when Elizabeth becomes afflicted by a devastating illness. Follow Jonathan's emotional journey as he struggles to deal with inevitable tragedy, and discover what lengths he's willing to go to, For Her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mother of Tears (2007)
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWΔZ (2007)
There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Beautiful Bright in Your Dead Eyes (2022)
Paola, a young reporter working for a tabloid newspaper, investigates a series of mysterious murders involving suspicious companies, cryptic messages and grotesque methods. When a witness comes forward with new clues, Paola goes after the case, not realizing that she has become the killer's latest obsession.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The House by the Edge of the Lake?
The closest matches to The House by the Edge of the Lake are The Cellar (2022), Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) and Martyrs Lane (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The House by the Edge of the Lake?
Start with The Cellar (2022), the closest match to The House by the Edge of the Lake.
What is the highest-rated movie like The House by the Edge of the Lake?
Hereditary (2018), rated 7.3/10 by 9,102 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The House by the Edge of the Lake?
Thanatos Phobos (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The House by the Edge of the Lake?
Yes: Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966), Shock (1977) and Baron Blood (1972).
How are movies similar to The House by the Edge of the Lake chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The House by the Edge of the Lake, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.