Movies like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (2026)
The best movies like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (2026) are R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Dark Harvest (2023) and The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007). If R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 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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- Highest ratedTeen Wolf: The Movie (2023)7.4/10 from 1,010 votes
- NewestBorley Rectory: The Awakening (2026)Released 2026
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025)
When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Harvest (2023)
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGinger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
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 fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
A concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMostly 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGinger 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Jester 2 (2025)
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of the Dead (2005)
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCobweb (2023)
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022)
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Jester (2023)
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilver Bullet (1985)
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInsidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInsidious: The Red Door (2023)
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPoltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religious zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHoward Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom (2017)
After conquering R'yleh and the Frozen Kingdom young Howard Lovecraft must now travel to the Undersea Kingdom in order to free his captured family, protect three mysterious magical books, and prevent the impending wrath of Cthulhu.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & horror
Violent Night 2 (2026)
When Santa forgets the true meaning of Christmas, he finds himself in the heart of a lively mall community in desperate need of his help. Sapped of his magic, he’ll need another way to take on the goons threatening the mall, and time is running out. Santa has to rediscover his faith in goodness and call in some last-minute reinforcements from the one person no baddie wants to tangle with: Mrs. Claus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Coming SoonMovies like thisBorley Rectory: The Awakening (2026)
In 1900, young Reverend Henry Bull and his sister, Kitty, are tasked with taking over the duties of their family home in Essex, a majestic Victorian mansion built on the site of an old monastery. Unaware of the sinister forces that lurk within, the pair are soon confronted by terrifying paranormal activities that threaten their loved ones. Desperate to protect themselves from the demonic intrusion, they call upon the services of a trusted family friend to investigate the origins of the vengeful ghosts which haunt their property. But these are spirits who will not rest, and Borley Rectory is doomed to gain a chilling reputation, as the most haunted house in all of Britain.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)
A number of vicious murders occur in a small California town after a motorcycle-riding stranger arrives. The gruesome slayings look disturbingly like the work of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in another nearby town, police are hot on the trail of a killer they believe is a werewolf.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHowling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
An author who was sent to the town Drakho, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mystery revolving around demons and werewolves. She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real she becomes suspicious of the odd town and of its past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTeen Wolf: The Movie (2023)
The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against this powerful and deadly enemy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMassacre in Rio Grande (1984)
The sequel to 'La muerte del chacal' finds the murderer from the first film still alive, and back to kill more unsuspecting victims. His brother is once again out to stop him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Weapons (2025)
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKüffar (2024)
Necati's sudden death casts a dark shadow over his children, adding to the burden of his youngest brother Ömer's disability. However, the secrets and magic within this family make an unexpected transformation possible. The bond between the two brothers opens the door to not only physical but also spiritual transformation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey - The Lost Years (2027)
Fifteen years after Pooh, Tigger, and Rabbit are captured and turned into attractions for the sinister Woozles Circus, orphaned teenager Momo Milne begins searching for her missing mother. Following a clue linking her mother’s disappearance to the circus, Momo and her best friend Billie take jobs inside the bizarre traveling show to uncover the truth. Behind the bright lights and carnival magic, they discover a nightmare: the circus hides monstrous half-human creatures, violent secrets, and a trail of missing victims. As Pooh and the others struggle under cruel captivity, their bloodthirsty instincts begin to resurface, turning the carnival into a slaughterhouse. Trapped inside a deadly world of twisted fairy tales and brutal horrors, Momo must unravel the connection between her mother and the circus before she and Billie become the next victims of the Woozles’ terrifying show.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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What are the best movies like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2?
The closest matches to R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 are R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Dark Harvest (2023) and The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
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Start with R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), the closest match to R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2.
What is the highest-rated movie like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2?
Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023), rated 7.4/10 by 1,010 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2?
Borley Rectory: The Awakening (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2?
Yes: R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Dark Harvest (2023) and The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007).
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