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Movies like Archive 97' : TAPE_8

The best movies like Archive 97' : TAPE_8 are Backrooms (2026), Grave Encounters (2011) and Lake Mungo (2009). If Archive 97' : TAPE_8 hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Backrooms (2026)

    A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  2. Grave Encounters (2011)

    A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  3. Lake Mungo (2009)

    After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  4. Phoenix Forgotten (2017)

    Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  5. V/H/S/94 (2021)

    After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  6. Haunter (2013)

    A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  7. V/H/S (2012)

    When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  8. Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)

    A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  9. V/H/S/99 (2022)

    A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

  10. Until Dawn (2025)

    One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  11. Wolf Creek (2005)

    Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  12. Creep (2014)

    Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  13. Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (2023)

    Lara is a woman tormented, torn between science and faith. Pushed by her husband to seek treatment from a congregation of zealots, a ruthless exorcist will try to save her soul by putting an innocent woman through hell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  14. Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

    Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  15. Talk to Me (2023)

    When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  16. Hell House LLC (2015)

    Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  17. The Possession of Michael King (2014)

    Michael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  18. The Den (2013)

    A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for the same grisly fate as the first victim.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  19. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

    When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  20. Phase IV (1974)

    Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  21. Murder Death Koreatown (2020)

    The bizarre found footage from an investigation into a true crime murder. An unemployed man’s curiosity about his neighbor’s murder warps into a conspiratorial obsession.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  22. Live.com (TBA)

    Late at night two girls discover a voyeuristic website with horrifying consequences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  23. Scream (1996)

    A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  24. They're Gone (2022)

    After the Ashman family goes missing, John Wilson attempts to uncover the truth of what really happened.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  25. Without Trace at Dawn (2014)

    Seven young people mysteriously disappear after a night of camping in the golden forest, located in the city of Huancayo. They are intensely searched for without obtaining any results, until a year later a video camera is found hidden inside a cemetery, where the camera reveals everything that happened to them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  26. The Devil's Familiar (2020)

    Found footage Horror film about two student filmmakers making a documentary about the Ribbersford woods murders that happened in 2006. Sally Edwards was sent down for the murder, but a mist of controversy surrounds the case, with conspiracy theories about a Mythical creature living in the Woods... Elliott and Jake try to find out what really happened back in 2006. A video camera containing a mini dv tape was handed into the Henwick Police station on August 2nd 2019. This is actual Footage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  27. The Truth Will Out (2020)

    Thomas Laboss host of "Hard Streets UK", hits the road interviewing families from differing cultures across the UK, uncovering truths, whilst being his usual exploitative self. But there's something a bit more sinister about one particular family and he may not get out of this one alive!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  28. Cut/Print (2012)

    A group of ambitious filmmakers set out to create the world's first reality horror movie. What ensues is a hellish game of cat and mouse as a cryptic filmmaker, known only as The Maestro, comes out from hiding in search of his "perfect shot."

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  29. Run (2012)

    Ma Nan and Xiaoyu are a couple who have been in love for many years. Ma Nan bought a property in the suburbs, just in time for Xiaoyu's birthday. So he called his colleagues and friends and the party was held in a cheerful atmosphere. Next door to Ma Nan's house lived a couple who often quarreled. The unusually loud noise aroused the curiosity of party-goers. They went next door together to find out, but unexpectedly found a terrifying and bloody murder scene. The apartment, which was originally sparsely populated, seems to have turned into a huge haunted house. Flickering lights, shrill screams, and maddened murders. A plague-like virus spreads freely in the apartment.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  30. The Kaos Brief (2017)

    Hacked footage reveals mysterious events surrounding the abduction of four teenagers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Archive 97' : TAPE_8?

The closest matches to Archive 97' : TAPE_8 are Backrooms (2026), Grave Encounters (2011) and Lake Mungo (2009). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Archive 97' : TAPE_8?

Start with Backrooms (2026), the closest match to Archive 97' : TAPE_8.

What is the highest-rated movie like Archive 97' : TAPE_8?

Scream (1996), rated 7.4/10 by 8,413 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Archive 97' : TAPE_8?

Backrooms (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Archive 97' : TAPE_8?

Yes: Backrooms (2026), Grave Encounters (2011) and Lake Mungo (2009).

How are movies similar to Archive 97' : TAPE_8 chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Archive 97' : TAPE_8, 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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