Movies like Sorry, We're Open (2027)

Night of the Demon (1957)

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

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

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

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

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

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

The Jester (2016)

The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't appreciate his own tricks or break the rules of Halloween.

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

Abigail (2019)

A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

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

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 mystery & horror

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 mystery & horror

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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

Maniac (1963)

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

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

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

Next 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 & mystery

I Bury the Living (1958)

The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.

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

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

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

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

Extraordinary Tales (2015)

Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.

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

Dead of Night (1977)

This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.

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

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 & mystery

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

Sleep Has Her House (2017)

The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.

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

Dagon (2001)

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...

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

The Man Whom the Trees Loved (2026)

On vacation on a remote island, Sophie tries to salvage her marriage with Dave. But as he explores the forest surrounding the house, he becomes increasingly entranced by the trees. To Dave, they are beautiful, inspiring, and radiant. To Sophie, however, the trees begin to take on a darker, possibly evil presence, as she struggles to save her husband from being taken by the forest forever. Based on the novella by Algernon Blackwood.

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

Il Vecchio Terribile (2026)

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

The Sermon (2026)

After an attack in London at the hand of body snatching monsters called "The Evangelists", a group of college students bunker down in a house and try and survive, a year and a half later one of the members of the group is murdered in the middle of the night, the group gradually descends into depression, insanity and people's true natures are revealed.

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

Amityverse: Infinity (2026)

Horror anthology sequel to Amityverse, featuring 10 more Amityville-themed segments.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard. Kirsty is undeterred and, with the help of a fellow patient, heads to Hell for a rescue.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

Cthulhu (2008)

A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

Amityville Toothache (2026)

Gabriel has an excruciating toothache. Unfortunately, his dentist is operating with tools supplied from the cursed town of Amityville.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

The Lost Child (1991)

Inspired by Lovecraft's "The Outsider", this short follows a lonely child who longs for human touch. Will he finally be held?

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

Capture (2026)

After mysteriously inheriting her parents house, a lifelong orphan finds a camcorder and a collection of video tapes containing the gruesome secrets of her family's past, and the horrifying truth behind the camcorder they were captured on.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror