Movies like Slasher Saturday (2026)
The best movies like Slasher Saturday (2026) are What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), The Wailer (2006) and The Shed (2019). If Slasher Saturday hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedZ (2019)6.5/10 from 365 votes
- NewestPosthuman Lament (2026)Released 2026
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Wailer (2006)
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shed (2019)
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManiac (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 horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadsight (2018)
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZ (2019)
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarshmallow (2025)
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSiren (2016)
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Leopard Man (1943)
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Locals (2003)
Two best friends, Grant and Paul, hita country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate...where they meet the Locals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Zone (2025)
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReturn of the Tooth Fairy (2020)
The Tooth Fairy is back. 15 years after the events of the first movie, Corey, now grown up but mentally scarred has gone to a class reunion. However, the Tooth Fairy is back, and this time - You better have flossed properly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnseen (2023)
Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009)
A spoiled teen’s birthday bash turns killer after she convinced her parents to re-open a roller skating rink where a series of brutal murders took place and the killer comes back to wreak havoc during her party.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBasilisk: 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dark Mirror (1946)
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVan Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
It tells of the events before the film, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decidedly supernatural murders, being committed by the mad scientist Dr. Jekyll, in the form of his evil alter-ego, Mr. Hyde.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisText (2008)
Four friends search for the answers to a series of deadly text messages killing students at their high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDOUEN (2026)
Sania, a first-generation Trinidadian American, is haunted by mischievous Douens and must confront the dark secrets and generational trauma buried within her family before the past claims her future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
DOUEN II (2025)
As Sania helps her Aunt Sybil prepare traditional Trinidadian bread, she listens to tales of forest protectors and mischievous spirits from Caribbean folklore. When a towering Moko Jumbie-the guardian of the forest-appears, its imposing presence unsettles her, leaving her unsure of its intentions. But when a Douen, an evil childlike spirit with backward feet and no mouth, materializes, the true gravity of the tale begins to unfold. Sania discovers that these eerie encounters are not mere stories but the foreboding start of something far more sinister to come.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Day of the Cicada (TBA)
Wrongly imprisoned for the murders of his parents as a young child, Jacob has spent the last 34 years in jail claiming to be innocent. Not only that, he also believes that his parents were killed by a bug that only emerges briefly every seventeen years. There is no longer time to wait as the cicadas are set to emerge. After breaking out of jail, Jacob is doggedly pursued by Emily, a recruit recently assigned to his case. But as Emily gets closer to finding Jacob, she also draws dangerously close to a shocking truth. The Cicadas are real. And they are back with a vengeance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
7 Minutes in Hell 2026 (TBA)
In a desperate bid to fit in, a shy teen plays Seven Minutes in Heaven at a party, only to discover the game is cursed - and the price of playing is his life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
moirAI (TBA)
Joana needs to deliver a script, but is out of ideas. When she uses an Artificial Intelligence tool to write for her, what the AI creates starts to become real, putting her and her friend in danger.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Expiry Date (2005)
Reece is the school loser - no money, nerdy friends and the girl of his dreams doesn't know he exists! That is until he discovers a mysterious credit card with an unlimited balance. Now able to buy anything he wants, Reece's life appears to have taken a turn for the better. Unfortunately the card is possessed by an evil demon and, as everyone who has benefited from the credit card starts dying in bizarre and gruesome ways.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Posthuman Lament (2026)
A creature searches for its identity in a strange castle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Agony of Young Frankenstein (TBA)
A teenager wearing a Frankenstein mask wanders a suburban purgatory with plans to vanquish an unrelenting evil possessing his home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Three Hands (2026)
A surrealist glimpse into hands and the forces working before, between and around them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Slasher Saturday?
The closest matches to Slasher Saturday are What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), The Wailer (2006) and The Shed (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Slasher Saturday?
Start with What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), the closest match to Slasher Saturday.
What is the highest-rated movie like Slasher Saturday?
Z (2019), rated 6.5/10 by 365 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Slasher Saturday?
Posthuman Lament (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Slasher Saturday?
Yes: What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), The Wailer (2006) and The Shed (2019).
How are movies similar to Slasher Saturday chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Slasher Saturday, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.