Movies like The Red Headed Corpse (1972)
The best movies like The Red Headed Corpse (1972) are Maniac (2012), Tourist Trap (1979) and Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966). If The Red Headed Corpse hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGhostland (2018)7.4/10 from 2,787 votes
- NewestVicious (2025)Released 2025
- In ItalianKill, Baby... Kill! (1966)Also in Italian
Maniac (2012)
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTourist Trap (1979)
After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.
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 thisOpera (1987)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return of the Exorcist (1975)
An archaeology student photographs a mysterious naked woman by a waterfall, unaware that she is a female demon called Haggia, who soon takes possession of him via a cursed amulet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbduction (2019)
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa. While staying there, his sanity begins to disintegrate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Resurrected (1991)
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod Is a Bullet (2023)
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hand (1981)
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisStopmotion (2024)
Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShut In (2022)
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhostland (2018)
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRevenge of the Dead (1983)
A young journalist buys a used typewriter and notices some text still legible on the ribbon; he reconstructs the story of a scientist who discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Deliverance (2024)
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodnight Mommy (2022)
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShades of Desire (2023)
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaniel Isn't Real (2019)
A troubled college freshman resurrects his imaginary friend to help him cope with a violent trauma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Sunday (1960)
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpiral (2007)
A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer's social circle seems to improve greatly when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. Only, as he begins to sketch his new friend's portrait, disturbing "voices" from the phone man's past threaten to lead him into a network of destruction.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHour of the Wolf (1968)
While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCarry On Screaming! (1966)
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Slayer (1982)
Siblings, Eric & his surreal artist sister Kay, her doctor husband David, her sister-in-law Brooke along with pilot Marsh become stranded on a rugged isle face off against a supernatural beast drawn to Kay who dreams of its killings.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGarum (Fantastic Contradictions) (1989)
Enric Germa, restless painter of paintings, travels to Garum to visit Norbre Estru, an art collector, married to Lebia, a beautiful and provocative woman, with whom he falls in love and with whom he maintains a passionate relationship with his back to her husband . Maia, Naga, Lasia and Rala, a group of splendid and magical women, dispute Enric's love. During your stay in Garum, you will experience fantastic situations and meet strange beings who will introduce you to unimaginable dimensions, which will lead you to a surprising and unexpected ending.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Vegetarian (2010)
An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, throwing away all the meats in her refrigerator. Her husband Kil-soo starts to complain about her actions. Her family also worries about her health. During a family lunch, Yeong-hye tries to kill herself due to her father's abrupt violence. Observing all the happenings, Yeong-hye's brother-in-law, Min-ho, a videoartist, hears from his wife that Yeong-hye has a Mongolian spot on her hips. Min-ho gets inspiration from this and starts to sketch.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Baaz: A Bird in Danger (2003)
In a small town, Nainital, India the police is on the look-out for a serial killer. All the killer's targets are of astonishing beautiful young girls; with an ulterior motive. Evidences found at the crime scenes are a dragger and a pair of rubber gloves. The three men under suspect are Mayor Jai Singh Dabral, DSP Harshvardan and a painter by profession Raj Singh; the problem is the police do not have evidence to incarcerate any of these men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Crucible of Terror (1972)
An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Last Leaf (2020)
Haunted by dark visions and unable to protect her family, Cathy has a final chance to save her lover Sue and stand up against the mysterious gentleman that has haunted her since childhood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Writer (2025)
The Writer follows a young kid who sneaks out at night to paint graffiti—a quiet, visual story about expression, rebellion, and finding voice through art while navigating a Gotham-like city at night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Red Headed Corpse?
The closest matches to The Red Headed Corpse are Maniac (2012), Tourist Trap (1979) and Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Red Headed Corpse?
Start with Maniac (2012), the closest match to The Red Headed Corpse.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Red Headed Corpse?
Ghostland (2018), rated 7.4/10 by 2,787 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Red Headed Corpse?
Vicious (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Red Headed Corpse?
Yes: Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966), Opera (1987) and The Return of the Exorcist (1975).
How are movies similar to The Red Headed Corpse chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Red Headed Corpse, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.