Movies like The Lycanthrope (2007)
The best movies like The Lycanthrope (2007) are Silver Bullet (1985), Wolves (2014) and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). If The Lycanthrope 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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- Highest ratedThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)7.3/10 from 4,079 votes
- NewestIt Ends (2026)Released 2026
Silver 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 thisWolves (2014)
The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end, who's really hunting whom?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
A college class project on creation and destruction of modern myth, turns terrifying when a trio of young people come to realize the urban legends surrounding the famed Buckout Road may, in fact, be REAL.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Let Go (2024)
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Ends (2026)
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisJeepers Creepers (2001)
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Evil (1978)
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOlder Gods (2023)
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Car (1977)
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
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
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 thisThe Stakelander (2016)
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark Light (2019)
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cellar (2022)
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family's souls forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLowlifes (2024)
The survival instincts of a road-tripping family are put to the test when they have no other choice but to stay the night at a remote homestead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarises music from a voodoo ceremony; and a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like this825 Forest Road (2025)
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark history of being haunted by a ghostly woman who drives residents to suicide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisMor (1991)
In 15th century Croatia, a young farmhand named Mor patiently awaits the coming of spring, not only because of his love for nature, but also because Šu, the daughter of his master that he's been in love since their childhood, will finally return home after a long journey across Europe. However, soon after her arrival, he's informed that Šu had been forced into an arranged marriage with a young nobleman named Arno. Pained by grief, Mor begins to close himself off from the world, however, his curse begins to slowly transform him into something else.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
You Don't Have To Apologize (2024)
Rafa, a young trans and gay man, has already resigned himself to the fact that he will never find another boy who accepts him, until he meets Henrique.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Feral Man (2002)
A young man believes he's turning into a werewolf after being attacked by an unseen assailant.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Frostbitten (2006)
After Annika, a medical doctor, gets work at the local hospital, she and her 17-year old daughter Saga move to a small town in northern Sweden. Annika is keen to work with her idol, geneticist Professor Gerhard Beckert. However Beckert's sinister past in the Waffen-SS soon catches up with him when a couple of pill-popping interns mistake an experimental vaccine for party drugs. Mayhem ensues as the town's teenagers succumb one by one to the mysterious virus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devil's Rejects (2005)
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDracula 2000 (2000)
When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWolfen (1981)
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies 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: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWolf (1994)
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden, his former boss's daughter. And, as increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Randall worries that he may be turning into the creature that bit him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinding Flubber (2018)
Three friends embark on a quest to find the last remaining copy of Flubber (1997)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Lycanthrope?
The closest matches to The Lycanthrope are Silver Bullet (1985), Wolves (2014) and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Lycanthrope?
Start with Silver Bullet (1985), the closest match to The Lycanthrope.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Lycanthrope?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), rated 7.3/10 by 4,079 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Lycanthrope?
It Ends (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Lycanthrope?
Yes: Silver Bullet (1985), Wolves (2014) and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).
How are movies similar to The Lycanthrope chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Lycanthrope, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.