Movies like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom (2016)
The best movies like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom (2016) are Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (2010), Monster House (2006) and Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012). If Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom hooked you with its family and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCoraline (2009)8.0/10 from 9,763 votes
- NewestStraight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2025)Released 2025
Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (2010)
When our favorite half-demon falls into an ancient ruin, he must wander through a spooky cavern which houses a mysterious monster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Monster House (2006)
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)
In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Frankenweenie (2012)
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStraight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2025)
With Mystery, Inc. on the tail of a strange object in Nowhere, Kansas, the strange hometown of Eustace, Muriel, and Courage, the gang soon find themselves contending with a giant cicada monster and her winged warriors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
ParaNorman (2012)
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonsters vs Aliens (2009)
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boxtrolls (2014)
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Vampire (2020)
Little Vampire lives in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters, but he is bored stiff! One night, he secretly sneaks out of the manor along with his trusted bulldog, Phantomato, on a quest to find some new friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination (2008)
The gang must venture into a crazy imaginary world to rescue Frankie when she disappears inside a mysterious box.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the tri-state area. They must find a way back home with the help of their pet platypus named Perry, who they discover is a secret agent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHotel Transylvania (2012)
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoraline (2009)
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Secret of Kells (2009)
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Little Vampire 3D (2017)
Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously obsessed hunter. Fate brings these two boys together, as Tony & Rudolph set off an action-packed battle to stop the villain, save Rudolph's family and learn the power of friendship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTitan A.E. (2000)
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lego Ghostbusters Movie (2016)
LEGO Ghostbusters is an epic re-imagining of the classic Ghostbuster films. Digital Wizards Studios - Eight artists with a combined collection of over $100,000 of LEGO bricks spend 2000 hrs over the last 5 months: building, animating, lighting, compositing and composing for this animated marvel!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007)
When the Boogey Man causes Grim to lose his powers, rank, and title in the Underworld Court for misusing his powers, he plots to seek out Horror's Hand and take over the world. It's up to Billy, Mandy, Irwin, and Grim to get to Horror's Hand before the Boogey Man does.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019)
Scooby-Doo and his pals win an all-expense paid vacation and embark on a trip of a lifetime to a tropical paradise. Their destination however, turns out to be Zombie Island. As soon as they arrive, they realize the place looks strangely familiar and is reminiscent of a trip they took years ago, in which they became wrapped up in a mystery involving zombies. The gang soon learns that their trip to paradise comes with a price when the zombies re-emerge and attack their hotel. Will Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang finally solve the mystery behind Zombie Island?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016)
This All Hallows’ Eve, Nightmare is bent on conquering our waking world by crossing through the Dream Dimension, and converting each dreamer into a monster. Can Dr. Strange, Hulk and the Howling Commandos hold the line and put an end to his nefarious scheme?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIgor (2008)
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (2017)
Mystery, Inc. heads to Blowout Beach for a real swinging beach party when the Ghost Pirates threaten to harsh the good vibes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonster Family (2017)
The Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night out. However, the plan backfires when they are cursed and all turned into Monsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHui Buh and the Witch's Castle (2022)
For over 500 years now, the castle ghost Hui Buh has been stirring things up at Castle Burgeck. His friend and owner of the castle, King Julius is not the only one who finds Hui Buh's poor attempts at scary hauntings terribly annoying. The chaotic atmosphere at the castle reaches an all-time high when the young witch Ophelia appears at the castle gates out of nowhere, claiming to be Hui Buh's long lost niece. Ophelia is in possession of the Necronomicon, an ancient book of spells that is as evil as it is powerful. Hui Buh, realizing the possibilities that the book would open up for him, is dying to get his hands on the book...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDave Made a Maze (2017)
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo: 13 Spooky Tales Run for Your 'Rife! (2013)
In the all-new original 22 minute episode, Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow, Scooby-Doo and the rest of the ghost-busting gang visit a quiet farm town where everyone prepares for the annual Halloween harvest celebration. Of course, things are not as quiet as they seem, since the town's creepy cornfield is plagued by a scarecrow brought to life by a witch's curse! Will our always-hungry heroes, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy be able to stop gulping down goodies long enough to solve this mystery?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
The Loud House Movie (2021)
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Monkey King (2023)
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom?
The closest matches to Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom are Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (2010), Monster House (2006) and Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom?
People who watched Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom most often go on to Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (2010), Monster House (2006) and Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom?
Coraline (2009), rated 8.0/10 by 9,763 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom?
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom?
Yes: Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (2010), Monster House (2006) and Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012).
How are movies similar to Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.