Movies like School Spirits (2017)
The best movies like School Spirits (2017) are R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Frankie Freako (2024) and Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998). If School Spirits hooked you with its fantasy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSlumberland (2022)7.2/10 from 998 votes
- NewestR.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025)Released 2025
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025)
When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankie Freako (2024)
After calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney must battle the pint-sized forces of evil unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock n’ roll goblin FRANKIE FREAKO.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOut of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998)
Haunted by disturbing dreams from an inherited book, a young man becomes interested in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Video Store (2023)
A young woman who is unknowingly in possession of a legendary "cursed tape" takes a collection of old video tapes to a video store. She and the store owner re-awake its curse, which leads to the release of a raft of cinematic villains.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cleanse (2018)
The story of a heartbroken man who attends a spiritual retreat, only to discover that the course releases more than everyday toxins and traumatic experiences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHouse II: The Second Story (1987)
Jesse moves into an old family property where his parents were mysteriously murdered years before. He soon finds himself with unexpected guests in the form of his mummified great-great grandfather, a mystical crystal skull, and a zombie cowboy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Heretics (2017)
A young girl is abducted by a man, who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, the young girl falls deathly ill. While her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes more and more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Frighteners (1996)
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEd and His Dead Mother (1993)
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like this6:66 PM (2017)
A team of ghost hunters gets more than they bargained for when the house they’re pretending is haunted turns out to be occupied by the evil spirit of a serial killer. Everything goes haywire as the demon fights to take possession of their bodies. Can they make it out alive?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
DeadHeads (2011)
Two inexplicably coherent zombies awake amidst a zombie attack and decide to take a road trip to find the one's lost love, unaware they are being chased by the agents of a ruthless company with its own agenda.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boneyard (1991)
Children turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisScary Movie (1991)
On Halloween night, big-time nerd Warren attends a spookhouse in a small Texas town. But is the haunted house as harmless as it seems, or has a psychotic mental patient found a new stomping ground?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Goosebumps (2015)
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWait Till Helen Comes (2016)
After a reconstructed family moves to a converted church in the country, 14-year-old Molly, must save her new troubled step-sister from a dangerous relationship with the desperate ghost of a young girl. Based on the best selling novel by Mary Downing Hahn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPopcorn (1991)
While holding a horror film festival, a group of students are stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
Fifth grader Kei Watanabe has inherited the hunter's blood to hunt yōkai. To save the world from destruction, Kei challenges a war against the yōkai.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & adventure
Vicious Fun (2021)
Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn Dies at the End (2013)
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFear, Inc. (2017)
Horror junkie Joe Foster gets to live out his ultimate scary movie fantasy courtesy of Fear Inc., a company that specializes in giving you the fright of your life. But as lines blur between what is and is not part of the game, Joe's dream come true begins to look more like a nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hole (2009)
After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of THE HOLE.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShorts (2009)
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like School Spirits?
The closest matches to School Spirits are R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Frankie Freako (2024) and Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after School Spirits?
People who watched School Spirits most often go on to R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Frankie Freako (2024) and Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998).
What is the highest-rated movie like School Spirits?
Slumberland (2022), rated 7.2/10 by 998 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like School Spirits?
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like School Spirits?
Yes: R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025), Frankie Freako (2024) and Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998).
How are movies similar to School Spirits chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside School Spirits, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.