Movies like Ghost Light (2018)
The best movies like Ghost Light (2018) are Blood Fest (2018), Scare Me (2020) and When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011). If Ghost Light hooked you with its comedy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014)7.5/10 from 4,147 votes
- NewestHold the Fort (2025)Released 2025
Blood Fest (2018)
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisScare Me (2020)
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhen Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011)
The remake of 'When Harry Met Sally' that everyone has been waiting for is finally here.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Ready or Not (2019)
A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAntebellum (2020)
Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Blackening (2023)
Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAll My Friends Hate Me (2022)
A college reunion goes awry when Pete suspects his friends may be out to get him... As their weekend getaway grows more and more uncomfortable, should Pete be worried about his safety, or is it all in his head?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDial M for Middlesbrough (2019)
Terry and Gemma are forced to take refuge in a sinister and dilapidated caravan park after their coach breaks down. During the unplanned stay, visitors and residents begin to be bumped off one by one under grizzly circumstances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Ghost Team (2016)
A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Night (2021)
Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAn Ideal Host (2020)
Liz just wants to host the perfect dinner party but an unexpected guest sends the evening into chaos, with potentially apocalyptic consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
In Fabric (2018)
A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMother Father Sister Brother Frank (2024)
The Jennings family couldn't be more suburban but when Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner, murder turns up on the menu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)
After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhost House (2017)
A young couple go on an adventurous vacation to Thailand only to find themselves haunted by a malevolent spirit after naively disrespecting a Ghost House.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Invitation (2022)
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHousebound (2014)
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Ghost Waits (2020)
Jack's job is to fix up the house. Spectral agent Muriel's eternal task is to haunt it. They should be enemies, but they become fascinated by one another and eventually smitten, leading them to question everything about their work, lives, and decisions. But as pressure mounts for them to fulfil their duties, something’s got to give for them to have the time together they both so desperately want.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Delirium (2018)
A man recently released from a mental institute inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou Might Be the Killer (2019)
Counselors are being killed off at summer camp, and Sam is stuck in the middle of it. Instead of contacting the cops, he calls his friend and slasher-film expert Chuck to discuss his options.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLady Usher (2021)
An updated re-telling based in the Gothic South with the Usher Family, led by Mother. The family has been cursed by madness, unrequited love and when Roderick comes home with his girlfriend Morgan, it spells the beginning of the end as her sister Madeline will stop at nothing to prevent their marriage as Morgan fights to take Roderick away from the madness that is the House of Usher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Suitable Flesh (2023)
A once-esteemed psychiatrist helplessly watches her life spiral into a nightmarish maelstrom of supernatural hysteria and gruesome deaths, all linked to a seemingly unstoppable ancient curse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHold the Fort (2025)
A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)
Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPorno (2019)
When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970)
A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnap bums and hippies, forcing them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape endure ritualistic murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ghost Light?
The closest matches to Ghost Light are Blood Fest (2018), Scare Me (2020) and When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ghost Light?
People who watched Ghost Light most often go on to Blood Fest (2018), Scare Me (2020) and When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like Ghost Light?
What We Do in the Shadows (2014), rated 7.5/10 by 4,147 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ghost Light?
Hold the Fort (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Ghost Light?
Yes: Blood Fest (2018), Scare Me (2020) and When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011).
How are movies similar to Ghost Light chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ghost Light, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.