Movies like Spine Chiller (2019)
The best movies like Spine Chiller (2019) are The Wailer (2006), Race with the Devil (1975) and Z (2019). If Spine Chiller hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBride of Frankenstein (1935)7.5/10 from 1,171 votes
- NewestMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)Released 2026
The Wailer (2006)
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
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 thisZ (2019)
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadsight (2018)
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBasilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSiren (2016)
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReturn of the Tooth Fairy (2020)
The Tooth Fairy is back. 15 years after the events of the first movie, Corey, now grown up but mentally scarred has gone to a class reunion. However, the Tooth Fairy is back, and this time - You better have flossed properly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrip of the Strangler (1958)
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Invitation (2016)
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shed (2019)
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManiac (1963)
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExtraordinary Tales (2015)
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBride of Frankenstein (1935)
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dark Mirror (1946)
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNightbooks (2021)
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan with the Screaming Brain (2005)
The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFollow the Crows (2019)
Long after the end of the world survivors wander the fields and wastelands that once housed the cities of Britain. One such survivor, the Man, isolates himself from human contact, until he meets a young woman and the pair begin an adventure that will teach them both what it is to be human.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Tumors (2011)
A tournament of the planet’s best doctors is about to take place in Geneva. There can be only one winner. The goal of the tournament is to provide the commission with the largest specimen of an tumor that has grown inside a human body. Dr. Parrish, who doesn’t have such a specimen in his collection, tries to bribe the judge. The judge sends him packing and says that Parrish will never win this competition. But the cunning doctor has a backup plan in reserve, and he immediately sets about implementing it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Every Shadow Seems Alive (2019)
Every Shadow Seems Alive
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFilthy McNasty (2002)
Two bookish women, whom crave adventure and bad taste, suddenly turn into sexy ladies after being zapped with a spell by a sex-starved ghost.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Killer Workout (1987)
Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSurveillance (2008)
An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDriftwood (2006)
Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16 year old David Forrester becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an "Attitude Adjustment Camp for Troubled Youths" run by the sadistic Captain Doug Kennedy and his brutal young henchman, Yates.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Spine Chiller?
The closest matches to Spine Chiller are The Wailer (2006), Race with the Devil (1975) and Z (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Spine Chiller?
Start with The Wailer (2006), the closest match to Spine Chiller.
What is the highest-rated movie like Spine Chiller?
Bride of Frankenstein (1935), rated 7.5/10 by 1,171 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Spine Chiller?
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Spine Chiller?
Yes: The Wailer (2006), Race with the Devil (1975) and Z (2019).
How are movies similar to Spine Chiller chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spine Chiller, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.