Movies like Maya the Sacrifice (2019)
The best movies like Maya the Sacrifice (2019) are Terrifier (2011), Cobweb (2023) and Dark Harvest (2023). If Maya the Sacrifice hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Old Mill (1937)7.3/10 from 229 votes
- Newest28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)Released 2026
Terrifier (2011)
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCobweb (2023)
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Harvest (2023)
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWithin the Woods (1979)
While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2025)
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
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 thisSilver 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 thisYear 10 (2024)
After the fall of civilization, the few survivors have been driven to cannibalism. A young man must confront a violent tribe that has murdered his father and stolen the medicine that keeps his girlfriend alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDust Bunny (2025)
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome Play (2020)
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Old Mill (1937)
Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the thunderstorm worsens, the mill wheel begins to turn and the whole mill threatens to blow apart until at last the storm subsides.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Jack in the Box Rises (2024)
When a creepy Jack-in-the-Box is discovered and opened on the grounds of an exclusive girls' school, six brave students soon enter a fight to the finish against the unleashed demon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like this28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTerrifier (2018)
A mute maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween and everyone else who gets in his way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaw (2003)
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCurve (2016)
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAzrael (2024)
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boy Behind the Door (2020)
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisThousand Year Sleep (2007)
Samantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Tell-Tale Heart (2010)
A computer-generated rendering of the classic Poe tale about a man's sanity being a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
LEASH (2021)
A man looks for his missing dog in the middle of a strange night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
I Was a Teenage Werebear (2011)
A repressed gay teen transforms into a beast after being bitten by a hunky classmate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)
Dracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it's time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly dispatches the vampire Count. Next day, however, Dr. Frankenstein arrives with his assistant, Morpho, and a large crate containing the monster. Using the blood of a pub singer who has been abducted by his creation, the doctor brings Dracula back to life and uses him for his own ends. The Count and a female vampire continue to terrorise the town, so Dr Seward once again sets out for Castle Dracula. Unfortunately, he is attacked by the Frankenstein monster and left for dead. Amira, a gypsy, rescues him and summons up a werewolf to do battle with the forces of evil...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Ouiji (2016)
Do you ever get that eerie feeling that someone is standing behind you. They say that if you can feel it, then it is definitely present. The next time you feel the creeps, please do not look back. You might see it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Return of the Näcken (2024)
The Return of the Näcken is a gothic horror tale about a lonely water demon and her quest for human souls focusing on the existential anguish of being an enchanted creature doomed to an immortal life filled with grief, isolation, and loss.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Vasvaas (2010)
On Ali’s birthday, his wife Suzy gifts him an unusual proposition: all her wealth and prosperity will belong to him if she remains his only wife, while he secretly maintains an affair with another woman, Laila. Simultaneously, an evil master, accompanied by his puppet Kudafoolhu, embarks on a mission to implant wicked suggestions in the minds of locals. Sheikhul Hayya, a saintly man, strives to thwart this malevolence. In a twisted game, Suzy meets her demise at the hands of the Master, leaving Ali in possession of her wealth. However, Laila becomes the target of horrifying incidents orchestrated by the Master. The truth unfolds: the Master seeks revenge on Ali for an incident involving a lunar night and a vengeful act. The final showdown pits Sheikh against the Master, culminating in a final battle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Terror Of The Killer Carnivorous Coat (2011)
A group of friends struggle for survival as they are faced with the ancient, demonic evil of - the killer carnivorous coat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Sleepers of the City (2009)
A young man contemplates jumping off a bridge when he meets a beautiful woman who could have been his salvation, had she not been dead for the past seventy-five years.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Maya the Sacrifice?
The closest matches to Maya the Sacrifice are Terrifier (2011), Cobweb (2023) and Dark Harvest (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Maya the Sacrifice?
Start with Terrifier (2011), the closest match to Maya the Sacrifice.
What is the highest-rated movie like Maya the Sacrifice?
The Old Mill (1937), rated 7.3/10 by 229 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Maya the Sacrifice?
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Maya the Sacrifice?
Yes: Terrifier (2011), Cobweb (2023) and Dark Harvest (2023).
How are movies similar to Maya the Sacrifice chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Maya the Sacrifice, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.