Movies like Dawn of the Beast (2021)
The best movies like Dawn of the Beast (2021) are Creature from Black Lake (1976), The Ritual (2017) and Willow Creek (2013). If Dawn of the Beast hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Blair Witch Project (1999)6.4/10 from 5,794 votes
- NewestThe Dogs (2025)Released 2025
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
When the word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature, two researchers come to a small town to study and hopefully discover the true nature of the beast. With some help from the locals, the two men to learn that the creature may be a very angry and murderous missing link.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror
The Ritual (2017)
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWillow Creek (2013)
Looking to make a splash online with his research videos into the existence of Bigfoot, Jim and his girlfriend Kelly take a camping trip to the small town of Willow Creek, California, and the surrounding mountains where the infamous footage of the supposed sasquatch was filmed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisWitches in the Woods (2019)
A group of students head off for a snowboarding adventure on an untouched piece of land. When their SUV mysteriously stalls in a brutal snowstorm they are not only faced with the reality of freezing to death but a fate even more horrifying. For they have become stranded in Stoughton Valley, home of some Witch Trials even more horrendous than Salem, and are being hunted by a supernatural creature determined to keep them there.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisExists (2014)
A group of friends venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend and find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Blair Witch Project (1999)
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPrimal Rage (2018)
A newly reunited young couple's drive through the Pacific Northwest turns into a nightmare as they are forced to face nature, unsavory locals, and a monstrous creature, known to the Native Americans as Oh-Mah.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAntlers (2021)
A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbominable (2006)
A man, crippled in an accident, returns to the woods after rehabilitation, certain that he'll not see Bigfoot again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark Was the Night (2014)
An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrogman (2024)
An amateur filmmaker, struggling to turn his passion into a career, returns with friends to Loveland, Ohio, the location of his first, notorious sighting of the Frogman, determined to obtain irrefutable proof that the cryptid legend exists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Hillwalkers (2022)
When hikers trespass onto private land, an altercation with the landowner descends into violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Red Woods (2021)
A group of urbex enthusiasts travel to the backwoods of Appalachia to capture footage of abandoned houses, when they unwittingly become the subjects of a much darker video - made by a different kind of "enthusiast".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisRawhead Rex (1986)
Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hallow (2015)
Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)
Sean Reynolds, a highly acclaimed investigative journalist (who strongly believed in paranormal phenomena), destroyed his career when the most watched episode of his reality show, based on paranormal phenomena, turned out to be a hoax. Sean saw a news report on a "Bigfoot Hunter" (Carl Drybeck) who claimed to possess the body of a dead Sasquatch. He believes Drybeck is a phony and decides to create a new show that reveals people's paranormal claims as hoaxes. Sean assembles his old film crew and heads to Northern California's "Lost Coast" to meet with and interview Drybeck. Obsessed, Sean is staking his comeback, his life and the lives of his documentary film crew on proving Drybeck's claim to be a hoax.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisWithout Name (2017)
A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Lycan (2017)
When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment in history, one of them sets in motion a horrific fate when he proposes they head into the Georgia backwoods to tackle the legend of Emily Burt, the Talbot County werewolf.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Panteon Woods (2015)
Riley, a cryptozoology fanatic, and her Sister Rebecca want to increase the popularity of their conspiracy channel. They decide to hire a local controversial hunter to aid them in the search of a supposed werewolf roaming the forest of their little town. They find the secret of the Panteon Woods but never return.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Wer (2013)
A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarnifex (2022)
An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBig Legend (2018)
An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Mountain Side (2016)
A group of archaeologists working in Northern Canada uncover a strange structure dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team soon finds themselves isolated when their communication systems fail and they begin to feel the effects of solitude.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devil Below (2021)
A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalachian Mountains which was abandoned decades ago due to a mysterious coal mine fire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Inhabitant (2022)
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
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 & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUntil Dawn (2025)
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMercy Black (2019)
A woman is sent to a mental institution after stabbing her classmate in an attempt to conjure an evil spirit called, Mercy Black. Fifteen years later she's released, and must save her nephew, who has become obsessed with the phenomenon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHome Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dawn of the Beast?
The closest matches to Dawn of the Beast are Creature from Black Lake (1976), The Ritual (2017) and Willow Creek (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dawn of the Beast?
People who watched Dawn of the Beast most often go on to Creature from Black Lake (1976), The Ritual (2017) and Willow Creek (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dawn of the Beast?
The Blair Witch Project (1999), rated 6.4/10 by 5,794 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dawn of the Beast?
The Dogs (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dawn of the Beast?
Yes: Creature from Black Lake (1976), The Ritual (2017) and Willow Creek (2013).
How are movies similar to Dawn of the Beast chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dawn of the Beast, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.