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The Appearance (2018)
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mateho, an officer of the Inquisition and rational man of science, visits a remote monastery to investigate a bizarre murder of a monk. And you guessed it: something evil is afoot. But is the terror man-made or the result of witchcraft?
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, enigmatic, religious horror, psychological, tense, gothic, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
medieval, monastery, witch, supernatural power, supernatural, macabre, religion, witchcraft, haunting, investigation, inquisition, occult, isolation, superstition, paranoia, claustrophobia, ritual, heresy, moral ambiguity, madness, slow burn, nun, supernatural horror, blood, monk ...
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Most similar movies to The Appearance
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, creepy, atmospheric and gothic films with plots about isolation, supernatural, slow burn, occult, investigation, claustrophobia and haunting mostly in Horror, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Appearance: Fear No Evil (1969), Witches of Blackwood (2020), Beezel (2024), Incantation (2021), The Baylock Residence (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man's fiance discovers that the mirror is able to bring back her former boyfriend, who had been killed in a ...
Style:
suspense, creepy, psychological, tense, gothic ...
Plot:
occult, mirror, spirit, ghost, supernatural, possession, psychiatrist, macabre, paranormal, obsession, resurrection, superstition ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Claire returns to her hometown, she discovers her former home riddled with terrifying witchcraft, the town in the grip of fear, decay, and madness.
Style:
suspense, demonic, supernatural thriller, mystical, captivating ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, superstition, paranormal activity, survival horror, demonic possession, spirit, folk horror, ghost, witchcraft, haunted, supernatural horror ...
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80%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Over six tumultuous decades, three unwitting guests of a cursed New England home stumble upon a sinister secret dwelling beneath its floors - an eternal witch with an insatiable thirst for the flesh of the living.
Style:
creepy, gothic, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
flesh eating, haunted house, supernatural, witchcraft, curse, mature, macabre, body horror, occult, claustrophobia, folklore, generation ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
As her life spirals out of control, a rebellious undergrad begins practicing a forbidden witchcraft to help her grades; but when she unknowingly unleashes a deadly curse that threatens her father's life, she will be forced to pass her biggest ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, serious, scary ...
Plot:
witchcraft, witch, cursed, college life, rock band, supernatural, female student, female college student, curses spells and rituals, sorceress, curse, occult ...
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Patricia Woodhouse has been estranged from her sister for quite a few years due to a family feud. Suddenly she receives a letter detailing the sudden death of her sister Susanna Baylock, Patricia returns to pay her respect where she meets Annabel ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, suspense, enigmatic, tension ...
Plot:
occult, ghost, haunted house, inheritance, family feud, murder, supernatural, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, danger, sister sister relationship, death of sister ...
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64%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who discovers that the night his sister disappeared she had played ‘The Elevator Game’ — a ritual conducted in an elevator in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules ...
Style:
bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
elevator, ritual, supernatural, alternate dimension, monster, supernatural horror, urban legend, supernatural being, curses spells and rituals, superhuman powers, another dimension, supernatural power ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young boy is taken over by demons who force him to commit murder.
Style:
atmospheric, demonic, tense, supernatural thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
occult, serial killer, supernatural, possession, murder, exorcism, fear, evil, childhood trauma, paranormal investigation, haunting, religious conflict ...
Place:
rhode island, new england
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
With a deadly plague ravaging his Renaissance kingdom, Prince Prospero invites his friends to retire to the protection of his castle for ongoing revels, leaving the peasantry to die. But fate is not so easily escaped by the debauched nobility.
Style:
slasher, gothic, atmospheric, period piece, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
edgar allan poe, macabre, plague, death, disease, aristocracy, renaissance, class conflict, decadence, medieval, castle, fatalism ...
Time:
year 1989
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Step into the abyss of fear with a spine-chilling horror/thriller feature film anthology. Uncover tales of demonic entities, the paranormal, ancient creature gods, and unknown mysteries. Explore the depths of terror in this gripping experience. ...
Style:
suspense, dark, sinister, anthology, demonic ...
Plot:
creature, macabre, paranormal, haunting, supernatural, occult, possession, ancient, cosmic horror, ritual, violent, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amy has moved east from Kansas, determined to start a new life. She thinks she has found the perfect small quiet town, a great neighborhood on a quiet street. As she moves into her brand new apartment, eager to start a dream job, happy to befriend ...
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, captivating, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, new neighbor, new house, apparition, supernatural power, haunted, haunting, supernatural, haunted house, supernatural horror, ghost house, small town ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Cyprus
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A group of US filmmakers travel to Cyprus to film a documentary in the tragically famous Hotel Gula - a once popular resort where more than 100 people died in mysterious circumstances. What begins as just another day at the office will eventually ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, scary, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
haunted hotel, ghost, supernatural, investigation, survival, paranormal, supernatural horror, macabre, resort, resort hotel, director, fear ...
Place:
cyprus
Similarity:
55%
198
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a producer suggests that screenwriter Grace Mitchel pen a horror story set in an old hotel, the lond-abandoned Lyndora seems theperfect inspiration. The turn-of-the-century hotel is known for its rough and seedy past - the doors to its rooms ...
Style:
suspense, bleak, enigmatic, scary, creepy ...
Plot:
ghost, ghost child, writers, abandoned hotel, possession, macabre, haunted hotel, paranormal phenomena, insanity, murder, dark past, supernatural ...
Time:
turn of the century
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Three short films about the hidden horrors that lurk behind the urban landscape of Hong Kong.
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
occult, supernatural, occultist, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, paranormal activity, multiple storylines, supernatural horror, mysticism, omnibus, folk horror, darkness ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
53%
277
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An exhausted security guard is transferred to a morgue and, on their first night, discovers that the shadows and silences hide a torment from which there may be no return.
Style:
dark, psychological, creepy, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
security guard, morgue, nightshift, psychological torment, supernatural, isolation, haunting, silence, mental breakdown, paranoia, claustrophobia, loneliness ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An insurance investigator examining several recent cases of suicide discovers a demon influencing the deaths, but only he can see it.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, creepy, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
demon, supernatural, supernatural horror, fear, paranormal, investigation, haunting, suicide, possession, occult, paranoid, slow burn ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Naoto Ihara lives happily with his wife Miyuki and their son Haruto. Their happiness is crushed when Miyuki suddenly dies in a car accident. Naoto falls into deep grief over the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Haruto buries his dead mother ...
Style:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 18 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, mysterious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
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supernatural horror, mistrust, paranoia, haunting, isolation, small town, secrets, family secret, psychological manipulation, betrayal, family drama, investigation ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple seeks a fresh start to their lives by moving into an upper scale New England community. While settling in, they discover many disturbing secrets and acts connected to an infamous Satanic Cult which took place inside their very own ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The mysterious disappearances of several children in San Lupo, in the province of Benevento, are throwing the population into chaos and terror. Some believe it could be a pedophile, while others believe it's a legendary witch, Janara, who was ...
Style:
dark, tense, creepy, suspense, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
folk horror, folklore, witchcraft, terror, urban legend, superstition, supernatural, isolation, investigation, haunting, suspicion, occult ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
When the townspeople of a small Mexican village start disappearing, the locals point the suspicion at two young visitors. The only solution is for the two to unearth the legend of a madman in this supernatural thriller.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological horror, slasher ...
Plot:
monastery, supernatural, legend, curse, occult, superstition, macabre, blood, investigation, paranormal, folk horror, crazy ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Philippines, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A fashion designer hires a nanny from the Philippines to assist her in caring for her family while she is suffering from what she believes is a tick-related illness. The nanny uses traditional Filipino folk healing techniques to help her, but in the ...
Style:
suspenseful, supernatural thriller, captivating, psychological, mystical ...
Plot:
designer, secret, mysticism, life is a bitch, undercover, female protagonist, illness, witch doctor, fighting illness, macabre, paranoia, haunting ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Estranged couple Anne and Patrick encounter ghostly apparitions while taking a ride from a mysterious cabbie with sinister intentions.
Style:
suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, estranged couple, road trip, nightmare, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the town of Triune, a dark and Unspeakable Secret... remembers. Percy Pullman is a successful author and pastor who has become the infatuation of a killer hell bent on terror. Meanwhile, Raymond Fisk, a young local teacher, exhibits signs of ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, religious horror, psychological horror, suspenseful ...
Plot:
occult, religion, demonic possession, paranormal phenomena, supernatural power, catholic priest, crisis of conscience, evil, dark secret, supernatural, possession, haunting ...
Place:
harvard university
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While investigating a child abuse case, Claire discovers that the family is being tormented by a supernatural entity. In order to save the family, she must confront her own fears and use her emerging clairvoyance to stop the malevolent force.
Style:
psychological horror, supernatural thriller, creepy, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, child abuse, haunted house, grief, clairvoyance, female protagonist, trauma, family drama, paranormal investigation, macabre, nightmare, family secret ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror
Country: Russia
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The horror story based on Nikolai Gogol novel.
Style:
psychological, suspense, enigmatic, demonic, exciting ...
Plot:
small town, witch, occult, priest, police, supernatural, faith, loss of faith, redemption, transformation, possession, guilt ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the quiet nighttime corridors of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic ...
Style:
tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
trauma, hospital, haunting, supernatural, nightmare, death, isolation, demonic possession, paranormal, claustrophobia, family drama, guilt ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young couple leave behind their party lifestyle and find tranquility in an isolated rental cabin only to realize they have checked into a sinister nightmare as the locals reveal the true reason for their solitude.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
survival, cabin in the woods, isolation, family relations, dark secret, threat, undercover, trapped, secret, husband wife relationship, trap, remote location ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A group of archeologists are determined to make digs on a ghost town to find an old book, ignoring that the town is cursed due to events occurred about seven hundred years ago. An evil spirit comes to haunt this team...
Style:
creepy, sinister, tension, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
curse, occult, haunting, evil spirit, supernatural, possession, folk horror, ancient ruins, isolation, ghost town, superstition, witch ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An entity is terrorizing a small Midwest town. Ludlow Falls continues to descend into madness and death as more young women are driven insane. Sometimes small towns hide big secrets and a town's sin will be exposed.
Style:
suspenseful, slasher, dark, serious, dread ...
Plot:
small town, sin, insanity, madness, witch, town, death, secrets, insane, undercover, delusional woman, moral corruption ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological horror, suspense, dark, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motel, ghost, nightshift, night, supernatural, spirit, haunted, workplace situations, vengeful ghost, workplace, fear, haunting ...
Similarity:
36%
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