Movies like Helloween
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Helloween (2025)
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
During the sinister killer clown craze of 2016, Dr. Ellen Marks, aided by investigative journalist John Parker, trace the source of the phenomena to one of her patients - incarcerated, charismatic serial killer Carl Cane, who is using his insidious clown symbolism to recruit an army of the disenfranchised and launch a murderous anarchist movement from London across the globe. With Cane escaped and on the run on October 31st can they stop him before he unleashes hell on earth on Halloween?
Style:
tense, dark, suspenseful, psychological horror, crime thriller, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, halloween, killer clown, master criminal, manipulation, escaped prisoner, investigation, chase, masked killer, cat and mouse, symbolism, cult leader, violent, madness, conspiracy, police procedural, investigative reporter, media frenzy, moral ambiguity, social commentary, clown, escaped convict, investigative journalist
Place:
london
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Most similar movies to Helloween
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, dark, tense and slasher films with plots about serial killer, cat and mouse, murder, revenge, violent, isolation and moral ambiguity mostly in Horror and Mystery genres. Some movies like Helloween: Head Case (2023), Lucifer (1987), Massacre Up North (2001), The Red Tide Massacre (2022), Hide N Seek (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
Stam, a not so smart cop, must figure out if a random assault on a young woman, Vivian, is connected to a killer stalking Pittsburgh and removing victims' brains. And why is Viv losing her smarts while becoming aggressive and violent?
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, cat and mouse, stalker, paranoia, moral ambiguity, obsession, memory loss, police procedural, body horror, female victim, male protagonist ...
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
95%
290
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A psychotic killer is embarked on a murder spree, and the authorities begin to suspect that he may have been sent from Hell.
Style:
slasher, dark, tense, bleak, psychological horror ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, psycho killer, violent, supernatural horror, police procedural, moral ambiguity, occult, cat and mouse, possession, ritual, small town ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Years after an accident that left him looking grotesque, a man kills those who mock his appearance.
Style:
slasher, dark, disturbing, psychological horror, tense ...
Plot:
disfigurement, serial killer, revenge, bullying, violent, graphic violence, trauma, masked killer, mockery, outcast, body horror, isolation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A television reporter is attacked by a monster while investigating an environmental disaster in Florida.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
monster, ecological disaster, investigation, creature feature, tv reporter, reporter, escaped prisoner, investigative reporter, threat, journalist, journalism, private investigation ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
When a chilling pattern emerges, Vaishnavi's relentless pursuit of justice leads her to uncover a sinister pattern connecting the seemingly unrelated murders. Anonymous Warnings As the investigation intensifies, Vaishnavi receives another ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tense, dark, detective ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, conspiracy, female protagonist, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, police procedural, urban, corruption, claustrophobia, small town
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A sheriff investigating her husband's death uncovers a place on the dark web where people are killed for entertainment.
Style:
psychological horror, dark, dread, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, dark web, problem, jail, prison, captivity, violent, psychological manipulation, investigation, kidnapping, driven mad, moral corruption ...
Similarity:
75%
134
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
About a horror filmmaker who embarks on making the ultimate snuff movie. He arms himself with a camera and goes on a killing rampage - no one can stop him.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, disturbing, controversial, slasher ...
Plot:
found footage, serial killer, violence, hostage, obsession, madness, psychopath, voyeurism, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, abduction, torture ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A journalist goes in search of the truth after a series of brutal deaths and disappearances lead back to an urban legend about a serial killing clown that has stalked the woods of Century Park for over a hundred years.
Style:
slasher, suspense, scary, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot:
killer clown, halloween, evil clown, serial killer, serial murder, violent, who done it, maniac, murder, pursuit, killing spree, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Roland Bennett, an obnoxious late-night presenter specializing in the supernatural is not having a good night! A visit from his soon-to-be ex-wife brings divorce papers to the station, a boss listening in due to complaints, and finally, a call from ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, creepy ...
Plot:
serial killer, phone terror, telephone call, serial murder, killing spree, killing, murderer, murder mystery, talk show, psycho killer, murder, homicidal maniac ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The Moreau Family travel around the UK putting on an underground variety show for an adult audience. But behind the curtain there is something more sinister going on than simple entertainment.
Style:
slasher, psychotronic, suspense, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer clown, evil clown, masked killer, youth, homicidal maniac, violence, chase, threat, death, killing spree, violent ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, scary, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
demon, killer clown, supernatural horror, supernatural, paranormal activity, clown, evil doll, girls' school, paranormal investigation, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, supernatural power ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Based on supposable true life events set in the English outback. Four teenagers take a shortcut across the countryside on their way home from college. They arrive in an obscure town named Blackwood where they are terrorized by notorious serial ...
Style:
slasher, dark, cult horror, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, violent, isolation, body horror, english countryside, survival, cat and mouse, survival horror, cannibalism, backwoods, helplessness, college student ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
slasher, dark, disturbing, brutal, bloody ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, manhunt, mental institution, crime spree, graphic violence, escapee, insanity, rape, media frenzy, sexual abuse, trauma ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
68%
1K
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The police are holding their heads without knowing why they are committing mass murders in the city, A police officer and a detective are looking for who is doing the murders, They find a lamp as a clue and how they catch the murderer.
Style:
tension, suspense, detective, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
clue, investigation, urban, law enforcement, crime scene, serial killer, suspicion, evidence, city, mass murder, police procedural, haunting ...
Similarity:
63%
250
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Little Christina watched Sammy the Elf kill her family. When he returns to punish the naughty in a small midwest town, she must save her daughter from the same fate.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, dark, suspense thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
family tragedy, trauma, violent, small town, revenge, cat and mouse, masked villain, isolated community, home invasion, stalker, urban legend, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
At a Halloween party, a young boy is almost killed by his drunken, alcoholic father. Ten years afterward, the boy goes on a murder spree.
Style:
slasher, dark, psychological horror, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, childhood trauma, father son conflict, abuse, revenge, killing spree, revenge motive, alcoholism, broken family, violent, male protagonist ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
59%
160
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The West Jefferson Mall is closed down and set to be demolished. The department store was the site of a grizzly murder/suicide years before and now... it's the perfect location for a wild Halloween party. Two floors, fifty thousand square feet, ...
Style:
slasher, dark, tense, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
halloween, survival, psychic, female protagonist, a vision, blood, isolation, serial killer, supernatural, cat and mouse, investigation, claustrophobia ...
Time:
year 2000
Similarity:
59%
839
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Married couple Jay and Beth take a celebratory camping trip a year after Beth's cancer remission but find themselves trapped between a wild madman and a skin-stealing monster.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, intense, dark, psychological horror
Plot:
creature feature, struggle for survival, body horror, isolation, survival horror, survival, graphic violence, hunted, camping trip, cat and mouse, wilderness, blood ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A journalist desperately tries to find his missing fiancee and finally uncover the truth behind a sinister folklore, leading him down a dangerous road of discovery.
Style:
disturbing, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
disappearance, supernatural, investigation, folklore, reporter, abduction, saving a life, unhappy ending, monster, obsessive quest, superstition, desperation ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six friends, who've known each other from childhood, break into the tower block they lived in as kids, now deserted and condemned, to rig-up a pirate radio station, get high and party. When one of the group goes missing, her friends begin to ...
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
masked killer, psychopath, serial killer, high school student, teenager, homicidal maniac, murder, maniac, killing spree, characters killed one by one, hoodie, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, britain
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As a vampire searches for his deceased wife, a homicide detective is hot on his trail.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, suspenseful, gothic, noir ...
Plot:
vampire, investigation, homicide detective, undead, chase, obsession, blood, cat and mouse, vampire hunter, haunting, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The 666 Killer kills 6 victims over 6 days, 6 ways to die...and, unfortunately, Jamie Anderson has been chosen as victim #6.
Style:
suspense, slasher, psychological horror, dark, grim ...
Plot:
serial killer, nightmare, hallucination, fear, stalker, madness, trauma, terror, paranoia, cat and mouse, survival, supernatural ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A probation officer, Cathy Madden, is tasked with rehabilitating a notorious killer named 'Bloody' Mary Laidlaw back into society following a two-decade sentence.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, grim, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, rehabilitation, manipulation, secrets, probation officer, obsession, redemption, serial killer, slow burn, female antagonist, interrogation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Detective Gary discovers that his wife is having an affair. Despondent, he drinks and discusses his problem with friend Dan, a police detective. When someone in a copper mask begins slaughtering people connected to Gary's life, Dan begins ...
Style:
dark, detective, suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, investigation, infidelity, violence, betrayal, paranoia, suspect, obsession, guilt, madness, suspicion ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
College athlete Kris McNeil, one of the only survivors of a series of murders committed two years prior at the hands of a masked slasher known as Carnie the Killer Clown. As the two year anniversary approaches, a new murder spree begins.
Style:
slasher, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
killer clown, serial killer, masked killer, psychopath, maniac, killing spree, homicidal maniac, psycho killer, murder, college campus, killing, murderer ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Three groups of hikers embark on a hike across the beautiful countryside, they quickly discover the local inhabitants are anything but friendly.
Style:
rough, brutal, sadistic, tension, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, mentally challenged, cannibalism, hillbilly, countryside, isolation, hiking, fear, survival, mistrust, group of friends, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Is it possible to be possessed by Satan & God at the same time? This is the question Detective Mark Hastings (Wynhoff) and reporter Meredith O'Brien (Dilloo) are trying to answer as they search for an unknown killer who selects victims for ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, detective, bleak, psychological horror ...
Plot:
666, serial killer, satanism, mutilation, graphic violence, violent, supernatural, macabre, demonic possession, possession, reporter, investigation ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
TORTURE ROOM stars Brooke Bailey and Nicki Streisel as two young women who enjoy treating men as toys, manipulating them for fun. But, when their car gets a flat tire on the way home from a big night out on the town the girls find themselves on the ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, women, maniac, torture, violent, manipulative behavior, problem, violence, sex maniac, threat, woman in danger, manipulative woman ...
Similarity:
49%
230
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Driven by a hallucinogenic drug and a thirst for revenge, James Hook murders John Darling and loses his hand to Peter Pan. Eighteen years later, Wendy, now married to Peter, has a daughter, Lily. Lily discovers Hook is her biological father, leading ...
Style:
slasher, psychological horror, dark fantasy, grim, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, hallucinogenic drug, psychosis, prison escape, serial killer, violent, family secret, obsession, home invasion, bloodbath, betrayal, trauma ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An on-the-run twisted family of circus performers live in the remote Scottish highlands, miles away from civilisation. When a team of kick ass Roller Derby girls go camping just a bit too close to them all hell breaks loose.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, psychotronic
Plot:
circus, blood, camping, clown, serial killer, youth, murder, masked killer, maniac, woman in danger, chase, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
48%
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