Movies like The Skull

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The Skull (1965)
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The Skull (1965)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A collector of esoterica, Dr. Maitland, buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source of artifacts. The skull is what remains of marquis De Sade. Much too soon he discovers how the skull affects him: by turning him into a frenzied killer.
Style: gothic horror, classic horror, mind bending, psychedelic, gothic, suspense, slasher, surreal, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Plot: occult, skull, murder, ghost, telekinesis, witch, psychic, house, evil spirit, grave robber, fetish, demonic possession, skeleton, psychic power, tiny, possession, heist, psychopath, supernatural, obsession, youth, wish come true, miraculous event, supernatural ability, escapades ...
Time: 18th century, 60s
Place: london
Keyword: british horror

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Most similar movies to The Skull

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, serious and psychotronic films with plots about supernatural, deadly, danger, supernatural ability, occult, escapades and murder mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Skull: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Gorgon (1964), Nothing But the Night (1973), To the Devil a Daughter (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new ...
Style: anthology, suspense, suspenseful, scary, parody ...
Plot: werewolf, train, vampire, destiny, serial killer, supernatural, danger, card playing, chimpanzee, tarot card, ghost, good versus evil ...
Time: 60s, future
Place: scottish highlands, west indies, new england, caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Five people find themselves in a tomb. The Crypt keeper explains why they are there through a series of frightening stories. Based on the classic comic book.
Style: anthology, christmas horror, surprise ending, scary, psychological ...
Plot: zombie, murder, supernatural, valentine's day, blindness, christmas, revenge, crypt, killer santa claus, comic book, vengeance, afterlife ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 7K
The Gorgon (1964)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims were young men who had been to stone. The perpetrator of these deaths was a being so repulsive that she transformed the onlooker using the power of her ...
Style: gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: supernatural, greek mythology, danger, stalking, ghost, village life, legends and myths, village, turned to stone, monster, investigation, mythology ...
Time: 19th century, 1910s, 1900s, victorian era
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Nothing But the Night (1973)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Already three trustees of the Van Traylen fund have died during the last months, looking like suicides. However after a mysterious accident of a bus with the last three trustees and 30 orphan kids in it, police colonel Bingham starts investigating. ...
Style: gothic horror, classic horror, terrifying, detective, independent film ...
Plot: folk horror, murder, supernatural, evil child, mad scientist, hypnosis, darkness, island, bus, orphan, investigation, suicide ...
Time: 70s
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
Style: satanic, scary, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: occult, ritual, satanism, afterlife, satanist, deal with the devil, demon, ghost, satanic cult, curses spells and rituals, danger, witch ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1976
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Oblong Box (1969)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, serious, classic horror, scary ...
Plot: curse, danger, obsession, vengeance, edgar allan poe, supernatural, zombie, serial killer, brother brother relationship, monster, murderer, disfigurement ...
Time: 19th century, year 1969, 1860s, year 1865, victorian era
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 5.7
 2K
I, Monster (1971)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner ...
Style: grindhouse, gothic horror, classic horror, gothic, medical horror ...
Plot: mad scientist, jekyll and hyde, split personality, doctor, monster, mad doctor, murder, friendship, disorder, battles, private detective, supernatural ...
Time: 19th century, year 1971, victorian era
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: vampire, dracula, supernatural, castle, good versus evil, priest, village, monster, supernatural ability, dangerous attraction, curses spells and rituals, woman in danger ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret ...
Style: gothic, sexy, classic horror, cult classic, scary ...
Plot: dracula, vampire, supernatural, monster, zombie, occult, satanist, macabre, epidemic, gory, medieval, death ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place: london, england, europe, united kingdom, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, ...
Style: gothic, classic horror, gothic horror, psychotronic, satanic ...
Plot: dracula, supernatural, monster, vampire, undead, occult, living dead, resurrection, hippie, police, macabre, 666 ...
Time: year 1972, 20th century, 70s, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: europe, london, england, united kingdom, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the ...
Style: gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, dark ...
Plot: occult, black magic, supernatural, coven, folk horror, satanism, witch, zombie, serial killer, curses spells and rituals, psychopath, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s, year 1968, year 1929
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.3
 2K
The Ghoul (1975)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.
Style: slasher, gothic horror, classic horror, scary, rough ...
Plot: zombie, cannibal, monster, ghost, paranormal, darkness, feral man, estate, ghoul, gory, parents and children, family problems ...
Time: year 1975, 1920s
Place: england, europe, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from ...
Style: gothic horror, gothic, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, female vampire, dracula, monster, vengeance, zombie, blood, crucifix, good versus evil, stalking, supernatural ability ...
Time: year 1966, 1800s, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, classic horror, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot: skeleton, monster, creature, mad scientist, reincarnation, murder, laboratory, corpse, scientist, 666, insane asylum, body horror ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 19th century, 1800s
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jane lives in London with her boyfriend Richard. Her mother was murdered when she was young, she recently lost a baby in a car crash and she's plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding man. Richard thinks that the cure is vitamins, while ...
Style: gothic, sadistic, scary, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot: occult, murder, obsession, erotica, mind game, investigation, mysterious character, woman in danger, danger, psychopath, haunted by the past, pregnancy ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place: europe, england, united kingdom, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.7
 1K
Dark Places (1974)
Genre: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only problem is that the house they plan to hide it in is haunted.
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: ghost, haunted house, hidden treasure, murder, supernatural, danger, estate, curses spells and rituals, hospital, mentally unstable, mental illness, love affair ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
Style: serious, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot: serial killer, mad scientist, danger, supernatural, deadly creature, hospital, investigation, scientific experiment, zombie, police, murder, pursuit ...
Time: 60s, 70s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.0
 8K
The Terror (1963)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Lieutenant Andre Duvalier has been accidentally separated from his regiment. He is wandering near the coast when he sees a young woman. He asks the road to Coldon, where he hopes to rejoin his regiment. But the woman doesn't answer, ...
Style: gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: ghost, castle, supernatural, murder, monster, twists and turns, baron, soldier, haunted by the past, obsession, uncover truth, danger ...
Time: 19th century, year 1963
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend ...
Style: lovecraft, suspenseful, scary, tense, serious ...
Plot: witchcraft, supernatural, virgin, sacrifice, folk horror, reincarnation, vengeance, femme fatale, danger, curses spells and rituals, occult, wizards and magicians ...
Time: 60s
Place: england, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Stranger in Our House (1978)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A country family of five takes in cousin Julia, whose parents recently perished in a car crash. Julia extends her influence over the family and those around them, fooling all except for Rachel, the teenaged girl who knows her cousin is up to no ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, satanic, spooky, slasher ...
Plot: witch, voodoo, occult, black magic, teenager, supernatural, housekeeper, summer, magic, obsession, car accident, witchcraft ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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5ive Girls (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Five wayward teenage girls are sent to a reformatory and discover they possess unique powers to battle the ancient demon, Legion, which holds thrall over the sinister institution.
Style: suspenseful, bleak, tense, scary, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: demon, demonic possession, healing power, girls' boarding school, good versus evil, supernatural, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, danger, youth, teachers and students ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Hellraiser (1987)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, ...
Style: scary, gothic, slasher, demonic, creepy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: macabre, demon, body horror, torture, gory, occult, supernatural horror, supernatural, violence, human sacrifice, monster, surrealism ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Twins of Evil (1971)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his ...
Style: gothic horror, scary, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, sister sister relationship, twins, twin sister, puritan, orphan, satanism, dangerous attraction, castle, good versus evil, supernatural ability ...
Time: year 1971, 70s, 20th century, 17th century, 18th century ...
Place: central europe, europe, austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher, reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, scary, serious, slasher ...
Audience: teens
Plot: religions or cults, stephen king, supernatural, supernatural ability, danger, youth, confined, curses spells and rituals, isolation, farmhouse, evil child, killer child ...
Time: 21st century
Place: nebraska, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: vampire, dracula, vengeance, occult, black magic, supernatural, resurrection, undead, murder, master and servant, danger, dangerous attraction ...
Time: turn of the century, 20th century, 60s, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.
Style: atmospheric, serious, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot: ghost, curse, afterlife, supernatural, haunted house, danger, haunted by the past, rottweiler, domestic disturbance, mysterious character, supernatural ability, vampire ...
Time: 18th century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Torture Garden (1967)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.
Style: anthology, slasher, scary, rough, serious ...
Plot: murder, greed, uncle nephew relationship, jealousy, supernatural, good versus evil, woman in danger, danger, serial killer, zombie, supernatural ability, occult ...
Time: future, 60s
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 6.5
 13K
Horror Express (1972)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Style: gothic, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic horror ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: creature, train, monster, anthropologist, alien, supernatural, murder, macabre, monk, zombie, death, goth ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, prehistory
Place: siberia, china, russia, europe, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Doctor Channard is sent a new patient, a girl warning of the terrible creatures that have destroyed her family, Cenobites who offer the most intense sensations of pleasure and pain. But Channard has been searching for the doorway to Hell for years, ...
Style: gothic, slasher, scary, splatter, demonic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hell, supernatural, demon, gory, monster, hellraiser, torture, maze, violent, body horror, doctor, puzzle ...
Time: 80s, year 1988
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Island of the Burning Damned (1967)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes ...
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, scary, disturbing ...
Plot: island, alien, scientist, danger, supernatural, isolation, love triangle, investigation, monster, alien invasion, post apocalyptic, ufo ...
Time: year 1967, 20th century, 90s
Place: scotland, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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