Movies like House of Terror
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House of Terror (1973)
161
Genre: Crime, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A nurse is hired to take care of a mean, cantankerous woman. It turns out that the nurse and her boyfriend are after the woman's fortune. When the woman turns up dead in a bathtub full of blood the couple begin to search for the money, but they soon begin to suspect that the woman isn't really dead - or her ghost has come back to avenge her.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, gothic, twist ending, noir, cult film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, ghost, murder mystery, greed, revenge, supernatural, macabre, betrayal, inheritance, claustrophobia, suspicion, isolated house, haunted, paranoia, moral ambiguity, female antagonist, criminal conspiracy, exploitation, blackmail, sexual tension, slow burn, small town, dark humor, murder, jealousy ...
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Most similar movies to House of Terror
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological thriller, tense and atmospheric films with plots about claustrophobia, supernatural, isolation, slow burn, ghost, paranoia and small town mostly in Horror, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like House of Terror: The Occult (2024), The Drowned (2023), One Minute Before Death (1972), The Sleep of Death (1980), Veil (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
When a young man falls for a seductive but mentally unstable fortune-teller, he begins to suspect her family is hiding a diabolical secret.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, creepy, psychological horror, dark ...
Plot:
family secret, occult, fortune teller, supernatural, toxic relationship, dangerous attraction, suspicion, seduction, paranoia, manipulation, obsession, macabre ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After stealing a priceless painting, three men arrive at a secluded safe house by the sea to discover their fourth accomplice missing. Was one of them responsible, or is there a more sinister presence lurking at the water's edge?
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
heist, paranoia, isolation, missing person, isolated house, betrayal, moral ambiguity, investigation, guilt, claustrophobia, seaside, rain ...
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Horror
Country: Mexico, Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Based on a work by Edgar Alan Poe. A woman finds herself possessed by the soul of another woman trapped inside a painting. Also known as The Oval Portrait
Style:
gothic horror, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
murder, buried alive, possession, claustrophobia, catatonia, ghost, civil war, female protagonist, isolation, macabre, haunting, supernatural ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Horror
Country: Sweden, Ireland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in 1815, a young Englishman touring Europe encounters more than he bargained for. His pursuit of the beautiful Countess St. Alyre brings him into contact with the Marquis D'Armanville and other odd characters. A series of bizarre murders ...
Style:
suspense, dark, atmospheric, gothic, creepy ...
Plot:
murder, macabre, nightmare, secrets, supernatural, aristocracy, manor, isolation, castle, suspicion, investigation, claustrophobia ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
83%
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29
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
The temptation to have a one night stand leads a man to a distant town and a woman with a dark agenda. When he doesn't return, it falls upon his black sheep sister to uncover the truth of what happened.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, one night stand, murder mystery, unsolved crime, crime investigation, uncover truth, forensics, city life, crime solving, killing, criminal ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A devoted couple's quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy.
Style:
religious horror, suspense, intense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
occult, supernatural, religious fanaticism, home invasion, ritual, small town, folk horror, ritual sacrifice, psychological trauma, claustrophobia, paranoia, obsession ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Conniving and duplicitous tramp Susan tries to have her older sister Molly killed so she can have Molly's hunky husband Jeff all to herself. Things go awry when hired assassin John bumps off Susan instead. But Susan's pesky evil spirit ...
Style:
creepy, suspense, sinister, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, jealousy, evil spirit, haunting, supernatural, revenge, murder, deception, betrayal, sibling rivalry, scheming, female villain ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
Forced to return to her childhood home in the midst of a personal tragedy, Kara discovers that while secrets can lie buried, they're never forgotten.
Style:
sinister, dark, tense, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
family secret, supernatural, dark past, getting home, grief, haunted house, female protagonist, claustrophobia, homecoming, family drama, small town, cold ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A recently widowed writer rents a haunted house in which to write his latest novel and is soon beset by the various ghosts in the house bent on claiming him as their next victim.
Style:
suspense, tension, dark, supernatural thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, macabre, supernatural, haunting, fear, old mansion, paranormal, terror, spirit, alone, isolation ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young married couple, Eric and Tracy Smythe, are thrilled when they adopt a baby, only to have it taken away from them when the mother turns out to be married. At a complete loss, and in debt from in vitro, they are desperate to complete their ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, intense, twist ending
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pregnancy, stalking, blackmail, police investigation, unwanted pregnancy, suspicion, deception, domestic drama, obsession, false accusation, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young woman from a small town moves out on her own for the first time only to realize something sinister lurking inside her new home.
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, creepy, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
haunted house, macabre, isolation, slow burn, claustrophobia, loneliness, paranoia, female protagonist, supernatural, young woman, intimate, mental disorder ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
A filmmaker continues his quest to uncover the truth behind a series of unsolved murders from years ago. This is the 8th installment of "The Blackwell Ghost" series.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, creepy ...
Plot:
investigation, paranormal phenomena, ghost, found footage, murder investigation, paranormal, crime solving, crime investigation, sleuth, murder, murder mystery, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
62%
439
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A murdered woman seeks revenge, possesses her husband's new wife.
Style:
suspense, supernatural thriller, sinister, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
possession, haunted house, ghost, revenge, supernatural, murder, macabre, afterlife, female protagonist, family secret, marriage, occult ...
Similarity:
62%
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:
61%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
A group of students participating in an experiment where they're isolated from one another aside from social media connections begin to fall victim to someone in their circle with a hidden agenda.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
social media, suspicion, paranoia, isolation, betrayal, college student, found footage, murder mystery, privacy invasion, claustrophobia, internet culture, social experiment ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple arrives at the house of the husband's late wife, where the flowers have been maintained to the dead woman's memory. Soon, eerie events lead the new wife, to believe she is losing her mind.
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, tense, psychological, mystic ...
Plot:
haunted house, relationships, mentally unstable, supernatural horror, mental disorder, mysticism, husband wife relationship, family relations, supernatural, paranormal activity, ghost, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Horror
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Upon arriving at the dilapidated estate of his mentor, Dr. Harker finds his former professor, Dr. Usher, radically changed. Instead of the reasoned scholar he once knew, a paranoid man is in his place and he's spiraling into madness.
Style:
gothic, grim, atmospheric, psychological thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
haunted house, mad scientist, supernatural, murder, madness, insanity, edgar allan poe, zombie, revenge, ghost, psychosis, macabre ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A young, enthusiastic and free-spirited writer arrives to stay in a desolate mansion, rumored to be haunted by the apparition of a young woman named Bharghavi who committed suicide when she was betrayed in love. The writer, who begins to pen her ...
Style:
suspense, dark, gothic, psychological thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
tragic love, macabre, ghost, haunted house, female ghost, supernatural, apparition, supernatural romance, secrets, suicide, literary, slow burn ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
What is meant to be a pleasure cruise becomes a nightmare as murder follows murder on a small ship. With tension mounting, passengers and the crew turn on each other in a desperate attempt to identify the killer.
Style:
slasher, tension, suspense, psychological thriller, retro ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
whodunit, murder mystery, paranoia, claustrophobia, isolation, ship, cat and mouse, locked room, investigation, journey, sea, survival ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A trilogy of horror stories with ironic twists: a teenager tries out a love potion, a waitress gets involved in a kidnapping plot, two brothers plan to cheat an insurance company by faking their death.
Style:
anthology, twist ending, sinister, tension, creepy ...
Plot:
love potion, deception, kidnapping, faked death, macabre, insurance fraud, betrayal, satire, brothers, small town, teen romance, teenager ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A stylist assistant investigates her sister's death in a historic LA building, only to face a vengeful ghost of a serial killer who dismembered victims decades ago. She must escape before she's next.
Style:
suspense, slasher, gothic, psychological
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, serial killer, supernatural, female protagonist, survival, macabre, dismemberment, paranormal, violence, escape, claustrophobia, investigation ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Marooned on a remote peninsula and haunted by frightening specters, a young man must confront the grotesque denizens of the night, or heed the Lighthouse Keeper's cryptic warning to, 'Always keep a light burning!'
Style:
suspense, gothic, scary, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Plot:
lighthouse, isolation, edgar allan poe, paranoia, macabre, paranormal, haunting, supernatural, ghost, storm, symbolism, amnesia ...
Time:
1790s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A film cast arrives at a wrap party, but someone has dressed up as the slasher in the movie and begins to stage their own kill scenes. One by one, the cast disappears until the true nature of the evening is revealed.
Style:
slasher, twist ending, suspense, dark, tension ...
Plot:
masked killer, suspicion, film set, threat, psycho killer, actor, homicidal maniac, survival horror, murder, filmmaker, murderer, killing ...
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the 1860's American West, a minister and his family are traveling in a covered wagon when they hear a mysterious sound coming from the woods. Believing the sound to be God, they worship it, until they discover the sound is something much ...
Style:
religious horror, suspense, grim, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
paranoia, isolation, forest, supernatural, wilderness, mass hysteria, loss of innocence, slow burn, wagon train, survival, claustrophobia, ritual ...
Time:
1860s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A secret turns one family's pleasant life into a blood bath.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, intense, disturbing ...
Plot:
claustrophobia, bloodbath, family tragedy, isolation, coma, violent content, escape, home invasion, revenge, murder mystery, graphic violence, caretaker ...
Similarity:
49%
2K
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Three girls move into a building for rent. Some souls appear there.They girls are killed by some one. Police will start an enquiry. Vikram goes to rent the same house with family. The owner that house is dharma and has wife suma neeluhe maid of the ...
Style:
creepy, suspenseful, tense, sinister, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, crime investigation, survival, cat and mouse, police procedural, isolation, female victim, claustrophobia, supernatural, family drama, moral ambiguity
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nefeli (Nefeli Papaioannou) moves to her boyfriend's (Iraklis Savvopoulos) flat. After a while she discovers that strange hallucinations invade her life. Being afraid of her boyfriend's reaction to the bad news, she decides not to let him ...
Style:
psychological thriller, surreal, psychological horror, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hallucination, female protagonist, paranoia, mental breakdown, zombie, mental illness, uncertainty, isolation, supernatural, secrets, claustrophobia, obsession ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
A woman inherits an abandoned ranch whose estate is said to be haunted by "the Chooper," the sword-wielding ghost of a vengeance-seeking Indian, in this Ray Dennis Steckler shocker.
Style:
independent film, atmospheric, tension, suspenseful, retro ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, exploitation, female protagonist, macabre, isolation, vengeance, revenge, inheritance, revenge from beyond the grave, rodeo, ghost story ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
45%
248
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A single mom moves to a small town hoping for a fresh start. Soon she discovers dark secrets hidden in this quaint town that she may not be able to escape.
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
small town, female protagonist, single parent, undercover, secret, puzzle, threat, problem, small town life, murder, investigation, deception ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The actors for a horror movie go out to dinner one evening with their director and tell horror stories to each other.
Style:
anthology, psychotronic, suspense, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, macabre, ghost story, ghost, revenge, paranormal, travel, intimate, exploitation, claustrophobia, karate, folk horror ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
43%
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