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The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016)
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The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Ray Winstone heads a cast of acclaimed actors in four H. G. Wells stories
Style: anthology, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dark fairy tale
Plot: writers, crazy, fantasy world, multiple storylines, time travel, plot twist, victorian england, twists and turns, bullet, adventure
Time: 19th century
Place: england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anthology, suspense, dark fairy tale and captivating films and TV series with plots about supernatural, danger, supernatural horror, murder, mysticism, supernatural power and monster mostly in Horror, Mystery and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells: Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016), Black Mirror (2011), BlackBoxTV Presents (2010), Just Beyond (2021), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A unique collection of extraordinary fantastical short stories from the pen of Neil Gaiman, directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. With a score by Jarvis Cocker and starring a host of British acting talent led by Tom Hughes, Johnny Vegas, ...
Style: anthology, suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: sexual obsession, relationship problems, mentally unstable, mental illness, older woman younger man relationship, mental institution, sexual relations, fantasy world, love interest, fall in love, multiple storylines, in love ...
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 8.7
 634K
Black Mirror (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to ...
Style: serious, philosophical, thought provoking, anthology, clever ...
Audience: teens, family friendly
Plot: technology, dystopia, twists and turns, human nature, satire, dystopian future, social decay, society, computers and web, media satire, alternate reality, media ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
BlackBoxTV Presents (2010)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story: BlackBoxTV Presents is an American horror anthology web series created by Tony E. Valenzuela and Philip DeFranco. The first season, which featured a cast of YouTube creators including DeFranco, iJustine and Shane Dawson, was self-funded by ...
Style: suspenseful, scary, captivating, disturbing, gothic horror ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, body horror, murderer, killing spree, cannibalism, cannibal, serial murder, killings, criminal
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 265 min.
TV show
Story: H.G. Wells foresaw the future in such visionary novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. On a night in London in 1946, newspaper reporter Ellen McGillivray arrives at the home of legendary literary figure, Herbert George Wells. ...
Style: captivating, enigmatic, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: writers, science, paranormal activity, scientific experiment, paranormal investigation, paranormal phenomena, time warp, time travel, special agent, time machine, mysterious girl, scientist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 6.2
 2K
Just Beyond (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Middle school feels like the worst place imaginable, but for Jess, Josh, and Marco, their school may actually be the worst place in this world…or any other!
Style: anthology, disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot: crew, scared, ghost, escapades, alien encounter, alien, witch, haunted, alien creature, alien contact, alien invasion, fear of ghosts ...
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36%
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Style: anthology, dark, spooky, mysterious, dark fairy tale ...
Plot: dinosaur, magical, occult, alien, distopia, prehistoric creature, reptiles, baby, lake, mars, grim reaper, robot ...
Time: 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 387 min.
TV show
Story: A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.
Style: anthology, scary, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: supernatural, stephen king, nightmare, evil force, danger, wrong place wrong time, mysterious place, halloween, hospital, writers, loss of son, honeymoon ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Crooked House (2008)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house - Geap Manor - weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s and the present day.
Style: anthology, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot: ghost, ghost story, supernatural, haunted, paranormal, haunted house, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, multiple storylines, vengeful ghost, curse, evil spirit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Night Visions (2001)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Night Visions is an hour-long, American television horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host of ...
Style: anthology, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot: paranormal phenomena, danger, figment, puzzle, paranormal, secret, mysticism, paranormal activity, cautionary tale, morality, supernatural power, human nature ...
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30%
 3.2
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Portals (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A series of worldwide blackouts cause millions of mysterious cosmic anomalies to appear everywhere across the planet. Some people are drawn into them with horrifying consequences.
Style: anthology, serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural, danger, transformation, survival, destiny, supernatural power, youth, distopia, fantasy world, lesbian, portal, teleportation ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Dimension 404 (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Inspired by the Internet’s “404” error code, Dimension 404 aims to evoke that 3 AM feeling of wandering onto the weird side of the web, stumbling upon stories that cannot be explained in the world that we know.
Style: captivating, anthology, exciting, tense, surreal ...
Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
Style: anthology, gothic, satanic, supernatural thriller, tense ...
Plot: supernatural, supernatural horror, storytelling, mysticism, multiple storylines, ghost, secret, stephen king, halloween, satanic cult, devil, alien invasion ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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The Evil Touch (1973)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in 1973. It was an anthology series where each episode had a self-contained story and a new set of characters. Each episode feature a new cast of guest ...
Style: anthology, scary, spooky, dark fairy tale
Plot: monster, witchcraft, ghost, haunting
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
Style: anthology, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, twist ending ...
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Time: 2020s, 2010s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Each episode transports the audience to worlds of wonder through the lens of today’s most imaginative filmmakers, directors and writers. A reimagining of the original anthology series by Steven Spielberg.
Style: anthology, enigmatic, romantic, exciting, sincere ...
Audience: family outing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 6.1
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: On a red eye flight from LA to Boston, 10 people wake up to a shock. All the passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But ...
Style: psychological, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, cult horror ...
Audience: teens
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Time: future, 90s
Place: maine, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
For We Are Many (2019)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The shock portmanteau showcases the work of upcoming genre directors from around the world. Each gives a fun, fresh and frightening take on a different demon, from Succubi and Wendigos to the Biblical and Lovecraftian, making this chilling ...
Style: anthology, suspense, realistic, psychotronic, disturbing ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television and originally broadcast on the ITV Network. There were two series of 13 fifty-minute episodes; the first aired in 1971, the second in 1973. The ...
Style: anthology, dark fairy tale, detective
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Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
Style: anthology, scary, spooky, sitcom, dark fairy tale ...
Audience: kids
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Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Adaptations of Chaucer's Tales to a modern setting.
Style: anthology, captivating, period drama
Plot: society, relationships, lifestyle, social relations, social problems, love, satire
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Barrio Tales (2012)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Two American teenagers in search of cheap drugs, trespass into the seedy town of Barrio, Mexico. What they find instead is a disturbed story teller and three tales filled with blood, witches and a cannibalistic taco chef.
Style: anthology, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
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Place: mexico
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23%
 7.2
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Darkroom (1981)
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60-minute episode featured ...
Style: anthology, scary, dark, slasher, dark fairy tale ...
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23%
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Grindsploitation (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Exploitation anthology from the twisted minds of established and up and coming directors from across the globe.
Style: anthology, slasher, captivating, suspense, dark fairy tale ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A Year's Worth of Horrific Holidays: each episode is inspired by a holiday from the month in which it is released.
Style: anthology, scary, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: fear, holiday, murder, macabre, youth, nudity, psychopath, isolation, supernatural, mythical creature, holiday horror, supernatural horror ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.1
 8K
Origin (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A group of strangers struggles for survival aboard a spaceship heading to a distant planet.
Style: futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, intense
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
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Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.6
 3K
Dirk Gently (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: Dirk Gently is a British comedy detective drama TV series based on characters from the Dirk Gently novels by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his ...
Style: detective, semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: private detective, time travel, investigation, investigator, imaginary, danger, murder mystery, occult, friendship, superhero, sherlock holmes, whodunit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Collective: Unconscious (2016)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A man and his grandmother hide out from an ominous broadcast. The Grim Reaper hosts a TV show. The formerly incarcerated recount and reinterpret their first days of freedom. A suburban mom's life is upturned by the beast growing inside of her. ...
Style: anthology, disturbing, captivating, psychological, surreal ...
Plot: surrealism, sleeping, trance, ex convict, escape from reality, dream, death, hypnosis
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.0
 9K
Creepshow (2019)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
Style: anthology, mystical, bleak, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: stephen king, ghost, supernatural, female nudity, nightmare comes true, killings, transformation, halloween, blood, mysticism, paranormal activity, paranormal ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.4
 4K
Bloodride (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: The doomed passengers aboard a spectral bus head toward a gruesome, unknown destination in this deliciously macabre horror anthology series.
Style: anthology, suspense, suspenseful, serious, stylized ...
Plot: wrong place wrong time, nightmare, group of strangers, bus trip, danger, suspicion, fear, murder, ghost, death, blood, gory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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