20 movies like Circus of Horrors, ordered by similarity : Artik(2019), Bluebeard(1944), Freaks(1932), The Psychopath(1966), The Mysterious Doctor(1943), Prevenge(2016), The Abominable Dr. Phibes(1971), Bliss(2019), A Haunting At Silver Falls(2013), Mark of the Vampire(1935), The Black Water Vampire(2014), Silent Night(2012) ...
Horror
UK
1960
89 Minutes
Anton Diffring Erika Remberg Yvonne Monlaur Donald Pleasence Jane Hylton Kenneth Griffith Conrad Phillips Jack Gwillim Vanda Hudson Yvonne Romain Collette Wilde
plastic surgeon circus performer father assistant undercover cop dark eerie gripping england france circus countryside plastic surgery disfigurement murder investigation blackmail wretched excess transformation pursuit
In 1947 England, a plastic surgeon must beat a hasty retreat to France when one of his patients has ghastly problems with her surgery. Once there, he operates on a circus owner's daughter, ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
2019
78 Minutes
Chase Williamson Jerry G. Angelo Lauren Ashley Carter Matt Mercer David Robbins Gavin White Kari White Cyrus Dodson-Sands
serial killer father son mysterious man bleak brutal dark disturbing frightening gripping united states crime scene warehouse murder father/son relationship serial murders fear deviant behavior growing up mystery
A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.
Horror
USA
1944
73 Minutes
John Carradine Jean Parker Nils Asther Ludwig Stossel George Pembroke Teala Loring Sonia Sorel Iris Adrian Henry Kolker Emmett Lynn Patti McCarty
murderer artist seamstress inspector ex-lover dark creepy artist's studio funeral paris france murder case painting dangerous job wretched excess transformation love 19th century
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.
Horror
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Wallace Ford Olga Baclanova Leila Hyams Roscoe Ates Harry Earles Henry Victor Daisy Earles Rose Dione Edward Brophy Matt McHugh Olga Roderick
trapeze artist circus performer conjoined twins dwarf strong man creepy disturbing circus united states retribution deception friendship bigotry circus revenge fall 1930s
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Horror
UK
1966
83 Minutes
inspector disabled person mother son serial killer brooding dark suspenseful intricate mansion england crime scene serial murders wealth murder plot dark secrets world war ii investigation discovery mystery
Four men who were involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls left next to their corpses.
Horror
USA
1943
57 Minutes
villager doctor traveler fool niece young woman eerie engaging thrilling moor village england cornwall, england mine world war ii supernatural haunting nazi collaboration murder investigation schemes
The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine.
Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Dickie Gemma Whelan Alice Lowe Kayvan Novak Tom Davis Dan Renton Skinner Eileen Davies Mike Wozniak Tom Meeten Marc Bessant
pregnant woman serial killer midwife dj baby murder victim dark shocking amusing witty disturbing gory england pregnancy serial murders humor fear vengeance unexpected death discovery
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Horror
UK
1971
93 Minutes
Vincent Price Joseph Cotten Terry-Thomas Hugh Griffith Virginia North Aubrey Woods Susan Travers Alex Scott Peter Gilmore Edward Burnham Peter Jeffrey
organist assistant surgeon nurse creepy shocking england mansion scotland yard hospital murder disfigurement plagues incompetency torture vengeance revenge wretched excess 1920s
A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, Anton Phibes, seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for his wife's death.
Horror
USA
2019
80 Minutes
Dora Madison Tru Collins Rhys Wakefield Jeremy Gardner Graham Skipper Chris McKenna Rachel Avery Mark Beltzman George Wendt Abraham Benrubi
artist agent friend murder victim brooding dark disturbing thrilling intense los angeles party art gallery apartment artistic struggle drug overdose bloodlust desperation murder mystery fall
A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Alix Elizabeth Gitter James Ralph Erick Avari Steve Bacic Jade Ramsey James C. Burns Nikita Ramsey Tadhg Kelly Tara Westwood James Cavlo
orphan uncle young girl murder victim murderer ghost creepy dark dreamy suspenseful touching thrilling united states countryside country house village small town murder murder investigation ghosts
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is, only to find the killer is very close to her.
Horror
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Bela Lugosi Elizabeth Allan Lionel Atwill Holmes Herbert Jean Hersholt Carroll Borland Ivan F. Simpson Egon Brecher Henry Wadsworth Eily Malyon
count daughter friend investigator professor doctor dark thrilling gripping prague house murder investigation vampires mysterious past love mystery discovery transformation 19th century
When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires; but not all is what it seems.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2014
82 Minutes
Danielle Lozeau Andrea Monier Anthony Fanelli Bill Oberst Jr. Robin Steffen Caryn Richman Brandon Despain Myles Cranford Justin Ferrari
serial killer vampire young woman filmmaker camera operator brutal creepy dark gory suspenseful thrilling united states small town countryside village forest serial murders vampires murder murder investigation
A documentary film crew investigates a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they delve deeper into the story they stumble upon a horrifying secret, one that they may not survive.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2012
94 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell Jaime King Donal Logue Lisa Marie Brendan Fehr Ellen Wong Ali Tataryn
santa claus murderer murder victim serial killer police officer sheriff bleak shocking thrilling brutal united states small town serial murders investigation cruelty fear murder christmas escape mystery
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
109 Minutes
Karl Boehm Moira Shearer Anna Massey Maxine Audley Esmond Knight Bartlett Mullins Shirley Anne Field Michael Goodliffe Brenda Bruce Martin Miller Pamela Green
murderer victim neighbor police officer psychiatrist photographer dark fascinating intense disturbing london film set hotel apartment voyeurism fear serial murders filmmaking secret research
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Horror
USA
1942
63 Minutes
Jimmy Ellison Heather Angel John Howard Bramwell Fletcher Heather Thatcher Aubrey Mather
father daughter son inspector werewolf eerie suspenseful england estate curse lycanthropy family history investigation murder metamorphosis discovery 1940s
Surviving members of an aristocratic English family are threatened by a legendary monster when they venture out on chilly, foggy nights.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
84 Minutes
Peter Cushing Andre Morell Christopher Lee Marla Landi Miles Malleson John Le Mesurier David Oxley Francis De Wolff Sam Kydd Helen Goss Michael Mulcaster
heir sherlock holmes doctor watson aristocrat escaped convict dog suspenseful crafty eerie mansion countryside england 221b baker street murder case revenge investigation supernatural family history mystery quest
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Horror
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Jason Robards Jonathan Pryce Diane Ladd Pam Grier Royal Dano Shawn Carson Vidal Peterson Mary Grace Canfield James Stacy
young boy father friend demon carnival worker villain creepy dark tense town house circus trailer tent car circus wishes sacrifice danger evil
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
1987
90 Minutes
Cristina Marsillach Urbano Barberini Daria Nicolodi Ian Charleson Antonella Vitale William McNamara
actress opera singer opera director murderer macbeth detective bleak brutal creepy dark intense frightening opera house stage apartment opera murder serial murders terror sadism
A hooded figure forces a young diva (Cristina Marsillach) to watch as he murders performers in a production of Verdi's opera "Macbeth."
Horror
USA
1943
65 Minutes
Dennis O'Keefe Margo Jean Brooks Isabel Jewell James Bell Margaret Landry Abner Biberman Richard Martin Tula Parma Ben Bard Ariel Heath
singer agent dancer native american young girl mother chilling frightful small town new mexico nightclub family home jail countryside wild animals murder show business investigation competition mystery
A seemingly tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.
Horror
USA
1941
70 Minutes
Lon Chaney Claude Rains Ralph Bellamy Evelyn Ankers Warren William Patric Knowles Maria Ouspenskaya Bela Lugosi Fay Helm Forrester Harvey J.M. Kerrigan
heir father shopkeeper sheriff gypsy werewolf chilling dark eerie campy wales woods castle antique shop werewolves murder hunting metamorphosis 1940s
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
Horror
USA
1964
88 Minutes
Vincent Price Peter Lorre Boris Karloff Joyce Jameson Joe E. Brown Miss Beverly Hills Basil Rathbone Alan DeWitt Buddy Mason Douglas Williams
undertaker killer widow landlord assistant dark campy thrilling frightful funeral home new england crypt murder debt alcoholism schemes greed buried alive transformation mystery
Dishonest undertaker Waldo Trumbull and his sidekick Felix Gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones.