20 movies like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, ordered by similarity : Beast(2017), Peeping Tom(1960), The Golden Glove(2019), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988), Bliss(2019), Halloween(2018), Child's Play(1988), Playing With Dolls(2015), Silent Night(2012), The Signal(2007), The Wailing(2016), Terror at the Opera(1987) ...
Horror
1986
83 Minutes
Michael Rooker Tracy Arnold Tom Towles Anne Bartoletti Mary Demas Elizabeth Kaden Ted Kaden
prostitute sister victim partner serial killer disturbing shocking intense apartment chicago street murder violence madman abuse wretched excess 1980s
Ex-convict Henry (Michael Rooker) gets close to the sister (Tracy Arnold) of the prison buddy (Tom Towles) he teaches how to serial kill.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
UK|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Jessie Buckley Geraldine James Johnny Flynn Charley Palmer Rothwell Hattie Gotobed Shannon Tarbet Emily Taaffe Olwen Fouere Oliver Maltman Trystan Gravelle Tim Woodward
tour guide poacher police detective sister golfer uneasy tense suspenseful shocking intense gripping disturbing creepy island great britain murder murder accusation family sister relationship misfits
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
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, Crime, Drama
2019
115 Minutes
Jonas Dassler Margarete Tiesel Adam Bousdoukos Marc Hosemann Katja Studt Martina Eitner-Acheampong Tristan Göbel Philipp Baltus Victoria Trauttmansdorff Hark Bohm
man serial killer murderer murder victim monster woman engaging shocking gripping suspenseful brutal thrilling germany hamburg, germany investigation serial murders fear murder danger suspicion
Horror
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Robert Englund Lisa Wilcox Rodney Eastman Danny Hassel Andras Jones Tuesday Knight Toy Monique Newkirk Ken Sagoes Brooke Theiss Brooke Bundy
freddy krueger young woman dreamer supernatural being murder victim serial killer shocking brutal engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping elm street horror murder danger sadomasochism nightmares serial murders revenge
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
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, Other
USA|UK
2018
106 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Judy Greer Andi Matichak Will Patton Virginia Gardner Nick Castle Haluk Bilginer James Jude Courtney Miles Robbins Dylan Arnold Drew Scheid
victim serial killer murderer rival psychopath creepy uneasy tense gory gripping thrilling haddonfield, ill. house forest mental institution suburb bus murder escape revenge
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Horror
USA
1988
87 Minutes
Catherine Hicks Chris Sarandon Alex Vincent Brad Dourif Dinah Manoff Tommy Swerdlow Jack Colvin Neil Giuntoli
doll police detective young boy mother killer babysitter dark intense playful insane asylum department store chicago house street elevator murder voodoo mother/son relationship insanity violence
A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Horror
USA
2015
80 Minutes
Natasha Blasick Richard Tyson Charlie Glackin Alanna Forte David A. Lockhart John Scuderi John Welsh Allisun Sturges Sean Story
young woman wealthy man killer serial killer murderer victim shocking brutal thrilling engaging suspenseful dark house asylum horror danger fear serial murders murder murderous rampage
A serial killer is purposely released from an asylum for the criminally insane so that he can continue his rampage.
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
USA
2007
101 Minutes
A.J. Bowen Dan Bush Anessa Ramsey Justin Welborn Scott Poythress Sahr Ngaujah Cheri Christian Christopher Thomas Matt Stenton Suehyla El-Attar
lover woman man husband murderer maniac bleak frightening intense creepy shocking disturbing apartment science fiction lovers affair manipulation fear murder escape
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2016
156 Minutes
Kwak Do-won Jun Kunimura Jeong-min Hwang Woo-hee Chun So-yeon Jang Heo Jin
villager stranger murderer serial killer suspenseful thrilling tense shocking village korea murder murder accusation village life strangers strange behavior discovery mystery 2010s
Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a series of brutal murders to the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Kunimura Jun).
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."
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, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA
2018
89 Minutes
Amy Forsyth Reign Edwards Bex Taylor-Klaus Christian James Roby Attal Matt Mercurio Tony Todd Courtney Dietz
young woman boyfriend masked man serial killer murder victim murderer brooding uneasy gory thrilling disturbing bleak theme park festival car murder serial murders halloween escape trapped
A masked serial killer turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show.
Horror
Canada|USA
1983
90 Minutes
James Woods Deborah Harry Sonja Smits Peter Dvorsky Leslie Carlson Jack Creley Lynne Gorman Julie Khaner
television producer girlfriend analyst daughter technician victim unrestrained shocking disturbing creepy television studio chamber toronto television hallucinations torture conspiracy government secrets violence discovery
A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Horror
USA
1981
92 Minutes
James Farentino Melody Anderson Jack Albertson Robert Englund Barry Corbin Lisa Blount Bill Quinn Michael Currie
tourist murder victim zombie coroner sheriff doctor bleak creepy intense shocking small town horror zombie movies death serial murders killer among us discovery escape mystery rescue
A suspense horror film set in a small coastal town where, after a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses begin to come back to life.
Horror
USA
1984
92 Minutes
Tim Matheson Meg Tilly Hume Cronyn John Karlen Bill Paxton Amy Stryker
couple townsperson murderer doctor mother friend bleak chilling dark disturbing gripping shocking tense small town rural community unexplained phenomenon insanity murder mass death violence
After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.
Horror
USA
2018
81 Minutes
Ashleigh Dorrell Matthew O'Brien Nigel Mercier Angel Hannigan David Collins Martin Maguire Emma Healy Jennifer Hennephof Daniel Fitzgibbon Mary Geaney
hotel worker hotel guest murderer murder victim colleague creepy frightening brutal disturbing tense ireland haunted hotels serial murders escape saving the day time warp discovery escape mystery pursuit
For 5 years, Stephen McCoy attempted to document nocturnal street life in the subterranean parts of downtown Boston; People he calls 'Nightcrawlers'. Now... He's become one.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Leslie Bibb Vinnie Jones Brooke Shields Roger Bart Peter Jacobson Barbara Eve Harris Tony Curran Ted Raimi Stephanie Mace
photographer gallery owner serial killer subway passenger girlfriend victim disturbing brooding bleak subway new york city art gallery hotel photography obsession aspirations violence death serial murders pursuit
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Briana Evigan Leah Pipes Rumer Willis Jamie Chung Audrina Patridge Julian Morris Margo Harshman Matt Lanter Carrie Fisher Caroline D'Amore Matt O'Leary
sorority sister young woman murderer murder victim eerie gory frightening shocking suspenseful tense sorority campus murder horror prank cover-up fall mystery 2000s
A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.