20 movies like Ghost in the Machine, ordered by similarity : Cornered!(2008), Playing With Dolls(2015), The Golden Glove(2019), Halloween(2018), Cult of Chucky(2017), Hell Fest(2018), Deep Red(1975), Before I Hang(1940), Haunter(2013), Tremors(1990), The Eyes of My Mother(2016), Lights Out(2016) ...
Horror
USA
1993
95 Minutes
Karen Allen Chris Mulkey Ted Marcoux Wil Horneff Jessica Walter Brandon Quintin Adams Rick Ducommun Nancy Fish Jack Laufer Shevonne Durkin
serial killer woman son hacker doctor clerk dark creepy creative hospital store household car street murder technology man vs. machine serial murders escape metamorphosis
An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.
Mystery & Thriller, Other, Horror
USA|Belgium
2008
87 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg James Duval Elizabeth Nicole Peter Story Eduardo Antonio Garcia Ellia English David Jean Thomas
serial killer store clerk clerk prostitute murderer customer bleak thrilling brutal intense suspenseful dark store basement liquor store horror serial murders escape fear massacre
During their nightly poker game, a group of lowlifes are terrorized in their own convenience store by a masked 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, 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, 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
2017
90 Minutes
Fiona Dourif Jennifer Tilly Alex Vincent Elisabeth Rosen Michael Therriault Zak Santiago Grace Lynn Kung Summer H. Howell Ali Tataryn Allison Dawn Doiron Adam Hurtig
doll killer woman supernatural being doctor victim chilling creepy dark disturbing frightening gory asylum doctor's office solitary confinement hospital bedroom strange happenings murder terror
Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.
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, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1975
126 Minutes
David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Clara Calamai Macha Méril Glauco Mauri Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra
music teacher reporter killer creepy gory dark italy household murder mystery investigation serial murders quest mystery 1960s
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1940
71 Minutes
mad scientist doctor prisoner daughter police captain fiancé creepy dark eerie suspenseful prison laboratory house death row aging scientific experiments murder prison life euthanasia father/daughter relationship
A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|France
2013
97 Minutes
Abigail Breslin Stephen McHattie Peter Outerbridge Michelle Nolden David Hewlett Peter DaCunha Eleanor Zichy Samantha Weinstein
ghost serial killer girl teen girl murderer murder victim suspenseful thrilling frenetic frightening haunted house house ontario, canada canada murder time travel time warp serial murders ghosts possession
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Horror
USA
1990
96 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Fred Ward Finn Carter Michael Gross Reba McEntire Bobby Jacoby Charlotte Stewart Tony Genaros Victor Wong
handyman storekeeper store clerk seismologist redneck doctor amusing frightening suspenseful perfection, nev. desert general store creatures serial murders survival small-town life discovery underdog escape 1990s
Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.
Horror, Drama
USA
2016
76 Minutes
Kika Magalhaes Will Brill Olivia Bond Paul Nazak Clara Wong Flora Diaz Diana Agostini Joey Curtis-Green
young woman mother friend murderer mysterious man surgeon creepy dark intense house farm barn bedroom car bathroom murder growing up psychopath learning experience danger
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and life & death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
77 Minutes
Teresa Palmer Gabriel Bateman Alexander DiPersia Billy Burke Maria Bello Alicia Vela-Bailey Andi Osho Rolando Boyce Maria Russell Elizabeth Pan Lotta Losten
woman brother creature friend family member parent creepy dark intense house bedroom car office school street nightmares creatures danger stress survival
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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
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
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
Germany
1919
69 Minutes
Werner Krauss Conrad Veidt Lil Dagover Friedrich Feher Rudolf Lettinger Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Rudolf Klein-Rogge
doctor woman man sleepwalker dark creepy eerie striking germany village murder madness kidnapping hypnosis pursuit discovery fall 1910s
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Blunt John Krasinski Millicent Simmonds Noah Jupe Cade Woodward Leon Russom Rhoda Pell Evangelina Cavoli
man woman child monster alien son bleak dark eerie intense frightening farmhouse woods abandoned town house basement silo monsters survival a cappella
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
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, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Hungary
2016
88 Minutes
Jane Levy Dylan Minnette Daniel Zovatto Stephen Lang Emma Bercovici Franciska Töröcsik Christian Zagia Katia Bokor Sergej Onopko
young woman friend family member blind man veteran killer creepy dark intense detroit car restaurant house basement street friendship heist trapped danger survival
Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.
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.