20 movies like Dead Shadows, ordered by similarity : The Hallow(2015), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(2010), Seventh Moon(2008), In Their Skin(2012), The Babadook(2014), Piranha II: The Spawning(1981), The Endless(2017), Possum(2018), The Night Eats the World(2018), I Remember You(2017), It(2017), A Christmas Horror Story(2015) ...
Horror
France
2012
75 Minutes
Fabian Wolfrom John Fallon Blandine Marmigère Christophe Perez Norbert Ferrer Gilles Barret Margaux Devy Sylvain Dubois
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Chris' parents were murdered on the same day the Halley comet was visible from Earth. Eleven years later, a new comet lights up the Parisian sky, but as the night goes on, people begins to transform into horrible creatures.
Horror
Ireland|UK
2015
97 Minutes
Stephen Cromwell Gary Lydon Joseph Mawle Michael McElhatton Bojana Novakovic Michael Smiley Charlotte Williams Conor Craig Stephens Joss Wyre
conservationist wife baby creature monster kidnapped child bleak frightening thrilling suspenseful emotional dark forest cabin haunted location rural community horror legends creatures kidnapping
A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|Australia|Mexico
2010
99 Minutes
Katie Holmes Guy Pearce Bailee Madison Jack Thompson Garry McDonald Alan Dale Julia Blake
child father girlfriend creature thrilling tense creepy haunted house mansion basement creatures house building haunted houses pursuit escape 2000s
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
Horror
USA|Hong Kong
2008
90 Minutes
supernatural being newlywed chinese man creature shocking gory brutal thrilling suspenseful china village street car cabin horror creatures supernatural mysterious deaths honeymoon survival
Melissa/Amy Smart and her Chinese American husband honeymoon in China during Hungry Ghost Festival. At night at a village they discover, the legend is real.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Canada
2012
96 Minutes
Selma Blair Joshua Close Rachel Miner James D'Arcy Quinn Lord Alex Ferris Matt Bellefleur Terence Kelly
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The Hughes' cottage vacation is violently interrupted by a family on a murderous and identity-stealing journey, in search of the "perfect" life.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
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A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Horror
Italy|USA|Japan
1981
95 Minutes
Tricia O'Neil Steve Marachuk Lance Henriksen Ricky Paull Goldin Ted Richert Leslie Graves Carole Raphaelle Davis Connie Lynn Hadden
monster creature sea creature scuba diver scientist boyfriend bleak shocking brutal suspenseful gripping thrilling sea caribbean resort horror sea creatures science fear fighting
A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2018
85 Minutes
Sean Harris Alun Armstrong Simon Bubb Charlie Eales Raphel Famotibe Joe Gallucci
puppeteer dark creepy tense suspenseful thrilling childhood home puppetry puppets childhood secrets discovery
After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France
2018
93 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Golshifteh Farahani Denis Lavant Sigrid Bouaziz David Kammenos Jean-Yves Cylly Nancy Murillo Lina-Rose Djedje Victor Van Der Woerd Léo Poulet
zombie survivor neighbor brash bleak uneasy thrilling suspenseful apartment apartment building roof paris france party zombies apocalypse relationships survival escape discovery
The morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.
Horror
Iceland
2017
105 Minutes
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Thor Kristjansson Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Þór Tulinius Arnar Páll Harðarson
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A story about a young man and two women who move into a small abandoned town in Iceland to renovate an old house. Little do they know the town has a dark history.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Jaeden Martell Jeremy Ray Taylor Sophia Lillis Finn Wolfhard Chosen Jacobs Jack Dylan Grazer Wyatt Oleff Bill Skarsgård Nicholas Hamilton Jake Sim Logan Thompson
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An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other, Comedy
Canada
2015
99 Minutes
William Shatner Grant Harvey George Buza Rob Archer Percy Hynes-White Jeff Clarke Jessica Clement Zoé De Grand Maison Amy Forsyth Ken Hall
santa claus elf zombie child demon shocking gory somber thrilling suspenseful brutal village school christmas horror films zombies self-defense mystery adventure discovery
Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.
Horror
Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Aaron Poole Jeremy Gillespie Kathleen Munroe Ellen Wong Kenneth Welsh Evan Stern Daniel Fathers Grace Munro Art Hindle Amy Groening Stephanie Belding
sheriff hunter monster creature dead person brutal gory thrilling suspenseful shocking frightening hospital hell horror monsters death killer animals transformation rescue escape
Shortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures.
Horror, Comedy
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Jason Patric Corey Haim Dianne Wiest Barnard Hughes Edward Herrmann Kiefer Sutherland Jami Gertz Corey Feldman Jamison Newlander Brooke McCarter Billy Wirth
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After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2016
97 Minutes
Kate Bosworth Thomas Jane Annabeth Gish Dash Mihok Jacob Tremblay Jay Karnes Lance E. Nichols Kyla Deaver Hunter Wenzel
foster child mother father dead person creature family member dark creepy intense thrilling frightening house store bedroom living room car office loss adoption dreams
A man (Thomas Jane) and his wife (Kate Bosworth) experience the wondrous dreams and terrifying nightmares of their 8-year-old foster son (Jacob Tremblay).
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Belgium|UK|Australia
2008
96 Minutes
Emmanuelle Béart Rufus Sewell Julie Dreyfus Petch Osathanugrah Amporn Pankratok Josse De Pauw Omm Kurlab Lay
father mother guide criminal son friend thrilling tense disturbing thailand burma jungle village underworld city kidnapping tsunami parent/child relationship culture clash husband/wife relationship
A couple are looking for their child who was lost in the tsunami - their search takes them to the dangerous Thai-Burmese waters, and then into the jungle, where they face unknown but horrifying dangers.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA|UK
1992
115 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Charles S. Dutton Charles Dance Paul McGann Brian Glover Ralph Brown Danny Webb Christopher John Fields Holt McCallany Lance Henriksen
survivor marine creature criminal prisoner alien frightening dark outer space spaceship prison confinement battle redemption survival murder violence discovery escape rescue
After her last encounter, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on Fiorina 161, a maximum security prison. When a series of strange and deadly events occur shortly after her arrival, Ripley realizes that she has brought along an unwelcome visitor.
Horror
USA
1990
84 Minutes
Alex Vincent Jenny Agutter Gerrit Graham Christine Elise Grace Zabriskie Peter Haskell Beth Grant Greg Germann Raymond Singer Charles C. Meshack Stuart Mabray
doll serial killer young boy mother foster child foster father creepy campy frightening chicago house toy shop school mental institution ambulance serial murders killer toys foster care troubled childhood supernatural
While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.
Other, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1982
98 Minutes
Tom Atkins Stacey Nelkin Dan O'Herlihy Ralph Strait Michael Currie Jadeen Barbor Bradley Schacter Garn Stephens Nancy Kyes John Terry Al Berry
doctor killer daughter child victim mother creepy frightening shocking factory small town hospital bar household mass murder halloween violence ritual plot mask
Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2014
83 Minutes
Alysa King Madison Ferguson Cristophe Gallander Samora Smallwood Bart Rochon Aaron Chartrand Leo Pady Robert Nolan
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Kylie, a bullied teenager, reluctantly agrees to baby-sit in an isolated country mansion on Halloween. When a boy wearing a pig mask knocks on the door, Kylie's night turns into a horrifying and violent cat-and-mouse game.