Movies Like Poltergeist II: The Other Side

If you liked Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), a horror and thriller movie directed by Brian Gibson, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller
A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a…
2
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
3
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
4
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying…
5
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
6
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s old home.
7
The Jester 2 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
8
Candyman (2021)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.
9
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also horror and thriller
Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.
10
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
11
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
12
Nightbreed (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
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Insidious (2011)
★ 7/10Also horror and thriller
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they…
14
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before…
15
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
16
Land of the Dead (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
17
The Jester (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
18
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
19
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother…
20
Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.