Movies Like Through the Looking Glass
If you liked Through the Looking Glass (1976), a horror movie directed by Jonas Middleton, 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.
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Hellraiser (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorA hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
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Saint Catherine (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAn orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorNow confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr…
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The Exorcist (1973)
★ 7.8/10Also horrorWhen a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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The Devil's Candy (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorA teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
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Daddy's Head (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorA boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
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Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
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Two Witches (2023)
★ 6/10Also horrorA matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.
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Evil Dead Burn (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horrorAfter her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she…
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Jigsaw (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorLaw enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
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Mother's Day (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorCrazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
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Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorAn ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
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Fright (1971)
★ 6/10Also horrorYoung babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves…
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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Maniac (2012)
★ 6/10Also horrorAs he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
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The Possession of Michael King (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorMichael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.
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Nightmare Cinema (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorA series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious…
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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Malignant (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorMadison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.