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Movies Like Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror III

If you liked Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror III (1998), a horror movie directed by Kosuke Suzuki, 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. 1Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  2. 2Terrifier

    Terrifier (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.

  3. 3They Reach

    They Reach (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror

    In 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.

  4. 4The Boy Behind the Door

    The Boy Behind the Door (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.

  5. 5Monster

    Monster (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

  6. 6Curve

    Curve (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror

    Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

  7. 7Night of the Hunted

    Night of the Hunted (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…

  8. 8Imprint

    Imprint (2006)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror

    An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.

  9. 9The Town that Dreaded Sundown

    The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

  10. 10Grindhouse

    Grindhouse (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also horror

    Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…

  11. 11Play Dead

    Play Dead (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    A 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.

  12. 12The Kindred

    The Kindred (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers a dark family history that could prove…

  13. 13The Dogs

    The Dogs (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.

  14. 14Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also horror

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…

  15. 15Strange Darling

    Strange Darling (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

  16. 16Saint Catherine

    Saint Catherine (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    An 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.

  17. 17Succubus

    Succubus (2024)

    ★ 8.3/10Also horror

    A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…

  18. 18Reincarnation

    Reincarnation (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

  19. 19Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round

    Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)

    ★ 7.6/10Also horror

    After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality…

  20. 20Vicious

    Vicious (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

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