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Movies Like Famous Ghost Stories

If you liked Famous Ghost Stories (1961), a horror and thriller movie directed by Bert I. Gordon, 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. 1Lady in White

    Lady in White (1988)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.

  2. 2I Know What You Did Last Summer

    I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

  3. 3Stir of Echoes

    Stir of Echoes (1999)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller

    After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

  4. 4The Caller

    The Caller (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like…

  5. 5When a Stranger Calls Back

    When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Jill Johnson, now a crisis center counselor, reunites with retired detective John Clifford to hunt a killer stalking a coed.

  6. 6Buried Alive

    Buried Alive (1990)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and horror

    A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

  7. 7The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and horror

    When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can…

  8. 8The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black (1989)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movie

    A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

  9. 9Us

    Us (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors…

  10. 10Kill List

    Kill List (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

  11. 11Old

    Old (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

  12. 12Barbarian

    Barbarian (2022)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…

  13. 13Ghostwatch

    Ghostwatch (1992)

    ★ 7.1/10Also horror and tv movie

    On Halloween 1992, the BBC broadcasts an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene and Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to…

  14. 14Infidelity in Suburbia

    Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movie

    With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.

  15. 15The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…

  16. 16Creep

    Creep (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote…

  17. 17Don't Let Go

    Don't Let Go (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.

  18. 18Winchester

    Winchester (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.

  19. 19The Invitation

    The Invitation (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and horror

    Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that…

  20. 20Inland Empire

    Inland Empire (2006)

    ★ 7/10Also horror and thriller

    When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.

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