Movies Like The Rider of the Skulls
If you liked The Rider of the Skulls (1965), a horror and western movie directed by Alfredo Salazar, 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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Silver Bullet (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorThe small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night…
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Werewolf by Night (2022)
★ 7/10Also horrorOn a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the…
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The Return of the Vampire (1943)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorIn 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman…
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorA concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
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The Stakelander (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorWhen his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorIn a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorWhen several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to…
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Wolves (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorThe coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to…
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Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAfter a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal…
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Night of the Living Dead (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorA ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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The Wolfman (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorLawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.
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Warlock (1989)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorIn 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about…
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Near Dark (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also horrorA farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
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Dark Harvest (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorIn a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
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Witch Hunt (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorIn a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to…
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Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorThe story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…
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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also horrorSkeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a…
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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorBrigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her…
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Pumpkinhead (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorWhen a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.