Movies Like Primal Darkness

If you liked Primal Darkness (2026), a horror movie directed by Dillon Brown, 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
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful…
2
V/H/S/2 (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain…
3
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also horror
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living…
4
Phase IV (1974)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.
5
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening…
6
Backrooms (2026)
★ 7/10Also horror
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
7
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
8
Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.
9
The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
10
Creep (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
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…
11
Wrong Turn (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by…
12
Lake Mungo (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and…
13
Until Dawn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves…
14
V/H/S/94 (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material…
15
The Empty Man (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
16
The Possession of Michael King (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Michael 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.
17
Grave Encounters (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.
18
Re-Kill (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive.
19
Gargoyles (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the…
20
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
★ 6/10Also horror
Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or…