Movies Like Carnival of Souls

If you liked Carnival of Souls (1962), a horror and mystery movie directed by Herk Harvey, 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
Night Watch (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and horror
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
2
Red Riding Hood (2011)
★ 6/10Also mystery and fantasy
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is…
3
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and mystery
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
4
Dragonfly (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and mystery
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
5
The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…
6
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
7
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and mystery
After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
8
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a…
9
Madhouse (1974)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
10
Fear in the Night (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and horror
It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled…
11
The Asphyx (1972)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is…
12
undertone (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and mystery
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
13
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasy
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking…
14
Time Lapse (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and horror
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
15
The Others (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also horror and mystery
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to…
16
The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk…
17
The Invisible (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and mystery
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
18
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
19
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horror
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
20
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and mystery
In 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?