Movies Like Arbor Day: The Root of Evil

If you liked Arbor Day: The Root of Evil (2026), a horror movie directed by Michael Jayne and John Johnson, 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
Extraordinary Tales (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
2
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.
3
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
4
Marshmallow (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his…
5
Son of Dracula (1943)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.
6
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
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…
7
The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
8
The Wailer (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
9
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A 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.
10
Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?
11
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
12
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…
13
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the…
14
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
15
I Bury the Living (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once…
16
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
★ 6/10Also horror
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
17
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
18
Deadsight (2018)
★ 6/10Also horror
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
19
Siren (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
20
Silent Zone (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.