Movies Like Nightmare

If you liked Nightmare (2019), a movie directed by Louis Dalton, 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
Terrifier (2011)
★ 6/10
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
2
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery (2022)
★ 6.8/10
John Constantine wakes up in the eerie House of Mystery with no recollection of how he got there. Fortunately, Zatanna and his friends are all there. Unfortunately, they have a bad habit of turning into demons and…
3
Come Play (2020)
★ 6.4/10
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster…
4
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
5
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
★ 7.1/10
Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.
6
Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
7
Day of the Dead (1985)
★ 7/10
As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.
8
Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10
The 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…
9
Batman Beyond (2014)
★ 6.9/10
This short celebrating 75 years of Batman from artist Darwyn Cooke returns fans to the world of Batman Beyond as Terry McGinnis' futuristic Dark Knight faces his most formidable foe of all - himself.
10
Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
11
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
★ 7.2/10
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
12
Monster House (2006)
★ 6.7/10
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
13
The Deliverance (2024)
★ 6/10
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…
14
Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
★ 6.1/10
An animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies.
15
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
★ 6.9/10
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the…
16
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
★ 7.4/10
Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman is brought to life, narrated by Bing Crosby.
17
Lights Out (2016)
★ 6.4/10
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
18
Terrifier (2018)
★ 6.3/10
A maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween and everyone else who gets in his way.
19
Smile (2022)
★ 6.7/10
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
20
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
★ 6.1/10
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup…