Movies Like The Darker Side of Terror

If you liked The Darker Side of Terror (1979), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Gus Trikonis, 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
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
2
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horror
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and…
3
Signal One (2026)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and tv movie
A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re…
4
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and tv movie
The Bionic Woman and the Six-Million-Dollar Man reunite--with a few younger bionic assistants--and try to catch a bionic spy.
5
The Invisible Man (1933)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
6
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horror
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
7
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movie
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
8
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
9
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movie
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…
10
The Damned (1962)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.
11
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
12
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movie
Ben, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
13
How to Build a Better Boy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and tv movie
After inadvertently inputting the qualities of the ideal boyfriend into a high-tech government computer, two social outcasts named Mae and Gabby must contend with Albert, a cybernetic sweetheart with only one…
14
The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and 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…
15
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
16
Tarantula (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates…
17
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
A crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
18
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction 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
This Island Earth (1955)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
20
Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and science fiction
Ben and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.