Movies Like The Corpse Vanishes

If you liked The Corpse Vanishes (1942), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Wallace Fox, 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
The Tingler (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed…
2
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.
3
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.
4
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction
A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
5
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…
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
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…
8
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction
Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when…
9
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
10
Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
11
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…
12
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.
13
The Night Walker (1964)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
14
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything…
15
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…
16
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
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…
17
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and horror
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
18
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.
19
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his…
20
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.