Movies Like The Pit and the Pendulum

If you liked The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), a horror and mystery movie directed by Roger Corman, 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 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…
2
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and drama
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
3
Burnt Offerings (1976)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
4
Extraordinary Tales (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mystery
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
5
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.
6
The Red House (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and drama
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
7
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and horror
Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by…
8
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and drama
A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.
9
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and drama
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over…
10
undertone (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and mystery
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
11
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…
12
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and horror
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
13
Next of Kin (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
14
The Premature Burial (1962)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and drama
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.
15
House of Usher (1960)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and drama
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop…
16
Boom! (1968)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror
Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his…
17
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
18
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.
19
Appointment with Death (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and drama
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the…
20
Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.