Movies Like The Spirit Is Willing

If you liked The Spirit Is Willing (1967), a comedy and horror movie directed by William Castle, 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
Mostly Ghostly (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedy
Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this spooky tale finds 11-year-old Max making a deal with the ghosts who haunt his home. If Max helps them find what was responsible for their parents' disappearance…
2
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
3
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300…
4
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighbourhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theatre will play host to the premier of a major motion picture…
5
The Monster Club (1981)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and comedy
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him…
6
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
7
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.
8
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
Mystery Inc. withdraws from solving crimes after botching a case. When Vincent Van Ghoul contacts the gang about an unfinished investigation from Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby's past, the gang springs into action to finish…
9
The Innocents (1961)
★ 7.5/10Also horror
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
10
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality…
11
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
12
Scared Stiff (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and horror
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a…
13
Little Monsters (1989)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a…
14
Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
15
Hold That Ghost (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other…
16
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.
17
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…
18
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
19
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that…
20
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy
The Scooby gang visits a culinary resort run by Fred's uncle, Bobby Flay. While enjoying the sights, a ghost attacks the guests and destroys the resort, leaving the gang to put a stop to its threat.