Movies Like After Dark

If you liked After Dark (2013), a horror movie directed by Rico Johnson, 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
Urban Legend (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
2
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
3
Marshmallow (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his…
4
April Fool's Day (1986)
★ 6/10Also horror
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.
5
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
6
Wake Up (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…
7
Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
8
Scream (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly…
9
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from…
10
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
★ 6/10Also horror
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be…
11
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at…
12
Scream VI (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
13
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.
14
Wrong Turn (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain…
15
House of Wax (2005)
★ 6/10Also horror
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
16
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
★ 7.3/10Also horror
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
17
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
18
The Last Breath (2024)
★ 6/10Also horror
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white…
19
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
20
The Prowler (1981)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.