MOVIEPAD
Search icon

Movies Like The Horror Show

If you liked The Horror Show (1989), a horror and thriller movie directed by James Isaac, 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. 1Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…

  2. 2Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.

  3. 3Southbound

    Southbound (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and thriller

    The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister…

  4. 4Ninja III: The Domination

    Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horror

    An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.

  5. 5Grindhouse

    Grindhouse (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…

  6. 6The Resurrected

    The Resurrected (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

  7. 7Shadow Master

    Shadow Master (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and thriller

    After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.

  8. 8Bloodline

    Bloodline (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

  9. 9Jigsaw

    Jigsaw (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

  10. 10Cheat

    Cheat (2023)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and horror

    On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek…

  11. 11The Wrath of Becky

    The Wrath of Becky (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble…

  12. 12Saw V

    Saw V (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome…

  13. 13Trick

    Trick (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.

  14. 14The Crow

    The Crow (1994)

    ★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and thriller

    Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

  15. 15Azrael

    Azrael (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror and thriller

    In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the…

  16. 16I Spit on Your Grave 2

    I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…

  17. 17Strange Darling

    Strange Darling (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horror

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

  18. 18The Collection

    The Collection (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from…

  19. 19Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.

  20. 20The Children

    The Children (2008)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.

← Back to The Horror Show