Movies Like Tales from the Crypt

If you liked Tales from the Crypt (1972), a horror movie directed by Freddie Francis, 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
Dead Silence (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist…
2
Pet Sematary (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
3
The Boogeyman (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before…
4
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new…
5
Hellraiser (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
6
A Nun's Curse (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.
7
The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
8
Daddy's Head (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
9
The Mortuary Collection (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each…
10
Saint Catherine (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
11
Hokum (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront…
12
Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
13
Sleepwalkers (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam…
14
Bagman (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
For centuries and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. Patrick McKee narrowly…
15
Baghead (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little…
16
Thinner (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is…
17
Abigail Haunting (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
After escaping the clutches of an abusive relationship, Katie reluctantly returns to the foster home she grew up in. Little does she know, her foster mother Marge is harboring a sinister secret dating back a decade…
18
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the…
19
Body Bags (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new…
20
The Watchers (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.