Movies Like The City of the Dead
If you liked The City of the Dead (1960), a mystery and horror movie directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, 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.
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Pyewacket (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorA frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryWhen 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…
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Silver Bullet (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorThe small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night…
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The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryA Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and horrorIn a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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The Others (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also horror and mysteryGrace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to…
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undertone (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and mysteryThe host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
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The Oblong Box (1969)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorEvil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on…
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Red Riding Hood (2011)
★ 6/10Also mystery and horrorValerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is…
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The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryThe Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…
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Mark of the Vampire (1935)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horrorSir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain…
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Dracula (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also horrorAfter Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's…
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Van Helsing (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorFamed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with…
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mysterySir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. He discovers that one of the squires is a disciple of Haitian witchcraft and using dark magic to resurrect…
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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryFrederick 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…
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The Black Cat (1934)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorAfter a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
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The Haunting (1963)
★ 7.1/10Also horrorDr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced…
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Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryA wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a…