Movies Like Witchboard III: The Possession

If you liked Witchboard III: The Possession (1997), a drama and horror movie directed by Peter Svatek, 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
The Surrender (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
2
Jigsaw (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
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.
3
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she…
4
The Possession of Michael King (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Michael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.
5
Saw V (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
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…
6
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
7
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and horror
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
8
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
9
The Exorcist (1973)
★ 7.8/10Also horror
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
10
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
11
Saw III (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While…
12
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Margot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding…
13
Cult of Chucky (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist…
14
The Cleansing Hour (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.
15
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
16
Candyman (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and horror
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
17
Saw VI (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's…
18
Saw II (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a…
19
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also 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…
20
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also 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.