Movies Like The Tale of Old House
If you liked The Tale of Old House (1979), a horror movie directed by Yao Feng-Pan, 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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Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAs 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.
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Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorA journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
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You'll Never Find Me (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the…
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Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorTen-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
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The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorA single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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Abduction (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorA man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by…
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Mudborn (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also horrorHsu-Chuan, who works at a game company, accidentally brings home a broken clay doll from a haunted house while developing a new horror VR game. Unexpectedly, his pregnant wife, Mu-Hua, a cultural relic restorer…
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The Boogeyman (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorStill 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…
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Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorWhen an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
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Bed Rest (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAfter struggling to start a family, Julie Rivers becomes pregnant and moves into a new home with her husband. She's ordered to mandatory bed rest, and begins seeing ghostly happenings throughout the house.
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Southbound (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorThe 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…
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Saint Catherine (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAn 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.
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The Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorAfter fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
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Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAfter a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of…
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Other Mommy (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorYoung Bela forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home that looks uncannily like her own mother, drawing her into a terrifying and increasingly dark world.
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You're Not Alone (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorAfter the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to…
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Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorA notorious bank robber kills his wife and flees the police, only to be captured by a mysterious group of figures in an abandoned town. His beautiful daughter, Lila Lee, receives a letter stating that her father is…
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They Reach (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also horrorIn 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.
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Play Dead (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorCriminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is…
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorThe haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.