Movies Like The Thing on the Shelf
If you liked The Thing on the Shelf (2018), a horror movie directed by MIKAL, 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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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorA concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
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Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAlex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorJust one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
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The Witches (1990)
★ 7/10Also horrorWhile staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical…
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The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorCassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also 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 Jack in the Box Rises (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorWhen a creepy Jack-in-the-Box is discovered and opened on the grounds of an exclusive girls' school, six brave students soon enter a fight to the finish against the unleashed demon.
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Mr. Boogedy (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300…
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Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horrorAn architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
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Coraline (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also horrorWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real…
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The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorWhen 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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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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Good Boy (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorA loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he…
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorWhen young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds…
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The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorThe 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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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorFrederick 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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Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorA mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorAfter an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…
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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorMrs Rosie Forrest, aka 'Auntie Roo', has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party. But Roo isn't completely sane; she lost her husband and is obsessed with her deceased daughter, whose corpse…
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Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
★ 8.3/10Also horrorA night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.