Movies Like Howling Village

If you liked Howling Village (2020), a horror and mystery movie directed by Takashi Shimizu, 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 Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
After 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.
2
The Empty Man (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
3
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
4
Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
After 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…
5
Ring 2 (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her…
6
The Grudge (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
7
Cult (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for…
8
Until Dawn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves…
9
Nightbreed (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
10
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.
11
Hereditary (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and mystery
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about her ancestry.
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The Vigil (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
13
825 Forest Road (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark history of being haunted by a ghostly…
14
Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal…
15
Abandoned (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery
After a young couple moves into a remote farmhouse with their infant son, the woman's struggles with postpartum psychosis begin to intensify... as the house reveals secrets of its own.
16
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
17
Dark Water (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
18
The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mystery
A 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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Haunter (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
20
Whistle (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mystery
When a misfit group of unwitting high school students stumbles upon a cursed Aztec Death Whistle, they discover that blowing it unleashes a terrifying sound that summons their future deaths to hunt them down.