Movies Like A Whisper in the Dark

If you liked A Whisper in the Dark (2015), a thriller and horror movie directed by James Ian Mair, 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
Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
2
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
3
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
4
Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
5
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
6
Blackwood (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror
Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home…
7
The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
8
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome…
9
The Calling (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a…
10
Maniac Cop (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
11
Striking Distance (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
12
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
13
Bodycam (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror
A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.
14
Assassin Club (2023)
★ 6/10Also thriller
In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each…
15
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and horror
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting…
16
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
17
Twilight (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
18
12 Rounds (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal…
19
Copycat (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
20
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also thriller and 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…