Movies Like The Mad Ghoul
If you liked The Mad Ghoul (1943), a science fiction and horror movie directed by James P. Hogan, 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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Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fictionA man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
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The Fly (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and science fictionWhen brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and…
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Man-Made Monster (1941)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fictionMad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
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The Kindred (1987)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionAmanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's…
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Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fictionCocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…
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Clayface (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and science fictionMatt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt…
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The Creeping Flesh (1973)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionA Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the…
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Doctor X (1932)
★ 6/10Also horrorA wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fictionDr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment…
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Scanners (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and horrorA scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
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Tarantula (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates…
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionThe crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fictionBaron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
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The Invisible Man (1933)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fictionAfter experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
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Splice (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionElsa and Clive, two rebellious young scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the…
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Splinter (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionWhen their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionResearchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more…
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Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
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Island of Lost Souls (1932)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horrorAn obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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Return of the Fly (1959)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fictionFifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have…