Movies Like Shiny New World

If you liked Shiny New World (2021), a horror and comedy movie directed by Jan van Gorkum, 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
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and horror
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and…
2
A Haunted House (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and horror
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of…
3
Portal to Hell (2025)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horror
After a debt-collector finds a portal to hell in a washing machine at his local laundromat, he’s propositioned into feeding it sinners to save his neighbor’s soul, maybe even at the expense of his own.
4
Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.
5
Hell House LLC (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out…
6
Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
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…
7
Hold the Fort (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedy
A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
8
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror
After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
9
Terrifier (2011)
★ 6/10Also horror
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
10
Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and comedy
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
11
The Deliverance (2024)
★ 6/10Also horror
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…
12
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
13
Yummy (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and comedy
A young couple travels to a shabby Eastern European hospital for plastic surgery. The young woman wants a breast reduction. Her mother comes along for yet another face-lift. Wandering through an abandoned ward the…
14
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and horror
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
15
Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
16
Night of the Demons (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and comedy
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.
17
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
18
The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
19
Don't Kill It (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Demon hunter Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.
20
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?