Movies Like Erecting A Monster

If you liked Erecting A Monster (2022), a horror and comedy movie directed by Jon Devlin, 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
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.
2
Porno (2019)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horror
When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
3
Death Becomes Her (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a…
4
Creepshow (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and comedy
Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
5
Once Bitten (1985)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own…
6
Bad (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and comedy
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She…
7
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (2012)
★ 8.1/10Also horror
A motion comic follow-up to a chapter from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter novel where Abe's friend, Edgar Allan Poe, tells him the tale of historical Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory, often tied to vampire legends…
8
The Jester (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't…
9
Buddy (2026)
★ 7/10Also horror and comedy
Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy - bright orange unicorn - spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not…
10
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
11
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and comedy
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
12
Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
13
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
★ 7/10Also horror and comedy
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank…
14
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and comedy
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
15
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
16
High Spirits (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
17
Nekrotronic (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet.
18
The Boogeyman (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before…
19
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and horror
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
20
All About Evil (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and comedy
A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a…