Movies Like To Lay a Ghost
If you liked To Lay a Ghost (1971), a horror and tv movie movie directed by Ken Hannam, 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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American Horror House (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and tv movieOn Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
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Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movieWith her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
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The Woman in Black (1989)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movieA lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
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Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and tv movieTwo millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movieWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Roadkill (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and tv movieSix young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying beast that tries killing them all.
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Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAfter 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…
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Mr. Boogedy (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and horrorA novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300…
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Kept Woman (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movieJessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her…
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825 Forest Road (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorAfter 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…
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Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorWhen an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
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Jenifer (2005)
★ 6/10Also horror and tv movieAfter a detective rescues a mute disfigured woman from being murdered, he takes her into his home to prevent her from staying in a mental hospital, a move which alienates his family and soon turns to obsession.
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Pooka Lives! (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and tv movieA group of thirty-something friends from high school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on the internet that it actually manifests more murdererous versions of…
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Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAs an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
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Watcher (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorAs a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
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The Haunted (1991)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and tv movieWhen the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out it's haunted. When the Catholic Church is no help, they reach out to famous demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren
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The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorWhen Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk…
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You'll Never Find Me (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the…
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The Invisible Man (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also horrorWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can…
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and tv movieA young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.