Horror movies about theater

List of the best horror films about the theater according to the audience: Get Out, mother!, The Cabin in the Woods, Locke & Key, The Conjuring, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Gothika, Ravenous, Stan Against Evil, Mindhunters.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration02:43

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Markimdb: 7
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA

Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrehorror, detective
CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
Duration01:52

    Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Japan, United Kingdom
    Duration02:03

    Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, France, Canada, Spain
    Duration01:38

    After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Mexico, USA, Czech Republic
    Duration01:41

    Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide -- a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland
    Duration01:46

      Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, detective
      CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:49

      Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:48

      Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:17

      When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:15

      The legend of vampire Count Dracula begins here with this original 1931 Dracula film from Bela Lugosi.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

      Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration01:37

      David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:44

      Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, drama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

        The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrehorror, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:04

        A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
        CountryUSA, Australia
        Duration01:48

        When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:20

        A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, drama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:02

          When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA, Romania, Germany, France
          Duration01:57

          An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA, France

          The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrehorror, action, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:14

          In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, and as the military attempt to stop him, he falls to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
          CountrySpain, USA
          Duration02:11

          A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrehorror, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:59

          Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:47

          Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he's become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
          Duration01:53

          The down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered, by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre, to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself as Harry Angel goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
          Duration01:45

            Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA, Netherlands, Italy
            Duration01:32

            After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrehorror, fantastic
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:38

            Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:05

            When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrehorror, thriller, detective
            CountrySpain, USA, France, Italy
            Duration01:44

            Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:16

            A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:38

            After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Poland
            Duration01:48

            A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:40

              When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, detective
              CountryUSA, Mexico
              Duration01:44

              When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left – an unlikely collection of loners, leaders, nerds and jocks – to save the world from alien domination.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration02:22

                In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

                Markimdb: 6.3
                Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, Canada, Germany
                Duration01:27

                Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
                CountryNew Zealand, USA
                Duration02:03

                Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
                CountryCanada, USA
                Duration01:37

                Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.




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