20 best movies like An American Werewolf in London (1981)

List of the best movies like An American Werewolf in London (1981): Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, Big Bad Wolf, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, ABCs of Death 2, The Wolfman, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Krampus, Half Light, The Hatching, A Night of Horror Volume 1.

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Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA

In Cameron, a group of hunters is attacked by a wild animal, and Charlie Cowley survives, but sees his brother Scott dying. Seven years later, his teenage nephew Derek Cowley steals the key of his stepfather's cabin in the isolated Fire Road 13, and travels with four classmates and his friend Sam to spend the weekend having a party with booze and sex. However, they are attacked by a Beast that kills his friends in a sadistic way. Sam and Derek survive, and they suspect that his stepfather, Mitchell Toblat, is a werewolf. When Charlie meets Derek and Sam, they decide to collect evidence to prove that Mitchell is the Beast and kill him, but Mitchell discovers their plot and chases the trio.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, Japan, Nigeria
Duration02:05

Taking all that was great from the first installment, ABCs OF DEATH 2 aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

    Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

    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: 6.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A horror comedy based on the ancient legend about a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:50

    Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:41

    On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada, Australia

    Whether you’re a fan of Sydney's iconic genre film festival A Night of Horror, or just a fan of the best and bloodiest in new horror cinema, you can’t afford to miss this fright-filled anthology. Zombies, demonic entities, self-surgery, cannibalism and more await in the dark corners of this terrifying offering from some of the most talented filmmakers working in the genre today.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:15

    A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:31

    In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do whatever's necessary to put her under his spell.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated entirely by monsters.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:43

    A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:30

    A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountrySpain, United Kingdom

    Studying under a disciple of Aleister Crowley, the leader of an upper class group invokes a supernatural force that slowly devours the village of Marienbad and its inhabitants, threatening to spread beyond its geographical limits. The mayor from the town nearby commissions the building of a dam which would flood the valley and therefore submerge the village forever sealing the evil force under water after leader and his followers were incapacitated to be kept from escaping. However, fate ensured the leader's freedom as he remained in the depths when the waters covered Marienbad. Now 40 years later an array of disappearances and deaths in mysterious circumstances are threatening the town next to the reservoir that now covers Marienbad.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:36

      Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man – who is wealthy. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon, to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Sweden
      Duration01:34

      40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:05

      Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryDenmark, France
      Duration01:24

      The young woman, Marie, is an outsider in the small coastal community where she has grown up. The townspeople live in fear of her and not least her mother, who is wheelchair bound, suffering from a mysterious illness. When Marie discovers her body changing – long hair growing on her chest and back – she begins searching for answers concerning her family’s hidden past. Something that will have great consequences for herself and her family – and the choices she has to make.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration01:25

      Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, action, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A beautiful vampire turns a crime lord into a creature of the night.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryPoland, United Kingdom

      Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Billy heads to Poland to figure out why -- only to discover that the orphanage that Irina was staying in, which is financed by honest -- and unsuspecting -- good-intentioned Samaritans, is a cover for a human trafficking network.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration03:11

        Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA

        Seven female directors present seven short films.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        Mickey, who happens to be a werewolf and a crime boss, gets all worked up and hairy during a private dance at a strip club. Justice, the dancer, grabs the nearest weapon and lands a fatal blow: her silver fountain pen right through Mickey's wolfed-out eye. This ignites a small-scale war between Mickey's group of werewolf mobsters and the sultry strippers of Vixens.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:30

        Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the girls first in order to complete their mission. Otherwise, they will be hunted and killed by a vicious Werewolf which only seems interested in Virgins.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
        Duration01:58

          Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

          Markimdb: 4.3
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, China
          Duration02:22

          When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

          Markimdb: 3.9
          Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, USA
          Duration01:28

          When an archaeological expedition opens an ancient Egyptian tomb, the unimaginable evil of a cursed pharaoh is unleashed.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:29

            About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany
            Duration01:33

            Adèle and her daughter Sarah are traveling on the Welsh coastline to see her husband James when Sarah disappears. A different but similar looking girl appears who says she died in a past time. Adèle tries to discover what happened to her daughter as she is tormented by Celtic mythology from the past.

            Markimdb: 4.5
            Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy
            CountryCanada, USA, Germany

            Creatures, bound by the blood of the wolf, that can kill with curses and move at lightening speed, watching the night sky for the rise of the blood-red crescent moon. They are SKINWALKERS. They feed on our flesh and thirst for the taste of human blood. The red moon signals each pack, divided by principles, hell bent to survive an ancient prophecy.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain
            Duration01:40

            Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into the life of John Farrow after Farrow’s beloved 13-year-old daughter Mia is assaulted in their home. The line between the real and the imaginary blurs as fissures start to open within the family unit. It seems that no security measure can keep Hollow Face out.

            Markimdb: 4.7
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
            CountryUSA

            When the body of a man is found completely destroyed in the swamps in Louisiana, the medical investigator Sam Rivers is assigned to investigate the murder. He travels with the biologist Mary Callahan to the location where the victim lived in a floating house and he meets his family and friends. They find that Chinese snake-heads genetically engineered that belong to a wealthy hunter are attacking and killing the locals. While the group fights to survive, the hunter Jeff arrives with his team to hunt the predators.

            Markimdb: 5.3
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, melodrama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:58

            Sting is Doctor Frankenstein in this remake of the old classic film Bride of Frankenstein. After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUnited Kingdom

            In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:31

            In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

            Markimdb: 4.4
            Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, detective
            CountryUSA

            Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love from his past. The lives of these three characters are transformed by supernatural forces as Dylan discovers that no one is who they seem to be.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland

            Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France
            Duration02:11

            While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.

            Markimdb: 4.3
            Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
            CountryUSA, Romania
            Duration01:40

            By day Gerri Dandridge is a sexy professor, but by night she transforms into a real-life vampire with an unquenchable thirst for human blood. When a group of high school students travel abroad to study in Romania, they find themselves ensnared in her chilling web of lust and terror. Charlie and 'Evil' Ed must stop Gerri from drinking and bathing in the blood of a 'new moon virgin', who just so happens to be Charlie’s ex-girlfriend.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:42

            A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:31

            A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

            Markimdb: 4
            Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
            CountryUSA

            After nights of sleepwalking, a troubled teen straps a camera to himself and discovers a sinister truth.




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