20 best movies like Devil in the Dark (2017)

List of the best movies like Devil in the Dark (2017): The Wicked, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, Dreamcatcher, Timber Falls, Cucuy: The Boogeyman, The Lodge, The Entity, A Night of Horror Volume 1, Slasher, 8213: Gacy House.

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Markimdb: 3.8
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

A Group of teenagers test the legend of an immortal witch and get more than they bargained for. It's almost Halloween and six young people, spooked but not undaunted by the folklore surrounding an old haunted house, make their way to the abode of the legendary Wicked, perhaps hoping to provoke the malevolent witch, but clearly not prepared for what they've certainly unleashed.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany
Duration01:33

A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial life forms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien Facehuggers and a hybrid Alien/Predator are released and begin to terrorize the town.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:16

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA, Romania
Duration01:40

    A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA

    When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother until the night she is raped in her bedroom by someone - or something - that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked in her car, in the bath, and in front of her children. Could this be a case of hysteria, a manifestation of childhood sexual trauma, or something even more horrific?

    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: 6.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:30

    Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA

    A group of paranormal investigators enter the abandoned home of paedophile and serial killer John Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the house they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séance's and asking for John Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:37

    A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:33

    Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:40

    A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryIndonesia

    Maira lives happily with Aiden, a doll maker and toy company owner. But Vanya, their adopted daughter and Aiden's niece, is still dealing with the loss of her birth mother. After Vanya plays Charlie's Pencil to summon her late mother, strange things begin to happen.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:35

    Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:30

    Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:34

    The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, South Africa

    After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, some scientists find their remains and the demonic creature that killed them.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:22

    In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home. The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:37

    The City of Salem, Massachusetts is visited by a coven of ancient witches.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Norway, Canada
    Duration01:28

    High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:34

    A writer who studies the paranormal believes that low frequency tactile sound is the cause for reported ghost sightings in an abandoned subway station. In an attempt to debunk the sightings, she breaks into the station to record evidence.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter, who are forced to fly them to Mexico. Enroute a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned graveyard surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryFrance, Canada

    Five friends return home from a marriage in Canada to the United States. Not far from the border, two customs officers stop them to check their identity.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she’s to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of the church. But Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present in the shadows of Darlin’s psyche and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to get in her way.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A bank heist descends into violent chaos when one of the hostages turns out to be a serial killer. Trapping the well-organized team of bank robbers in the building, the killer is now picking them off one by one.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
    Duration01:36

    Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Sarah and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure, western
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:30

    When a nun broke her covenant with God to save the life of her unborn son, Aman, he was cursed for life. As an adult, Aman has killed those who have crossed him. But his curse brings his victims back to life and they pursue him for revenge, so Aman enlists a young gunman to fight by his side against his undead victims.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryCanada, France
    Duration01:37

    A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:45

    A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    After Jake Tilton is given a mystical "monkey's paw" talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, he finds his world turned upside down after his first two wishes result in his malevolent coworker, Tony Cobb, being resurrected from the dead. When Cobb pressures Jake into using the final wish to reunite Cobb with his son, his intimidation quickly escalates into relentless murder - forcing Jake to outwit his psychotic friend and save his remaining loved ones.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountrySpain, United Kingdom

    A group of catholic school girls are victimized by a sadistic and jealous nun, "Sister Ursula". The girls drown the nun in a pool of "holy" water. Eighteen years later circumstances arise in which the nuns spirit is released to take her revenge. She possesses the body of Eva, the daughter of one of her killers. In order for the Sister Ursula to be properly laid to rest Eva herself must be killed.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    After dating a wonderful man, Hope comes back home, sees her daughter Jennifer and goes to sleep. She wakes-up in the woods with a psychopath...

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryIndonesia

    A father on vacation wakes up separated from his family and races through the woods to find them.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountrySingapore, USA
    Duration01:48

    When young and successful reporter Jamie finds out that her sister has died in mysterious circumstances, she travels to Singapore to uncover the truth. There, she discovers multiple deaths linked to her sister's and must join forces with her sister's husband in order to defeat a demonic entity that is using new technology to complete an ancient mission.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryItaly, Canada
    Duration01:21

    Brian's mother dies and is surprised when he inherit's The Sanctuary, her controversial experimental treatment center for addictions. When he and his friends are shown around the dilapidated building by a mysterious employee, it is clear that there is a sinister mood. Despite this the group enters a secret underground passage and the terrible reality is revealed. Brian's mother had built a revolutionary machine that cured people of their addiction, but as a side effect to materialize the addictions in a mutated form of children who are addicted to human flesh which have moved into the building.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryNorway, France
    Duration01:35

    A young girl, Johanna, is attacked and seemingly murdered. Her father receives a phone call from the police pronouncing her dead as he sees her walk in the front door of their house. Strange things begin to happen to Johanna; she is disorientated and becomes pale and unresponsive. Similar attacks begin to happen, and Johanna’s father takes it on himself to find out the truth. He embarks on a dark thrill ride of lost memories, conspiracy, and zombie-like symptoms. Finding the mysterious darkness within is the source of the bizarre world he has uncovered.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:27

    A high school girl and her bullying peers are terrorized by an escaped psychotic killer who is more than meets the eye. The Night Daddy Came Home! Tormented at high school, Emily Hanson’s only escape is drawing graphic sketches depicting a crazed masked killer on a bloody rampage. Except the deranged maniac is her father who snapped eight years ago and is now locked away in a mental institution where Emily’s bullying classmates taunt she should be too. On the anniversary of his massacre, the In Crowd throw a party while Emily babysits her mute little brother. Little does she know she’s in for a night of unrelenting terror and madness, forced to confront her demons once and for all.

    Markimdb: 2.4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    Starting a new life in a quiet Pennsylvania town, Matthew Michaels only thought is to turn an old farm property into a profitable car dealership. He soon discovers that beneath the gentle surface, this small town is anything but calm and peaceful. Firstly, he learns that his new property is located on the site of a graveyard, which all the townsfolk regard as an evil place that must never be visited. He then discovers that years earlier the town had suffered an infestation of the living dead ...zombies who prey on human flesh. One zombie, the infamous Abbot Hayes, escaped destruction. As the construction team begin degging, they unleash the thing the townsfolk fear the most, the wrath of Abbot Hayes and the awakening of ... The Children of the Living Dead.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A young writer experiences visions during episodes of sleep paralysis, and she retreats with her boyfriend to an isolated house in the desert. As the visions worsen, she teeters on the edge of insanity as she uncovers a life-threatening secret.

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

    Seven female directors present seven short films.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada

    Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Seventeen years ago, Mike kills a new mother of twin girls and took the babies to a house in the woods, claiming them as his own to appease his wife's desire for kids. 10 years later Stacy flees to her uncle's old secluded cabin in those same woods to escape her abusive boyfriend. There she is haunted by the ghosts of the little girls crying for their mother.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.




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