20 best movies like Ghosts (1997)


List of the best movies like Ghosts (1997): Crimson Peak, The Haunting, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, Thir13en Ghosts, Twixt, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Dementia 13, Darkness Falls, Before I Wake, Drag Me to Hell.

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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: 5
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:53

Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

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: 5.6
Genrehorror, fantasy
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:31

    Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine "designed by the devil and powered by the dead" to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He's unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, fantasy
    CountryUSA, Australia, Mexico
    Duration01:39

    A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA

    A vengeful ghost, a mysterious killer, and a family where everyone has a secret converge in one night of terror in this remake of Francis Ford Coppola's first feature film.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA, Australia
    Duration01:26

    A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

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

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

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious Lady In White lives. As he discovers the secret of the woman he soon finds that the killer may be someone close to him.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      A brother and sister move into an old seaside house they find abandoned for many years on the English coast. Their original enchantment with the house diminishes as they hear stories of the previous owners and meet their daughter (now a young woman) who now lives as a neighbor with her grandfather. Also heard are unexplained sounds during the night. It becomes obvious that the house is haunted.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:33

        In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrehorror
        CountryUSA

        In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        A group of college friends discover a 15th century coffin that allows them to experience the world as ghosts. While their first adventures in the spirit world are playful and innocent, the "Box of Shadows" soon brings out the group's most dangerous impulses and desires. The friends find themselves pulled into a world of evil where they learn the line between life and death is there for a reason.

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

        Seven female directors present seven short films.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, fantasy
        CountryRomania, USA
        Duration01:22

        A 19th century vampire stalks a more powerful vampire lord in his quest to gain revenge over the death of his mistress. In his search for the vampire lord in Eastern Europe he kills many of his servants and fellow vampires while cursing another to vampirism as well.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:23

        A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrehorror, comedy, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        Eddie Weinbauer, an '80s metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, short
        CountryAustralia

        A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet.

        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: 4.9
        Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA

        Catherine Bomarzini returns to the family castle in Italy after her father's death and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle: a man who is at times repulsive, at others enchanting; and a creature of the night whose gentle eyes and touch reveal his infinitive love and devotion. With the help of Martha, her faithful childhood nanny, and the ghost of a slain young girl, Catherine discovers the medieval curse that threatens their lives and only she can dispel.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:45

        New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

        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: 5.9
        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: 5.3
        Genrehorror, action, fantasy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope for survival lies in a group of strangers trapped in an out-of-the-way, desert diner with the Archangel Michael.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, fantasy
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:45

          A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrehorror, fantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:13

          An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrehorror, fantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:09

          A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, an unusual woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration01:18

          Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrehorror, fantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:24

          A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.

          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: 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: 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: 4.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
          CountryFrance
          Duration01:29

          Since her childhood, Jessica has been haunted by recurrent nightmares whose meaning escapes her. This peculiarity has led her to study the psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origin of her nightmares. Following the death of her maternal grandmother she hardly knew, Jessica reluctantly returns to the family home. Jessica then begins to wander in a nightmarish world inhabited by twisted versions of her family members. She gradually improves her skills as a lucid dreamer and investigates to solve the mystery that gnaws her and haunts the family home...

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA

          Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy.

          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: 5.1
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

            After the mysterious, brutal death of an old friend, a group of teenagers find themselves in possession of "Stay Alive," an ultra-realistic 3-D videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of a 17th century noblewoman, known as "The Blood Countess." The gamers don't know anything about the game other than they're not supposed to have it... and they're dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation, the kids begin to play the grisly game but soon make a chilling connection -- they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same way as the characters they played in the game. As the line between the game world and the real world disappears, the teens must find a way to defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying to... stay alive.

            Markimdb: 3.7
            Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:18

            Faced with extinction, two park rangers are forced to defend the national park against hordes of rampaging orcs. Ancient and long forgotten, these orcs are unleashed from the depths of the mountains, and they won't stop until we're all dead.

            Markimdb: 5
            Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
            CountryUSA

            A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.

            Markimdb: 5.1
            Genrehorror
            CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany
            Duration02:07

            One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son—and, in doing so, he unearths a legend that refuses to remain buried in the past.

            Markimdb: 4.8
            Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA

            17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, short, detective
            CountryAustralia

            On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

            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: 6.4
            Genrehorror, thriller, detective
            CountryUSA, Italy
            Duration01:56

            A couple and their 12-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer. Things start acting strange almost immediately. It seems that every time some gets hurt on the grounds the beat-up house seems to repair itself.

            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: 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: 3.1
              Genrehorror, action, fantasy
              CountryUSA

              San Antonio, Texas. The bodies of various drug cartel members are turning up mangled and drained of blood. Tough DEA agent Carlos Seguin discovers that the grisly murders are being committed by a pack of chupacabras, which are lethal predatory creatures of local legend. Carlos, his feisty new partner Tracy Taylor, wayward estranged son Tommy, and several others make a desperate last stand against the bloodthirsty beasts at the famous fort The Alamo.

              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.




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