20 best movies like Ghoulies (1984)

List of the best movies like Ghoulies (1984): The Convent, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, ABCs of Death 2 1/2, Hansel and Gretel Get Baked, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, Blood Diner, Demon Wind, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, Zombie Hunter, Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

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Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA

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

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy
CountryCanada

As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient curse, Jack's Professor undergoes a transformation into something not-quite- human, and Jack is forced to confront some old demons... along with a few new ones.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

An anthology of 26 fan entries submitted for inclusion in ABCs of Death 2, each offering various takes on the letter "M"

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

An intense new marijuana strain named “Black Forest” is taking Los Angeles by storm, and Gretel’s stoner boyfriend can’t get enough. But when the old woman growing the popular drug (Lara Flynn Boyle) turns out to be an evil witch, cooking and eating her wasted patrons for their youth, Gretel and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

Six actors go to graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrehorror
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

The strange and brutal deaths of Cory’s grandparents has haunted him for years. Determined to discover the truth, he has returned to the desolate region where they lived, along with a group of friends, to try and uncover the mystery. Ignoring warnings from the locals that the area is cursed, Cory and his friends soon realize that the legend is true, as the Demon Wind, possesses and destroys them, one by one, turning them into monsters from hell.

Markimdb: 3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA

A fanatical animal rights activist releases giant pythons into the Everglades, believing the wild animals should be set free. When they start decimating the native animal population, an over-zealous park ranger feeds experimental steroids to wild alligators so they can fight back. The giant pythons and gargantuan alligators go on a killing spree, and it is now left up to the two feuding women to put aside their differences to put a stop to the creatures and the destruction.

Markimdb: 3.5
Genrehorror, action, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

Zombie Hunter is set in a post-apocalyptic Zombie wasteland caused by the mysterious street drug "Natas". We follow one man who has nothing left other than a beat up Camaro and a trunk full of guns and booze. He runs down Flesh Eaters, hunting for sport and redemption, while also running from his past. After crashing into a small group of survivors, who are running low on resources, he decides to lend a hand. But a surprise attack by the Flesh Eaters forces them on the run and puts the Hunter's skills to the test.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

When tragedy rocks Blackfoot High, rebellious outsider Maddy Killian shocks the student body by joining the cheerleading squad. This decision drives a rift between Maddy and her ex-girlfriend Leena Miller — a loner who claims to practice the dark arts. After a confrontation with the football team, Maddy and her new cheerleader friends are sent on a supernatural roller coaster ride which leaves a path of destruction none of them may be able to escape. Remake of their own 2001 feature film.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

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: 5.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and they unwittingly conjure up a blood-lusting succubus from hell.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Our hero, Cooper, awakes to find himself nauseous, weak and covered in webbing, hanging from the ceiling of an office where, just minutes ago, he started his new job. As he struggles out of his slimy prison he comes face to face with his opponent - a grotesque, powerful and very angry bug. All 3 ft of it. And so begins a hideous, nail-biting, comedic, all-action adventure to find a safe haven while constantly outwitting an infestation of monstrous proportions. As Cooper embarks on his journey, he befriends a ragtag group of survivors including the feisty, determined Sara. Will they make it to safety before they are picked off one by one? And what other surprises are in store for our group of unlikely heroes?

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:30

    Scientists discover a giant creature under the Earth that is wrapped around the entire planet. When the creature wakes all grumpy, it causes worldwide destruction.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, comedy
    CountryJapan
    Duration01:21

    A band of ninja warriors, led by an Iga Ninja named Yamata, witness a giant ball of fire drop from the sky and crash into the forest. When the warriors find and attempt to identify the object, they discover aliens that attack and feast on them. Yamata and the survivors swear vengeance, but in challenging the aliens, they learn that their weapons have no effect.

    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: 5
    Genrehorror
    CountryMexico, USA

    Satanists in the middle west terrorize and sometimes melt the terrified locals.

    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: 5.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water again, you can’t even get across the sand! BLOOD BEACH meets SPRING BREAKERS in an ace monster mash-up of smart nostalgia and up-to-the-minute visual effects. After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over students wake up under blazing sun to find their numbers somewhat depleted. An enormous alien creature has burrowed down deep and anyone foolish enough to make contact with the sand finds themselves at the mercy of a sea of flesh-eating tentacles. Will they ever be able to escape its carnivorous clutches?

    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: 5.8
    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: 2.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    Seventeen years ago, NASCAR racer Cutter McCullough died in a fiery crash. But death can’t stop a man driven by revenge. He and his car are back from the grave to settle a score with his old girlfriend Tammy and his rival JJ Sawyer. Now JJ, Tammy, and their daughter, Jesse, are hitting the road with the Phantom Racer on their tail.

    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: 5.6
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:32

    Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany

    When a young ski team training for the Olympics arrives at the remote and isolated Lost Mountain Ski Resort to focus on training, they're thrilled to find a retired Olympic skier is there to help them train. But their plans are halted when a scientist working at a nearby government lab arrives with the horrifying news that a top secret Government project has produced giant spiders and they have escaped, killing and eating everything in sight.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration01:20

    On a lush tropical island, working under a secret government charter, Martin Drake has not only grown sprawling acres of giant vegetables, but inadvertently spawned two mammoth reptiles as well. Now they've broken free of their enclosures, and Drake has only one option: kill the creatures before word gets back to Washington and they close him down. When Drake's first team of well-armed mercenaries gets wiped out within hours of setting down in the jungle, he turns to one lone hunter, The Cajun, to go in single-handedly. But will The Cajun be cunning enough to find the creatures and destroy them before they turn the blue waters red with the blood of tourists. The only hope is to bring the monsters together and make them fight. When one emerges victorious, that will be the time to strike and kill the other. It's a risky plan, but ultimately the only one that may work. One of David Carradine's last movies.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, short
    CountryUSA

    The story centers on two lone survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world's population to zombies. They take refuge in a vacant casino and fight a losing battle against the undead.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA

    A science fiction vampire movie. The Vampire is an emissary from an embattled world near destruction who teleports to Earth to see if they can live here. He finds that our blood is nourishing and that at least one source of it is a steady stream of transfusions. He hypnotizes a Dr. to provide them and has his blond nurse move in to administer them.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, China
    Duration01:42

    John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Plan 9 is the story of Nilbog, a small town with a big story. The beginning of an invasion! However, instead of lasers, space ships, and epic force, these aliens have a different plan for the inhabitants of Earth. To resurrect their dead as their own army set with but one goal… To wipe out all mankind! Only the townsfolk on this Halloween night stand in the way of total domination. From the police department, to those trapped in a convenient store, and even those trying to stay alive in the streets, this night will decide the fates of all who walk the planet and thought they were the top of the food chain.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

    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: 3.2
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:19

    When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Jamboree, the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic carnival on the road and head to Iowa where they encounter spoiled heiresses Rome & Tina Sheraton and the cast and crew of their "Road Rascals" reality show. Performing "The Bloodiest Show on Earth", our Southern Maniacs prove more than ratings killers in what John Landis has called "one of the rare sequels that surpasses the original".

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, action, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves tells the shocking story of how a group of Nightwolves terrorized a tiny village taking people's hearing and eye sight... and the one woman who fought back.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, Deathecation, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, and Zom-B-Movie, Chillerama not only celebrates the golden age of drive-in B horror shlock but also spans over four decades of cinema with something for every bad taste.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, action, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    As Abraham Lincoln labors over the Gettysburg address, the importance of which he is fully aware, he learns that a menace from his past has returned, threatening to tear the already fractured nation to pieces. He must journey behind enemy lines to face an foe far more fearsome than the Confederate army: the walking dead.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    When a sorority girl falls in love with a zombie, it's only a matter of time before a zombie apocalypse is unleashed on campus. The sorority girl discovers that weed is the cure. Now, she must smoke out the whole school before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, action, comedy, musical
    CountryCanada

    The first testament says "an eye for an eye." - The second testament says "love thy neighbour." - The third testament ... Kicks Ass!!!

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, action, comedy
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:31

    When the world is taken over by flesh eating zombies, best friends Tommy and Edwin figure out a way to benefit from it by turning zombies into fertilizer for growing potent weed! There will be bud.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, comedy, adventure
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:28

    A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into Zombie Demons, aka ZEMONS!

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action
    CountryUSA

    A female doctor struggling to find her daughter after a long lost World War II biological weapon explodes on a U.S. military base in Bulgaria, turning people into mutant zombies.




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