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Movies that feel like Next of Kin (1982)

If you loved Next of Kin, the closest films we have are Scream (2022), The Sentinel (1977) and Carnival of Souls (1962). All three share Next of Kin's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium and Paramount Plus Essential and others, checked against today's data.

After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Tony Williamsdreadunsettlingtwistydreamlike

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If Next of Kin hit the spot, these will too

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Scream
2022 Β· dir. Tyler Gillett
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

Both land dread and unease at once

The difference: 40 years apart, and the 2020s show

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

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The Sentinel
1977 Β· dir. Michael Winner
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: twists, then dream logic

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.

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Carnival of Souls
1962 Β· dir. Herk Harvey
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7horror Β· mystery Β· fantasy

Both trade on dread more than on being horror

The difference: Leans fantasy where Next of Kin does not

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.

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Scream 2
1997 Β· dir. Wes Craven
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

Mystery with a pulse of unease, in both cases

The difference: Not nearly as dreamlike as Next of Kin

Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

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The Blair Witch Project
1999 Β· dir. Daniel Myrick
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.5horror Β· mystery

Twisty horror in both cases

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

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Final Destination 2
2003 Β· dir. David R. Ellis
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.2horror Β· mystery

Mystery built on dread, twice over

When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.

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Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 Β· dir. Rhys Frake-Waterfield
β˜… 5.8horror Β· fantasy Β· mystery

Dreamlike horror, and it commits to that

Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

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Paranormal Activity
2007 Β· dir. Oren Peli
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

Both trade on unease more than on being mystery

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

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Silent Hill
2006 Β· dir. Christophe Gans
πŸ… 34%β˜… 6.5horror Β· mystery

A streak of twists through both

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

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Final Destination 3
2006 Β· dir. James Wong
πŸ… 44%β˜… 5.9horror Β· mystery

The same horror instincts

High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself β€” which seeks out those who escaped their fate.

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The Ring
2002 Β· dir. Gore Verbinski
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.1horror Β· mystery

Mystery approached the same way

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.

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Lights Out
2016 Β· dir. David F. Sandberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

Both keep circling back to ghost

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

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