
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.
If Next of Kin hit the spot, these will too

Both land dread and unease at once
The difference: 40 years apart, and the 2020s show

The same mix in both: twists, then dream logic
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Both trade on dread more than on being horror
The difference: Leans fantasy where Next of Kin does not

Mystery with a pulse of unease, in both cases
The difference: Not nearly as dreamlike as Next of Kin

Twisty horror in both cases

Mystery built on dread, twice over

Dreamlike horror, and it commits to that

Both trade on unease more than on being mystery

A streak of twists through both

The same horror instincts

Mystery approached the same way

Both keep circling back to ghost
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