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Movies that feel likeThe Conjuring (2013)

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

If you loved The Conjuring, the closest films we have are Insidious (2011), The Visit (2015) and Lake Mungo (2009). All three share The Conjuring's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is When Evil Lurks (2023).

🍅 86% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. James Wandreadunsettlingtense
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Conjuring 2 (2016) · The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

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Insidious
2011 · dir. James Wan
🍅 66%★ 6.8horror · thriller

A family losing ground to something that came in with them

The difference: Wilder and more theatrical once it goes past the front door

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

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The Visit
2015 · dir. M. Night Shyamalan
🍅 68%★ 6.3horror · thrillerPrime Video

Kids stranded somewhere isolated with adults behaving very wrong

The difference: Found footage and dark jokes — scrappier than the polished source

A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.

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Lake Mungo
2009 · dir. Joel Anderson
🍅 92%★ 6.2horror · thriller

A grieving family, a haunted home and evidence that keeps getting worse

The difference: A quiet mock-documentary — sorrow and unease instead of jump scares

After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.

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When Evil Lurks
2023 · dir. Demián Rugna
🍅 96%★ 6.9horror · thrillerRent or buy

Possession rules broken and the rot spreading — dread with real teeth

The difference: Vastly nastier — graphic gore and cruelty, no comforting Warrens

When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.

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Halloween
2018 · dir. David Gordon Green
🍅 79%★ 6.5horror · thrillerPeacock

Patient stalking horror where the frame itself feels watched

The difference: A knife and a mask — physical threat, nothing otherworldly

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

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Don't Breathe
2016 · dir. Fede Álvarez
🍅 88%★ 7.1horror · thrillerPrime Video

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

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Dead Silence
2007 · dir. James Wan
🍅 22%★ 6.2horror

Wan building dread from a cursed object and small-town legend

The difference: Pulpier and sillier — a dummy gimmick without the Warrens' warmth

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

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Death Whisperer
2023 · dir. Taweewat Wantha
★ 5.9horror · thrillerNetflix

A family under siege by something demonic, fought with faith and nerve

The difference: A far rougher production — cliché beats and a wobbly tone

When a remote village is plagued by a deadly curse, one brother must fight to save his family from a terrifying supernatural threat.

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Orphan
2009 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 59%★ 7horror · thrillerMax

A household unravelling because one member cannot be trusted

The difference: Nasty domestic thriller — no rituals, no faith, no old evil

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

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47 Meters Down
2017 · dir. Johannes Roberts
🍅 53%★ 5.6horror · thrillerStarz

Sisters trapped with a circling threat and the clock running out

The difference: Sharks, not spirits — a survival gimmick stretched thin

Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to get to the surface.

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Creep
2014 · dir. Patrick Brice
🍅 91%★ 6.3horror · thrillerNetflixPrime Video

Both lean on tension more than on horror

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

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Friday the 13th
2009 · dir. Marcus Nispel
🍅 26%★ 5.5horror · thrillerMax

Both are built on the same subject: halloween

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

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