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Movies that feel likeVan Helsing (2004)

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.

If you loved Van Helsing, the closest films we have are The Descent (2005), Day Watch (2006) and Train to Busan (2016). All three share Van Helsing'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 Blood Red Sky (2021).

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If Van Helsing hit the spot, these will too

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The Descent
2005 · dir. Neil Marshall
🍅 87%★ 7.2adventure · horror

A perilous expedition that turns into a fight against monstrous creatures

The difference: A claustrophobic cave-set survival horror, no gothic monster mythology

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.

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Day Watch
2006 · dir. Timur Bekmambetov
🍅 62%★ 6.4fantasy · action · adventure

A monster hunter caught between supernatural factions in an epic battle

The difference: A Russian light-vs-dark urban fantasy, not a gothic vampire-hunting quest

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

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Train to Busan
2016 · dir. Yeon Sang-ho
🍅 95%★ 7.6action · horror · thrillerPeacock

Desperate people fighting monstrous forces determined to overwhelm them

The difference: A claustrophobic zombie-train survival story, grounded rather than gothic

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

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Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · dir. Francis Ford Coppola
🍅 69%★ 7.4romance · horror

A gothic Transylvanian Dracula tale steeped in doomed romance and dread

The difference: A slower, more romantic period tragedy, not a monster-hunter action romp

Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.

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Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001 · dir. Christophe Gans
🍅 74%★ 7adventure · horror · actionPrime Video

A period monster hunt blending swashbuckling action with genuine dread

The difference: A conspiracy-laced French period mystery, moodier than Van Helsing's romp

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

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Blood Red Sky
2021 · dir. Peter Thorwarth
🍅 81%★ 6.1horror · thriller · actionNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: vampire

The difference: Trades the scale of Van Helsing for an angle of its own

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

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Underwater
2020 · dir. William Eubank
🍅 48%★ 5.9horror · science fiction · action

A team racing against monstrous creatures in an unforgiving, hostile setting

The difference: A deep-sea survival thriller, no gothic monsters or period setting

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

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Hellboy
2019 · dir. Neil Marshall
🍅 17%★ 5.3fantasy · horror · actionNetflix

A powerful monster-fighter squaring off against an ancient supernatural evil

The difference: A comic-book reboot with gorier, more graphic creature carnage

Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.

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Dracula Untold
2014 · dir. Gary Shore
🍅 26%★ 6.2horror · action · fantasyPrime Video

A warrior's bargain with dark powers to become something monstrous

The difference: An origin story sympathetic to Dracula himself, not a hunter fighting him

Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 · dir. Timur Bekmambetov
🍅 34%★ 5.9action · fantasy · horrorMax

A period hero turned relentless monster hunter armed for vengeance

The difference: A revisionist-history vampire hunt, not a gothic Transylvanian showdown

President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

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Resident Evil: Afterlife
2010 · dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
🍅 21%★ 5.8action · adventure · horrorNetflixPrime Video

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than Van Helsing does

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

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The Amityville Horror
2005 · dir. Andrew Douglas
🍅 23%★ 5.9horrorPrime Video

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

The difference: Easier on the scale than Van Helsing

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

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