The Haunting
1999 Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, MysteryDr. David Marrow invites Eleanor Vance, Luke Sanderson, and Theo to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Movies like The Haunting
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to The Haunting. Explore films such as Suspiria, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, and Deep Red, around the themes of haunted house, mansion, insomniac. Other notable keywords include horror movie remake and old house.
#1
Suspiria
Synopsis:
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.
Starring:
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Tilda Swinton,
Mia Goth
#2
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Synopsis:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone …
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Michael Brandon,
Mimsy Farmer
#3
Deep Red
Synopsis:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
Starring:
Daria Nicolodi,
Macha Méril,
David Hemmings
#4
The Innocents
Synopsis:
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Starring:
Deborah Kerr,
Michael Redgrave,
Megs Jenkins
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#5
Hereditary
Synopsis:
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
Starring:
Ann Dowd,
Gabriel Byrne,
Toni Collette
#6
Carrie
Synopsis:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Starring:
Amy Irving,
John Travolta,
P.J. Soles
#7
The Shining
Synopsis:
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Tony Burton,
Scatman Crothers
Plot:
labyrinth,
hotel,
identical twins,
typewriter,
snow,
isolation,
snowstorm,
surrealism,
domestic violence,
based on novel
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#8
Interview with the Vampire
Synopsis:
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Starring:
Thandiwe Newton,
Brad Pitt,
Kirsten Dunst
Plot:
vampire,
gothic,
immortality,
betrayal,
interview,
guilt,
dark hero,
night,
death,
same sex parents
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#9
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Synopsis:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devis…
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund
#10
A Bay of Blood
Synopsis:
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.
Starring:
Claudine Auger,
Luigi Pistilli,
Claudio Camaso
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#11
The Ring
Synopsis:
It sounded like just another urban legend: A videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. As a newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller was naturally skeptical of the story, until four teenagers all met with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better …
Starring:
Naomi Watts,
Martin Henderson,
Daveigh Chase
#12
The Haunting
Synopsis:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Starring:
Lois Maxwell,
Richard Johnson,
Julie Harris
Plot:
haunted house,
gothic horror,
parapsychology,
lesbianism,
19th century,
mansion,
research,
psychic,
gothic,
library
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#13
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Synopsis:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
Starring:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Laurence Fishburne
#14
Angel Heart
Synopsis:
Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Charlotte Rampling,
Mickey Rourke
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#15
The Mummy
Synopsis:
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Starring:
Jake Johnson,
Marwan Kenzari,
Annabelle Wallis
Plot:
archaeologist,
princess,
egyptian mythology,
tomb,
egypt,
mummy,
mummy character,
ancient egypt,
excavation,
heir to throne
...
#16
The Conjuring
Synopsis:
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.
Starring:
Vera Farmiga,
Patrick Wilson,
Joey King
#17
Poltergeist
Synopsis:
Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsycholo…
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson,
Michael McManus,
JoBeth Williams
#18
It
Synopsis:
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Starring:
Jack Dylan Grazer,
Nicholas Hamilton,
Jake Sim
#19
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Synopsis:
Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.
Starring:
Robert Englund,
Rodney Eastman,
Ken Sagoes
#20
Tomb Raider
Synopsis:
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Starring:
Dominic West,
Walton Goggins,
Hannah John-Kamen
Plot:
clasp knife,
based on video game,
chase,
female protagonist,
jungle,
cave,
pistol,
machine gun,
survival,
island
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