15 Movies Like Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Loved Don't Be Afraid of the Dark? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Obsession
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Hokum
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Scary Movie
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, the Core Four are back in the killer's crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Chum
A newlywed couple joins friends on a Mediterranean yacht excursion, only to find themselves caught between a predatory shark and a psychopathic killer in their midst-transforming a sun-drenched escape into a fight for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story
Adult content creator Bonnie Blue announced that she’d slept with 1057 men in 12 hours. Exploring the polarising debate around Bonnie and the pornification of our society, the film follows her over the most eye-opening six months of her life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Iron Lung
In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Scream 7
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
From Straight A's to XXX
When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her friends at school, keeping her double life a secret. But soon rumours spread and Miriam becomes the subject of vicious online attacks and unwanted attention. Miriam fights back: she talks to the media, saying her new line of work empowers her as a feminist. But her confident stand has unintended consequences. Miriam is shunned by her conservative family and her colleagues in the adult film world. One impulsive decision has quickly spiralled out of control - and Miriam's problems are just beginning.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Send Help
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Redux Redux
In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer again and again. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity begins to slip away—until the cycle is disrupted when she rescues Mia, a sharp-witted teenager already marked by the killer.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
They Will Kill You
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.