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It follows the Losers Club through one summer in Derry, Maine, where a shape-shifting clown feeds on fear and the adults never seem to notice. The same coming-of-age bond carries through this list: friends banding together against something that targets the young.
Matched to It (2017), rated 5/5 by the HorroRated team. Our own picks come first, then the closest matches by director, subgenre and mood.
Why it fits
- Our pick if you liked It
- Also from Andy Muschietti
- Killer Clowns
- Evil Children
Streaming on HBO Max
The Losers Club reunites in Derry twenty-seven years after their childhood encounter with Pennywise.
PickScary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019 · MovieWhy it fits
- Haunted House
- School Horror
- Small Town Horror
Streaming on Peacock
Stella and her friends find Sarah Bellows's book of horror stories. The creatures from the illustrations start manifesting.
Let the Right One In
2008 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with It in our reviews
- Evil Children
- Creature Feature
- Literary Adaptation
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi
Eli moves into the apartment building where Oskar lives. She only comes out at night and doesn't technically need an invitation.
PickGerald's Game
2017 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with It in our reviews
- Ghost Story
- Supernatural
- Literary Adaptation
Streaming on Netflix
Jessie Burlingame is left in restraints when her husband dies during a game at their remote lakeside getaway. She has to survive the weekend alone.
PickThe Conjuring
2013 · MovieWhy it fits
- Haunted House
- Ghost Story
- Demons
Streaming on HBO Max
Ed and Lorraine Warren are called to examine a Rhode Island farmhouse and find the family has been living with something for years.
Sinister 2
2015 · MovieWhy it fits
- Evil Children
- Haunted House
- Ghost Story
Streaming on Peacock
A mother hiding her children from an abusive father in a rural church finds her sons making contact with ghost children connected to the Bughuul mythology.
PickBuddy
2026 · MovieWhy it fits
- Killer Clowns
- Evil Children
- Supernatural
Freddy and her friends are trapped inside a children’s show hosted by a giant orange unicorn who really needs them to keep smiling. Buddy stops being cuddly the moment anyone stops playing along.
Terrifier 3
2024 · MovieWhy it fits
- Killer Clowns
- Ghost Story
- Creature Feature
Streaming on Prime Video
Art the Clown returns for a Christmas setting this time, with an expanded mythology and a purpose connected to a woman from the previous film.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2018 · MovieWhy it fits
- Teen Horror
- Ghost Story
- Demons
Streaming on Netflix
Slappy the ventriloquist dummy returns with a plan to ruin Halloween for the entire neighborhood.
Insidious
2011 · MovieWhy it fits
- Haunted House
- Ghost Story
- Demons
Streaming on AMC+, Tubi
Josh and Renai Lambert's son falls into an unexplained coma. What's actually happening is worse than a medical condition, and it isn't confined to their house.