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Movies Like Sinister
Sinister finds its terror in a box of Super 8 films left in an attic, as a true-crime writer keeps watching footage he should have left alone. Recordings, obsessive research and curiosity that goes too far link everything that follows.
Matched to Sinister (2012), 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 Sinister
- Occult
- Supernatural
- 2010s horror
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.
PickHereditary
2018 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with Sinister in our reviews
- Occult
- Slow Burn
- Family Horror
Streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu
Annie's mother has just died, and the grief in the Graham household turns out to be the least of what's coming for this family. Something has been arranged for them long before anyone realized it.
Presence
2025 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with Sinister in our reviews
- Slow Burn
- Family Horror
- Supernatural
Streaming on Hulu
A family moves into a New Jersey house that already has an occupant, and the audience sees everything through its eyes. The presence isn't there to hurt them.
PickThe Black Phone
2022 · MovieWhy it fits
- Also from Scott Derrickson
- Family Horror
- Supernatural
Streaming on Netflix
Finney Shaw is taken by the Grabber and held in a soundproofed basement in 1978 Denver. A disconnected black phone on the wall begins receiving calls from boys who were killed before him.
The Visit
2015 · MovieWhy it fits
- Found Footage
- Slow Burn
- Family Horror
Streaming on Prime Video
Becca and Tyler travel alone to their maternal grandparents' rural Pennsylvania home and film their visit for a documentary about the family estrangement.
Paranormal Activity 3
2011 · MovieWhy it fits
- Found Footage
- Occult
- Family Horror
Streaming on Peacock, Paramount+
Home movies from 1988 reveal the origin of what has been haunting the household from the second film.
PickLate Night with the Devil
2024 · MovieWhy it fits
- Found Footage
- Occult
- Supernatural
Streaming on Hulu, Shudder, AMC+
Jack Delroy's show Late Night with the Devil broadcasts from Studio 6B on Halloween night 1977. The special's escalating content is recovered on videotape years afterward.
PickThe Love Witch
2016 · MovieWhy it fits
- Occult
- Slow Burn
- Supernatural
Streaming on Peacock, Tubi
Elaine is a modern-day witch who uses spells and potions to make men fall in love with her. The men keep ending up dead, which isn't exactly what she had in mind.
The Houses October Built
2014 · MovieWhy it fits
- Found Footage
- Occult
- Supernatural
Streaming on AMC+, Tubi
A group of friends tours a series of extreme haunted attractions during Halloween and documents the experience on camera.
The Last Exorcism
2010 · MovieWhy it fits
- Found Footage
- Occult
- Supernatural
Streaming on Peacock, Tubi
Reverend Cotton Marcus agrees to let a documentary crew film an exorcism he believes will prove the practice is fraudulent. Nell Sweetzer becomes his subject.