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1. Evil (2019–2024)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A skeptical clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue collar contractor as they investigate supposed abnormal events, including, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural's at work.
Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson
Votes: 32,525
2. The Conjuring (2013)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Votes: 555,112 | Gross: $137.40M
3. 1408 (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 294,289 | Gross: $71.99M
4. Insidious (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
Votes: 339,135 | Gross: $54.01M
5. Poltergeist (1982)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 179,650 | Gross: $76.61M
6. Hellboy (2019)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, Hellboy battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane
Votes: 98,792 | Gross: $21.90M
7. Terrified (2017)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror
When strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and an ex police officer decide to investigate further.
Director: Demián Rugna | Stars: Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto, George L. Lewis
Votes: 22,550
8. Ghostwatch (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In a "live" broadcast on Halloween night, a BBC team investigate a reported poltergeist in an ordinary London home.
Director: Lesley Manning | Stars: Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles
Votes: 6,030
9. Queen of the Damned (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In this loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), the vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires.
Director: Michael Rymer | Stars: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez
Votes: 59,980 | Gross: $30.34M
10. Dark Skies (2013)
PG-13 | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
As the Barrett family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them, one which may have arrived from beyond the stars.
Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
Votes: 79,907 | Gross: $17.41M
11. Grave Encounters (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery
For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
Directors: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers | Stars: Benjamin Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
Votes: 64,024
12. Constantine (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A man struggling with his faith who is haunted by the sins of his past is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
Stars: Matt Ryan, Harold Perrineau, Charles Halford, Angélica Celaya
Votes: 56,276
13. Poltergeist (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
Director: Gil Kenan | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kennedi Clements, Saxon Sharbino
Votes: 61,093 | Gross: $47.43M
14. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury
Votes: 7,869
15. The Awakening (I) (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu
Votes: 68,910
16. Invader ZIM (2001–2006)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.
Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn
Votes: 22,605
17. The Innkeepers (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Director: Ti West | Stars: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett
Votes: 37,255 | Gross: $0.08M
18. Blood Ties (2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vicki Nelson, a former homicide detective turned private investigator, and Henry Fitzroy, a 470-year-old vampire, form a unique team solving cases and dealing with the supernatural world.
Stars: Christina Cox, Dylan Neal, Kyle Schmid, Gina Holden
Votes: 7,076
19. Truth Seekers (2020)
TV-14 | 223 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy.
Stars: Nick Frost, Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma
Votes: 14,959
20. Baywatch Nights (1995–1997)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Baywatch veteran Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a P.I. with his two friends Garner and Ryan. In season 2, Diamont replaces Garner, and Mitch's cases suddenly take a hard turn towards supernatural horror.
Stars: David Hasselhoff, Angie Harmon, Eddie Cibrian, Donna D'Errico
Votes: 1,570
21. The Enfield Haunting (2015)
Not Rated | 45 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
An 11 year-old Janet terrorized by the paranormal activity permeating every room - or so she'd like everyone to believe; especially Mr. Grosse, the doting researcher who goes to great lengths to protect her from the strange, dark forces.
Stars: Timothy Spall, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Juliet Stevenson, Fern Deacon
Votes: 5,610
22. Vampyr (1932)
Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy, Horror
A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz
Votes: 20,524
23. Book of Blood (2009)
R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A paranormal expert discovers a house that is at the intersection of so-called "highways" transporting souls in the afterlife.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Jonas Armstrong, Sophie Ward, Clive Russell, Paul Blair
Votes: 8,296
24. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Several years after the events of the original show and the movies, Dr. Egon Spengler agrees to help a group of his young students re-form the Ghostbusters under his mentorship.
Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 3,332
25. Phenomena (2023)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror
Three middle-aged women who investigate paranormal events are put to the test when their leader Father Pilón disappears. Inspired by the real Hepta Group.
Director: Carlos Therón | Stars: Belén Rueda, Gracia Olayo, Toni Acosta, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Votes: 3,005
26. Special Unit 2 (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Detectives Kate Benson and Nick O'Malley from a secret Chicago P.D. unit solve violent crimes committed by mythological creatures aka 'Links' while trying to hide the Links existence from the general public.
Stars: Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee, Richard Gant, Danny Woodburn
Votes: 1,770
27. Project Fear (2023– )
Adventure, History, Horror
Dakota, Chelsea, Tanner, and Alex rule out the option of ending their terrifying road trips and continue their paranormal investigations by uncovering some of the most haunted places in all of America and the world.
Stars: Chelsea Laden, Dakota Laden, Alex Schroeder, Tanner Wiseman
Votes: 201
28. The Others (2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young female college student who can see ghosts joins a team of friends from various age groups and walks of life who use their psychic abilities to investigate cases involving ghosts, demons and other entities from 'the other side.'
Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht, Missy Crider, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 787
29. Ghost Storm (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
An action packed chase led by Hal and Ashley to save the people on this small island from a strange electrical storm which is led by angry souls from a mass suicide looking for revenge.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Carlos Bernard, Crystal Allen, Cindy Busby, Kacey Rohl
Votes: 899
30. Miracles (2003)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Paul investigates modern miracles for the Catholic Church. After he witnesses a true supernatural miracle, only for his findings to be dismissed, he leaves the Church behind and is approached by Alva Keel to join his organization.
Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 1,343
31. Thirteen Erotic Ghosts (2002)
Unrated | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror
Paranormal investigators arrive at a burned-down girlschool to check if the rumors of ghost appearances are true. With their special goggles they see that the ghosts are constantly engaging in lesbian sex which gets everyone horny.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Julie Strain, Richard Gabai, John Henry Richardson, Peter Spellos
Votes: 350
32. Pale Blood (1990)
R | 93 min | Horror
A vampire arrives in Los Angeles to investigate a recent series of murders which bear the hallmarks of vampire attacks. Wanting to track down the murderer, he hires a private investigator who herself is obsessed with vampire mythology.
Directors: V.V. Dachin Hsu, Michael W. Leighton | Stars: George Chakiris, Wings Hauser, Pamela Ludwig, Diana Frank
Votes: 758
33. Dark Tower (1987)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A partially under construction office tower is being haunted by a deadly presence which seems to target the building's architect.
Directors: Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 1,257
34. Making Contact (1985)
PG | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Believing to be able to communicate with his deceased father, a young boy develops psychic powers where he uses them to try to stop supernatural forces threatening his family and friends, especially a possessed ventriloquist dummy.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll, Tammy Shields, Jan Zierold
Votes: 1,779
35. The Night Sitter (2018)
88 min | Comedy, Horror
A con artist poses as a babysitter to steal from a wealthy occult enthusiast. One of the kids she's sitting unwittingly summons a trio of witches known as The Three Mothers.
Directors: Abiel Bruhn, John Rocco | Stars: Elyse Dufour, Jack Champion, Amber Neukum, Jermaine Rivers
Votes: 1,164
36. The Skeptic (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A lawyer who doesn't believe in ghosts is haunted after moving into a family mansion.
Director: Tennyson Bardwell | Stars: Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Edward Herrmann
Votes: 4,428 | Gross: $0.01M
37. Bad Candy (2020)
103 min | Horror, Thriller
On Halloween night in New Salem, Radio DJs Chilly Billy (Corey Taylor) and Paul (Zach Galligan) tell a twisted anthology of terrifying local myths that lead to a grim end for small-town residents.
Directors: Scott B. Hansen, Desiree Connell | Stars: Zach Galligan, Derek Russo, Michael Aaron Milligan, Kevin Wayne
Votes: 3,350
38. Cracow Monsters (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young woman haunted by her past joins a mysterious professor and his group of gifted students who investigate paranormal activity and fight demons.
Stars: Barbara Liberek, Andrzej Chyra, Stanislaw Linowski, Mateusz Górski
Votes: 2,311
39. Voodoo Island (1957)
Approved | 76 min | Horror
A scholarly type is asked to investigate the possible island site for a large resort hotel--an island rumored to be infested with zombies.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Murvyn Vye, Elisha Cook Jr.
Votes: 912
40. The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964 TV Movie)
80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Terrified of being buried alive by mistake, a woman puts a phone in her crypt to be able to call home if she needs help. She dies and nothing happens. One day, the phone suddenly rings. Paranormal investigator Nelson Orion (Martin Landau) is brought in.
Director: Joseph Stefano | Stars: Martin Landau, Judith Anderson, Diane Baker, Tom Simcox
Votes: 709
41. Camp Cold Brook (2018)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror
A paranormal team sets to check out an abandoned summer camp where a mass murder had taken place decades previous.
Director: Andy Palmer | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Danielle Harris, Michael Eric Reid, Candice De Visser
Votes: 2,117
42. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
G | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Daffy Duck opens a detective agency for the supernatural along side his Looney Toon buddies.
Directors: Greg Ford, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Terry Lennon, Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé, Roy Firestone, B.J. Ward
Votes: 2,672
43. Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Unrated | 69 min | Horror
A phony spiritualist raises the dead.
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, Tor Johnson, Valda Hansen
Votes: 2,659
44. FreakyLinks (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A take-off on "The Blair Witch Project," in which a guy finds out that his supposedly dead brother isn't dead after all when he sees him on the Internet. It's all about his spooky adventures in finding the truth.
Stars: Ethan Embry, Lisa Sheridan, Karim Prince, Lizette Carrion
Votes: 962
45. The Covenant (2017)
90 min | Horror, Mystery
After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah returns to her childhood home with estranged brother, Richard and experiences violent supernatural phenomena. A powerful demon forces a battle to save Sarah's body and soul.
Director: Robert Conway | Stars: Monica Engesser, Owen Conway, Clint James, Sanford Gibbons
Votes: 1,758
46. The Dead Room (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
When a terrified family flees a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Stutter | Stars: Jed Brophy, Jeffrey Thomas, Laura Petersen, Carolyn McLaughlin
Votes: 4,574
47. Grave Secrets (1989)
R | 90 min | Horror
A woman tormented by ghostly apparitions and a professor of psychic phenomena investigate other-worldly disturbances and unlock the secret of a malevolent force reaching out for vengeance from beyond the grave.
Director: Donald P. Borchers | Stars: Paul Le Mat, Renée Soutendijk, Lee Ving, Olivia Barash
Votes: 537
48. The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.
Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce, Patton Oswalt, Corey Burton
Votes: 2,118
49. Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka
Votes: 1,194
50. Beyond Reality (1991–1993)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
University parapsychologists Laura Wingate and J.J. Stillman investigate reports of ghosts, out-of-body experiences, telekinesis and other unexplained phenomena that occur in ordinary people's lives. Young Celia later joins them.
Stars: Shari Belafonte, Carl Marotte, Nicole de Boer, David Nerman
Votes: 128