Haunted houses and ghosts
Haunted house and ghost stories tell of places inhabited by the presence of the dead, revealed through noises, apparitions and moving objects until the past secret that binds them comes to light. It is a strand that lives on atmosphere rather than gore, from The Haunting (1963) to The Shining and on to modern series such as Insidious and The Conjuring.
121 films reviewed all 241 films of the subgenre in the HMDB
Highest rated by our critics
The films with the highest average rating in our reviews.
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Crimson Peak (2015)
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
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The Shining (1980)
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The Haunting (1963)
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Black Sabbath (1963)
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Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Insidious (2011)
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It (2017)
All the films we have reviewed
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Haunting (1963)
- Black Sabbath (1963)
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- Insidious (2011)
- It (2017)
- The Beyond (1981)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Monster House (2006)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
- The House by the Cemetery (1981)
- The Frighteners (1996)
- The Innocents (1961)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- The Others (2001)
- The Ring (2002)
- Dead Silence (2007)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- Across the River (2013)
- The Amityville Horror (1979)
- Annabelle (2014)
- Below (2002)
- Castle of Blood (1964)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Darkness (2002)
- The Legend of Hell House (1973)
- Stir of Echoes (1999)
- Grave Encounters (2011)
- Ghosts of Mars (2001)
- Friend Request (2016)
- Ghostbusters (2016)
- Hokum (2026)
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
- The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
- Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Superstition (1982)
- Dead Birds (2005)
- The Shunned House (2003)
- The Devil's Backbone (2001)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- Lights Out (2016)
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
- Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- ParaNorman (2012)
- Lost Voyage (2001)
- Shutter (2004)
- A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- The Curse of El Charro (2005)
- The Ghostmaker (2011)
- The Orphanage (2007)
- The Skeleton Key (2005)
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- Waxwork (1988)
- Ghosthouse (1988)
- Sinister 2 (2015)
- 1408 (2007)
- The Awakening (2011)
- Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
- Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
- Apartment 1303 (2007)
- Beyond the Door (1974)
- Death Tunnel (2005)
- Full Circle (1978)
- The Entity (1982)
- The Haunted (1991)
- The Haunting (1999)
- The Monster Club (1981)
- Fingerprints (2006)
- Witchcraft (Evil Encounters) (1988)
- The Nesting (1981)
- The Ghost (1963)
- Ghost Ship (2002)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- Oculus (2014)
- Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
- 100 Feet (2008)
- Prison (1987)
- House of Voices (2004)
- Lady in White (1988)
- Spookies (1986)
- The Woman in Black (2012)
- Twixt (2011)
- Unfriended (2014)
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
- Whispering Corridors (1998)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)
- Amityville 3-D (1983)
- Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)
- Amityville: Dollhouse (1996)
- House (1985)
- Pulse (2001)
- The Oracle (1985)
- Shutter (2008)
- Poltergeist (2015)
- Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
- Something Creeping in the Dark (1971)
- Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- The Fog (2005)
- The Grudge 3 (2009)
- The Well (2024)
- The Amityville Horror (2005)
- Bangkok Haunted (2001)
- Bloody Psycho (1989)
- Dark Water (2002)
- Dark Water (2005)
- You Belong to Me (2008)
- Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
- The House of Lost Souls (1989)
- The Uninvited (1944)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- The Covenant (2006)