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Movies that feel likeThe Lost Boys (1987)

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

If you loved The Lost Boys, the closest films we have are Fright Night (1985), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and Better Watch Out (2017). All three share The Lost Boys' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Housebound (2014).

πŸ… 75% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Joel Schumacherdreadunsettlingwittyplayfultense
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Fright Night
1985 Β· dir. Tom Holland
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· horror

One thread runs through both: vampire

The difference: Trades the tension of The Lost Boys for an angle of its own

Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.

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The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7comedy Β· horror

The same preoccupation in both: vampire

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

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Better Watch Out
2017 Β· dir. Chris Peckover
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller Β· comedyPrime VideoPeacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

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Housebound
2014 Β· dir. Gerard Johnstone
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.7horror Β· comedy Β· thrillerPrime Video

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

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Thesis
1996 Β· dir. Alejandro AmenΓ‘bar
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.4horror Β· thriller

Common ground: murder

While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.

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Send Help
2026 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.7horror Β· thriller Β· comedyHulu

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 Β· dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.
πŸ… 55%β˜… 5.8thriller Β· horrorPrime Video

Both lean on tension more than on horror

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.

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Nightwatch
1994 Β· dir. Ole Bornedal
πŸ… 63%β˜… 7.1horror Β· thriller

Dread-soaked thriller in both cases

Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.

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Ring
1998 Β· dir. Hideo Nakata
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.2horror Β· thriller

Comedy built on unease, twice over

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
2010 Β· dir. Eli Craig
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· horrorPeacock

Witty horror, and it commits to that

Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.

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The Omen
1976 Β· dir. Richard Donner
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7.5horror Β· thrillerPeacock

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2014 Β· dir. Jemaine Clement
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· horror

Both lean on play more than on comedy

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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