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Movies that feel likeThe Old Dark House (1932)

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

If you loved The Old Dark House, the closest films we have are The Black Cat (1934), Frankenstein (1931) and The Invisible Man (1933). All three share The Old Dark House's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is White Zombie (1932).

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The Black Cat
1934 Β· dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.9horror Β· thriller

Both are working the same pair: black and white, pre-code

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than The Old Dark House does

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

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Frankenstein
1931 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7drama Β· horror Β· science fictionPrime VideoPeacock

James Whale directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Trades the tension of The Old Dark House for an angle of its own

Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.

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The Invisible Man
1933 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.6horror Β· science fictionPrime VideoPeacock

Both are James Whale's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than The Old Dark House does

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

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White Zombie
1932 Β· dir. Victor Halperin
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.2horrorPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancΓ©. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…as a zombie.

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The Most Dangerous Game
1932 Β· dir. Irving Pichel
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· adventure Β· horrorPrime VideoMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pre-code

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

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The Wolf Man
1941 Β· dir. George Waggner
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.2horror Β· dramaPeacock

Common ground: wales

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 Β· dir. Rouben Mamoulian
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6horror Β· science fiction Β· dramaMax

Contemplative where it counts, dread-soaked underneath

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

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Dead of Night
1945 Β· dir. Charles Crichton
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5horror Β· thriller

The same mix in both: unease, then tension

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

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The Phantom of the Opera
1925 Β· dir. Rupert Julian
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5horror

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

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La Llorona
2019 Β· dir. Jayro Bustamante
πŸ… 96%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· horror Β· dramaRent or buy

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The difference: 87 years apart, and the 2010s show

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

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

Thriller with a pulse of unease, in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Berberian Sound Studio
2012 Β· dir. Peter Strickland
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.2horror Β· drama Β· thriller

Tense drama, and it commits to that

In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.

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