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10 Best Movies Like The Wailing

If you loved The Wailing, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Play Dead

Play Dead

2025★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above....

#2
Never Let Go

Never Let Go

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond....

#3
The Kindred

The Kindred

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers ...

#4
The House of Snails

The House of Snails

2021★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A writer secludes himself in the mountains and falls in lust with local Berta. After realizing the oddities of the rural community the author starts to question the lines between r...

#5
The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman

2023★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their g...

#6
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wailing for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in....

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