Movies like Lisa Frankenstein: 20 to watch next
If you loved Lisa Frankenstein (2024) — a horror, comedy and romance film directed by Zelda Williams — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Lisa Frankenstein most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like high school, cemetery and halloween. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Vicious Fun 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Return of the Living Dead 1985★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Totally Killer 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Horror, Comedy
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Midnight Hour 1985★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Final Girls 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Horror
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Freaky 2020★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Comedy
A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trick 'r Treat 2007★ 7.0
Shares: Horror, Comedy
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Happy Death Day 2017★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Once Bitten 1985★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Crimson Peak 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Horror, Romance
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Fright Night 1985★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Horror
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.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Artiflix
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Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers 1988★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Angela Baker escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her teenage charges on proper moral behavior. Those teens who break her strict rules -- from the camp chatterbox or a sex-obsessed girl to the boys who are peeping Toms -- are murdered by the impostor in various gruesome ways. As more campers go missing, intrepid counselor Molly begins to piece together the truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night of the Demons 1988★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Comedy
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Horror, Romance
An ambitious director sets out to revive a faded slasher franchise, but her meeting with the film’s reclusive original star spirals into a terrifying maze of obsession, fear, and blood-soaked delusion.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Return of the Living Dead III 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Horror, Romance
Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boo! A Madea Halloween 2016★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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High Spirits 1988★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Horror
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Night of the Demons 2 1994★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Comedy
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Slanted 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Comedy
An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Evil Dead II 1987★ 7.5
Shares: Horror, Comedy
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+