Movies like Mimesis: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mimesis (2011) — a horror film directed by Douglas Schulze — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mimesis most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like halloween. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Trick 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Horror
A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Curse of Buckout Road 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Horror
A college class project on creation and destruction of modern myth, turns terrifying when a trio of young people come to realize the urban legends surrounding the famed Buckout Road may, in fact, be REAL.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bunnyman Vengeance 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Horror
The man known as Bunnyman returns home to find his family running a haunted house attraction. The family welcomes him home, but soon realizes you cannot domesticate a wild animal. Death and mayhem ensue as the family turn on one another to fulfill their bloodlust.
Stream in India on Plex
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Saint Catherine 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Horror
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jigsaw 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Horror
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Play Dead 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Horror
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Evil Dead 1983★ 7.3
Shares: Horror
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Daddy's Little Girl 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Horror
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Saw 2004★ 7.4
Shares: Horror
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Daylight's End 2016★ 5.8
Shares: Horror
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Jester 2 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Horror
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Haunt 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Horror
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Two Witches 2023★ 6.0
Shares: Horror
A matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Books of Blood 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Horror
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shades of Desire 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Horror
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ginger Snaps 2000★ 6.9
Shares: Horror
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Bloodline 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Horror
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Stream in India on Bloodstream
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Hellraiser 1987★ 6.9
Shares: Horror
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nightmare Cinema 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Horror
A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974★ 5.9
Shares: Horror
Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now