Movies like Return of the Living Dead: 20 to watch next
If you loved Return of the Living Dead — a horror and comedy film directed by Steve Wolsh — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Return of the Living Dead most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like winter, undead and sequel. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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A Nasty Piece of Work 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Horror
A mid-level corporate employee finds out he’s not getting the Christmas bonus he was expecting, but his boss invites him to earn a promotion by beating his professional rival in a violent competition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night of the Living Dead 1990★ 6.9
Shares: Horror
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Comedy
After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's inheritance-seeking younger brother unexpectantly shows up, stumbling upon a full zombie outbreak!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Return of the Living Dead Part II 1988★ 6.4
Shares: Horror, Comedy
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Red Snow 2021★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Comedy
A struggling vampire romance novelist must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Horror
After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Horror
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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The Mean One 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Comedy
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.
Stream in India on Bloodstream
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Krampus 2015★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Comedy
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Comedy
Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her and teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor – together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Land of the Dead 2005★ 6.3
Shares: Horror
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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+
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988★ 6.2
Shares: Horror
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
Stream in India on Plex
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Freddy vs. Jason 2003★ 6.1
Shares: Horror
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Creepshow 2 1987★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Comedy
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI 1986★ 6.3
Shares: Horror
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls 2015★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Horror
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Children 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Horror
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now