Movies like The Bloodstained Shadow: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) — a horror, mystery and thriller film directed by Antonio Bido — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Bloodstained Shadow most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like whodunit. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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What Have They Done to Your Daughters? 1974★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Deep Red 1975★ 7.7
Shares: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Plex
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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh 1971★ 6.8
Shares: Horror, Mystery
When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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One on Top of the Other 1969★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Daddy's Little Girl 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
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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Seven Blood-Stained Orchids 1972★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Children 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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
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The Infernal Machine 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bloodline 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
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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Grindhouse 2007★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Goodnight Mommy 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Red Queen Kills Seven Times 1972★ 6.8
Shares: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After the death of their grandfather, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years. When a mysterious woman in a red cloak starts targeting their circle of friends, the sisters begin to suspect there might be some truth to the legend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tenebre 1982★ 6.8
Shares: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
Stream in India on Bloodstream
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Cheat 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Horror
On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are horrifically killed by the savage being - one-by-one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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God Is a Bullet 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Death Walks on High Heels 1971★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dark Light 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The New York Ripper 1982★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tightrope 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now