Best Horror Movies Like The Conjuring (2013)
Published on Mar 1, 2026This collection brings together scary horror movies similar to The Conjuring (2013): dark stories about demons, possession, curses, exorcism, and disturbing paranormal phenomena. It includes both iconic films like The Ring and Sinister, as well as newer titles where the fear comes not from humor, but from a dense atmosphere, constant tension, a sense of danger, and encounters with forces that cannot be explained rationally.
A once-famous writer moves into a new house with his family, hoping to find inspiration for a new book. In the attic, he discovers a box of old film reels and soon realizes they’re more than just recordings of real, gruesome deaths — someone has been doing this for years.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, moderate complexity
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker, noticeably more violent
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Investigation, Possession

2. Bring Her Back
Horror2025 · 1h 44min
United States, Australia
Director: Michael Philippou, Danny Philippou
After their father’s sudden death, Andy and his younger sister Piper are sent to a foster family in a remote country house. Soon after the move, they begin to sense that strange things are happening in the house, and their new foster mother carries out chilling rituals.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, light action
Biggest differences: much bleaker, much more violent, noticeably darker tone
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Possession, Demon

3. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Crime Drama Horror Thriller2005 · 2h 2min
United States
Director: Scott Derrickson
In a courtroom hearing over a chilling death, the girl’s family accuses a priest of involuntary manslaughter. The defendant’s lawyer is convinced the real cause was medical negligence and sticks to that line—until disturbing details from the girl’s final days begin to surface.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very dark tone, fast pacing, moderate complexity
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Possession, Demon, Exorcism

4. Hereditary
Horror Mystery Thriller2018 · 2h 8min
United States, United Kingdom
Director: Ari Aster
The Graham family struggles to cope with the grandmother’s death as constant tension, anxiety, and misunderstandings keep growing. Her daughter Annie gradually digs into the family’s unsettling history and begins to uncover frightening details of past events that start repeating themselves.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, light action
Biggest differences: much bleaker, much more violent, noticeably more complex
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Possession, Demon

5. The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Horror Mystery2016 · 1h 26min
United States, United Kingdom
Director: André Øvredal
Two small-town coroners try to determine the cause of death of a young woman known only as Jane Doe. As they dig deeper into the case, they uncover more and more clues and details that seem impossible.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, light action
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker
A detective from the investigative unit and a team of paranormal specialists look into a string of mysterious incidents that have spread across several houses in a suburb of Buenos Aires. Residents are terrorized by unknown, unsettling phenomena: some claim to see horrifying monsters, others encounter the dead who seem to have returned to life. Meanwhile, grisly murders are taking place in the neighborhood.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, light action
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker, noticeably more violent, slightly more complex
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Investigation
Journalist Rachel investigates an urban legend about a mysterious videotape: anyone who watches it dies exactly one week later. The deeper she digs, the more real it seems—until the threat begins to loom over her family. Now Rachel must understand and break the curse before it breaks her.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, very dark tone, fast pacing
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Investigation, Curse
A woman is brutally murdered in an isolated country house. A year later, unhappy with the outcome of the investigation, her twin sister—who works as a medium—returns to the ominous home to try to uncover what really happened.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, very dark tone, fast pacing
Biggest differences: noticeably bleaker, noticeably more violent, slightly more complex
In a quiet Korean village, a string of strange and brutal incidents suddenly begins—some people fall ill or lose their minds. The locals link the mysterious sickness to a stranger who arrived in the village not long before.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, light action
Biggest differences: much bleaker, noticeably more complex, noticeably more violent
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Investigation, Possession, Demon
Soon after the family moves into a new house, strange and disturbing events begin to unfold, and before long their son falls into a coma that medicine can’t explain. When the parents seek help from mediums, they learn that the boy’s soul is trapped on the other side—and something sinister wants to take its place.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very dark tone, very high tension, fast pacing
Biggest differences: slightly less violent
Shared keywords
Supernatural, Possession, Demon
Other films in the series

2. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Horror Mystery Thriller2021 · 1h 51min
United States
Director: Michael Chaves
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About the movie The Conjuring
Year: 2013
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Plot: The Perron family moves with their children to a new town and settles into an old farmhouse. However, from the very first days, their peaceful life is disturbed by a mysterious supernatural presence in the house. When the situation becomes frightening and dangerous, they turn to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who begin their own investigation into what is happening there.
Keywords: Supernatural, Investigation, Possession, Somber, Demon, Curse, Haunted House, Exorcism








