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10 Best Movies Like American Gothic

If you loved American Gothic, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends...

#2
Z

Z

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend....

#3
The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

1946★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer....

#4
Maniac

Maniac

1963★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder....

#5
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire....

#6
The Haunted House

The Haunted House

1921★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Gothic for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A bank teller becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing as spooks in a haunted house....

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