Movies Like Witchtrap (1989)

Witchtrap is a 1989 action, horror, thriller film from Kevin Tenney with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Conjuring and Ghosts of Darkness.

Action Horror Thriller

The Conjuring

2013

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

7.5

MagicScore

Ghosts of Darkness

2017

Two paranormal investigators are unexpectedly thrown together in the hope of solving a 100 year mystery. Locked for three nights in a house with a dark and unsettling past, the two investigators must put their differences to one side and work together. They soon discover the myths and stories are nothing compared to what actually resides within the eerie walls of Richwood Manor. Scepticism and showmanship are soon put to one side when the two investigators realise there is more at stake than just their professional reputation. For once they have stumbled onto the real thing, but this time it's their own lives at stake.

5.2

MagicScore

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

7.0

MagicScore

The Blackwell Ghost 3

2019

A filmmaker takes a journey to discover a new haunted house and brings along his cameras to document what happens inside. The house, which is plagued by its dark history, begins to come alive in this third instalment of “The Blackwell Ghost.”

6.8

MagicScore

The Blackwell Ghost

2017

A filmmaker tries to prove that ghosts are real but soon regrets his intentions after he finds himself being terrorized in a haunted house by a ghost with a dark past. An authentic documentary that shows actual ghost footage that was captured on camera.

6.4

MagicScore

Ghostbusters

1984

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

7.5

MagicScore

Stormhouse

2011

The military have captured and imprisoned a supernatural entity. And now it wants to play.

3.3

MagicScore

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

6.7

MagicScore

Haunter

2013

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Demon House

2019

Mass hysteria breaks-out over an alleged demonic possession in an Indiana home. Zak Bagans then buys the house, sight unseen, over the phone. He and his crew soon become the next victims of the most documented case of demonic possession in US history.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

Something Creeping in the Dark

1971

A group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Dark Places

1973

A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only problem is that the house they plan to hide it in is haunted.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

The Hearse

1980

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

Ju-on: The Final Curse

2015

Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who tells her about what happened to her sister. Mai will now uncover the dark secrets of Ju-on and will try to end the curse once and for all.

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992

The survivors of the first Waxwork must use a portal through time to defeat the evil that has followed them and turned their lives upside down.

5.0

MagicScore

#17

The House Where Evil Dwells

1982

At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.

4.0

MagicScore

#18

Beetlejuice

1988

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Late Night with the Devil

2024

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Apartment 143

2011

A team of parapsychologists sets out to investigate a series of anomalous phenomena taking place in a newly occupied apartment. Telephone calls with no caller, mysterious shadows, extraordinary light emissions, flying objects, and exploding light bulbs are some of the events they will face while recording their every step with state-of-the-art technology. Using infrared filming, digital photography, psychophonic recordings, movement detectors, and magnetic field alteration meters, the group’s attempts to contact the “other side” will grow increasingly dangerous as they near a point of no return.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Witchtrap?

The top films similar to Witchtrap by MovieMagicScore are The Conjuring (7.5), Ghosts of Darkness (5.2), The Conjuring: Last Rites (7.0). Each shares action/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Witchtrap worth watching?

Witchtrap holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Witchtrap?

Witchtrap (1989) is a action, horror, thriller film directed by Kevin Tenney, starring James W. Quinn, Kathleen Bailey, Judy Tatum.

Where can I find more recommendations like Witchtrap?

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About movies like Witchtrap

This ranked list pairs Witchtrap (1989), a action and horror and thriller film from Kevin Tenney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of James W. Quinn take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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