Movies Like Serpent's Lair (1995)

Serpent's Lair is a 1995 horror, thriller film from Jeffrey Reiner with a MovieMagicScore of 4.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Windstruck and Eye of the Cat.

Horror Thriller

Windstruck

2004

Kyung-jin, a police officer who finds herself chasing down a suspected bag-snatcher on her day off. However, the man she catches turns out to be Myungwoo, a passer-by who was himself trying to apprehend the real criminal.

7.1

MagicScore

Eye of the Cat

1969

A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.

5.3

MagicScore

The Night of a Thousand Cats

1972

Millionaire playboy Hugo flies around Acapulco in his private helicopter to pick up sexy young women. He whisks them away to his secluded old castle, where he wines and dines them. With the aid of his bald, mute little helper, Dorgo, he kills his dates, keeping their heads in a crystal cage and feeding their chopped up body parts to his 1,000-strong army of bloodthirsty, flesh hungry cats.

5.2

MagicScore

The Corpse Grinders

1971

When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat -- the local graveyard. Only one problem -- soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.

4.0

MagicScore

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

2007

NRI Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni return to Siddharth's family's ancestral Varanasi palace while disregarding warnings of a curse and paranormal phenomena. Soon enough, inexplicable events begin occuring, which forces Siddharth to consult the eccentric psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastav to help solve the mystery.

6.7

MagicScore

The Grudge 3

2009

Jake Kimble, the sole survivor of the Chicago massacre, is killed while in solitary confinement. His doctor begins investigating the claims he made about a long-haired woman in white, as a mysterious Japanese woman arrives at his old apartment building to help them get rid of the curse.

5.4

MagicScore

The Houses October Built

2014

Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them…

4.9

MagicScore

The Haunting of Alice D

2014

In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice's ghost, and was eventually abandoned. More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.

4.8

MagicScore

Cat People

1942

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

1998

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

House

1977

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

The Uninvited

1944

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Ju-on: The Curse

2000

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Good Boy

2025

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Twice-Told Tales

1963

3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is innoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Superstition

1982

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

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

#18

Sadako vs. Kayako

2016

A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki

5.6

MagicScore

#19

The Grudge

2019

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Till Death

2021

After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Serpent's Lair?

The top films similar to Serpent's Lair by MovieMagicScore are Windstruck (7.1), Eye of the Cat (5.3), The Night of a Thousand Cats (5.2). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Serpent's Lair worth watching?

Serpent's Lair holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.1/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Serpent's Lair?

Serpent's Lair (1995) is a horror, thriller film directed by Jeffrey Reiner, starring Jeff Fahey, Lisa Barbuscia, Heather Medway.

Where can I find more recommendations like Serpent's Lair?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Serpent's Lair

This ranked list pairs Serpent's Lair (1995), a horror and thriller film from Jeffrey Reiner, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jeff Fahey 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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