Movies Like Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead is a 1994 action, horror, science fiction film from Don Coscarelli with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Phantasm and Phantasm II.

Action Horror Science Fiction

Phantasm

1979

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

6.5

MagicScore

Phantasm II

1988

Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.

6.2

MagicScore

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.

5.2

MagicScore

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

4.9

MagicScore

Dead and Deader

2006

Lt. Bobby Quinn is a Special Forces commando killed during a recon mission in the Cambodian jungle. But when Quinn interrupts his own stateside autopsy, he discovers that the rest of his dead squad has been resurrected with a ravenous apetite for human flesh. Now with the help of a wisecracking cook and a sexy film geek, the part-zombie Quinn must stop the plague before it can infect the entire nation. Who holds the shocking secret behind this blood-crazed carnage? And what happens when Quinn stops gnawing on raw steak and starts chomping on the hot chick?

4.9

MagicScore

Night Life

1989

Archie works part-time at his uncle's mortuary and is harassed by a few of the popular kids because of it. His harassers die in an automobile accident, and the bodies are taken to his uncle's mortuary. Archie is pulling a late night at the mortuary when he sees a storm brewing. Lighting strikes! They're alive! The preppie bullies continue to torment him...as zombies!

5.4

MagicScore

House of Dark Shadows

1970

Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.

6.5

MagicScore

One Dark Night

1982

A strange man named Karl Rhamarevich dies shortly after discovering a way to become even more powerful in death through telekinesis. On the night of his burial in a crypt, Julie is to spend the night there as part of an initiation rite, supervised by two other girls. The crypt becomes a scene of horror as Raymar returns to life and deploys his horrifying telekinetic powers.

5.4

MagicScore

Happy Hell Night

1992

25 years ago at Winfield College, psycho-priest Zachary Malius murdered seven frat boys and was put away in the local asylum. Now, however, the same fraternity stages a prank from which Malius is inadvertently set free and returns to the house to repeat his crime...

4.7

MagicScore

#10

Tarantula

1955

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

The Vampire

1957

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

The Harder They Fall

1956

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

My Giant

1998

Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

5.3

MagicScore

#14

The Mortuary Collection

2020

In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Neon Demon

2016

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

The Haunting in Connecticut

2009

When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Macabre

1958

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find and rescue her.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

The Mortuary Assistant

2026

Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward — embalming bodies, completing paperwork, and keeping things tidy. But once Rebecca starts working the night shift, things take a dark turn.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Mortuary

1982

A young woman investigates the seemingly accidental death of her father, revealing many unsettling secrets and putting her in mortal danger.

5.2

MagicScore

#20

The Funeral Home

2021

Bernardo is an undertaker. He runs his mortuary business in the same house where he resides. In the front, he has his clients. And in the back, his dysfunctional family lives amongst coffins, wreaths, and the mischievous but nonviolent ghosts that visit on a daily basis. But when a malevolent entity enters the scene, it wreaks havoc on the already fractured household.

5.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead?

The top films similar to Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead by MovieMagicScore are Phantasm (6.5), Phantasm II (6.2), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (5.2). Each shares action/horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead worth watching?

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 271 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead?

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) is a action, horror, science fiction film directed by Don Coscarelli, starring A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury.

Where can I find more recommendations like Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead?

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About movies like Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

This ranked list pairs Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), a action and horror and science fiction film from Don Coscarelli, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of A. Michael Baldwin 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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