Movies Like Black Sunday (1960)

Black Sunday is a 1960 horror film from Mario Bava with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Vampyr and The Haunting of Morella.

Horror

Vampyr

1932

A superstitious drifter stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.

7.3

MagicScore

The Haunting of Morella

1990

An executed witch inhabits her teenaged daughter's body to continue in the pursuit of bloodshed.

4.7

MagicScore

Frankenstein's Bloody Terror

1968

A man suffers from the curse of lycanthrope and seeks help from doctor and wife team. They both turn out to be vampires and end up dueling it out with the werewolf star.

6.5

MagicScore

Dead Men Walk

1943

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had killed him in self-defense.

4.4

MagicScore

Children of the Night

1991

In the quiet little town of Allburg, friends Lucy and Cindy are on the verge of going away to college when they partake in a cleansing ritual by swimming in an abandoned church crypt. After Lucy accidentally drops her crucifix in the water, it drifts down and awakens the ancient vampire Czakyr, who becomes thirsty for Lucy's virgin blood.

4.2

MagicScore

Viy

1967

Based on the story by Nikolai Gogol, an Orthodox priest on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village, who turns into a beautiful young woman. Her dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights in the village, with terrors occurring and his faith waning as he reads prayers on overnight watch.

6.9

MagicScore

Hokum

2026

When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

6.9

MagicScore

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.

6.6

MagicScore

The Hanging Woman

1973

Upon his uncle's death, Serge Chekov journeys to a spooky Scottish village for the reading of the will. But when he inherits the estate, Serge runs afoul of his uncle's jealous wife , his business partner , his maid and others. It's not long before zombies join the fun in this Italian supernatural thriller, also starring Paul Naschy as a nutso gravedigger.

5.3

MagicScore

#10

Interview with the Vampire

1994

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Dracula

2025

In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Castle of Blood

1964

When a cynical journalist accepts a wager that he won't survive the night in a haunted castle, it unlocks an odyssey of sexual torment, undead vengeance, and a dark seductress who surrenders the gravest of pleasures.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023

The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Abigail

2024

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Nosferatu

2024

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

The Brides of Dracula

1960

A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

1968

In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary

2002

A cinematic version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. Filmed in a style reminiscent of silent Expressionist cinema of the early 20th century (complete with intertitles and monochrome photography), it uses dance to tell the story of a sinister but intriguing immigrant who preys upon young English women.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Black Sunday?

The top films similar to Black Sunday by MovieMagicScore are Vampyr (7.3), The Haunting of Morella (4.7), Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (6.5). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Black Sunday worth watching?

Black Sunday holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 574 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Black Sunday?

Black Sunday (1960) is a horror film directed by Mario Bava, starring Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi.

Where can I find more recommendations like Black Sunday?

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 Black Sunday

This ranked list pairs Black Sunday (1960), a horror film from Mario Bava, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Barbara Steele 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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