Movies Like Revenge of the Dead (1959)

Revenge of the Dead is a 1959 horror film from Edward D. Wood Jr. with a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Amazing Mr. X and Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?.

Horror

The Amazing Mr. X

1948

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

6.2

MagicScore

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

6.1

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Night of the Demon

1957

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

7.0

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The Wailing

2016

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

7.4

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Patient Seven

2016

Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist, has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.

5.2

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Nightmare Alley

2021

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

7.0

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The Time of Their Lives

1946

Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

7.0

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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

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What Lies Beneath

2000

When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.

6.4

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#10

Lake Mungo

2009

After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.

6.2

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#11

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

2015

When MP's wife Grace Goodwin is found naked on a London street, Harry Price is summoned to investigate claims that her house is haunted.

6.2

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#12

Full Circle

1978

After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

6.1

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#13

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?

1964

Jerry, his girlfriend Angela, and their friend Harold take a trip to a local seaside carnival, but when the carnival's fortune teller, Madame Estrella, predicts death for someone close to Angela, strange things begin to happen.

2.6

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#14

13 Ghosts

1960

The reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his sprawling mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property itself, they have also inherited the occultist's collection of thirteen ghosts.

5.7

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#15

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

1966

A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.

5.0

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#16

Ghoul

2015

GHOUL is a supernatural horror film involving the real life story of the Soviet Union's most violent serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo. Three Americans travel to the Ukraine to film a documentary about the cannibalism epidemic that swept through the country during the famine of 1932. After being lured deep into the Ukraine forest for an interview with one of the last known survivors, they quickly find themselves trapped in a supernatural hunting ground.

4.5

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#17

Paranormal Asylum: The Revenge of Typhoid Mary

2013

Filmmaker friends Mark and Andy investigate the legend of Typhoid Mary, a girl who was locked up in an insane asylum that was believed to be haunted. But bad things start to happen after Andy's fiancée conducts a séance to summon Mary's spirit.

4.0

MagicScore

#18

Bride of the Monster

1955

Dr. Eric Vornoff, with the help of his mute assistant Lobo, captures twelve men for a grisly experiment; His goal to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Reporter Janet Lawton, fiancée of the local lieutenant, vows to investigate Vornoff's supposedly haunted house.

4.4

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#19

Blithe Spirit

1945

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of supernatural events being set into motion that wreak havoc on the man's present marriage.

6.9

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#20

A Haunting in Venice

2023

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Revenge of the Dead?

The top films similar to Revenge of the Dead by MovieMagicScore are The Amazing Mr. X (6.2), Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (6.1), Night of the Demon (7.0). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Revenge of the Dead worth watching?

Revenge of the Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10 from 53 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Revenge of the Dead?

Revenge of the Dead (1959) is a horror film directed by Edward D. Wood Jr., starring Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, Valda Hansen.

Where can I find more recommendations like Revenge of the Dead?

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 Revenge of the Dead

This ranked list pairs Revenge of the Dead (1959), a horror film from Edward D. Wood Jr., with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kenne Duncan 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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