Movies Like The Return of the Vampire (1943)

The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 horror film from Lew Landers with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Shaft's Big Score! and The Premature Burial.

Horror

Shaft's Big Score!

1972

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

6.0

MagicScore

The Premature Burial

1962

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

6.2

MagicScore

Son of Dracula

1943

Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

5.9

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Frostbitten

2006

Vampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten, Sweden.

5.0

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Underworld: Blood Wars

2016

Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

5.9

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The Marathon Family

1982

The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.

7.5

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Undertaking Betty

2002

A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

6.1

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

6.4

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I Bury the Living

1958

The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

The Shrouds

2025

Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

The Hollow

2004

The presence of Ichabod Crane's descendant in Sleepy Hollow conjures the Headless Horseman to return and resume his spooky slaughtering.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

Burnt Offerings

1976

A couple and their twelve-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer where things aren’t quite what they seem. Every time someone gets hurt on the grounds, the beat-up house seems to repair itself…

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.

8.3

MagicScore

#14

Night of the Werewolf

1981

An evil witch brings back to life the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, who was executed several hundred years previously for murdering young women and bathing in their blood.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Dr. Frankenstein has died; however, his monster is found.

6.2

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#16

Deadtime Stories

1986

A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories: about a killer witch; Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf; and Goldi Lox and the three bears.

4.9

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#17

The Reflecting Skin

1990

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

The Last Man on Earth

1964

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

The Midnight Hour

1985

Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?

5.9

MagicScore

#20

The Vampires' Night Orgy

1973

A busload of tourists stops in to visit a small European town. What they don't know is that the town is completely inhabited by vampires.

4.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Return of the Vampire?

The top films similar to The Return of the Vampire by MovieMagicScore are Shaft's Big Score! (6.0), The Premature Burial (6.2), Son of Dracula (5.9). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Return of the Vampire worth watching?

The Return of the Vampire holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 65 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Return of the Vampire?

The Return of the Vampire (1943) is a horror film directed by Lew Landers, starring Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch, Roland Varno.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Return of the Vampire?

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 The Return of the Vampire

This ranked list pairs The Return of the Vampire (1943), a horror film from Lew Landers, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bela Lugosi 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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