Movies Like The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)

The St. Francisville Experiment is a 2000 horror, thriller film from Ted Nicolaou with a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Grave Secrets and Host.

Horror Thriller

Grave Secrets

1989

A woman tormented by ghostly apparitions and a professor of psychic phenomena investigate other-worldly disturbances and unlock the secret of a malevolent force reaching out for vengeance from beyond the grave.

4.1

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Host

2020

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night.

6.5

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The Skeleton Key

2005

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

6.6

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Solace

2015

A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.

6.4

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Fog Island

1945

Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former business associates, and he also suspects that one of them killed his wife. He has invited the group to his island, tempting them by hinting about a hidden fortune, and he has installed a number of traps and secret passages in his home. He is aided in his efforts by a former cell-mate who holds a grudge against the same persons. When everyone arrives, the atmosphere of mutual suspicion and the thick fog that covers the island promise a tense and hazardous weekend for everyone.

5.4

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The Legend of Hell House

1973

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

6.6

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The Naked Witch

1969

A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young women.

4.9

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Grave Encounters

2011

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

6.3

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Paranormal Investigation

2018

A ghost hunter investigates an evil spirit dwelling within a young man who reportedly became possessed after playing with a Ouija board.

4.5

MagicScore

#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

MagicScore

#11

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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#12

Noroi: The Curse

2005

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."

6.9

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#13

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

2018

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

7.3

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#14

The Blackwell Ghost 3

2019

A filmmaker takes a journey to discover a new haunted house and brings along his cameras to document what happens inside. The house, which is plagued by its dark history, begins to come alive in this third instalment of “The Blackwell Ghost.”

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Blackwell Ghost

2017

A filmmaker tries to prove that ghosts are real but soon regrets his intentions after he finds himself being terrorized in a haunted house by a ghost with a dark past. An authentic documentary that shows actual ghost footage that was captured on camera.

6.4

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#16

File 253

2015

In 2013 a psychiatric clinic which served for more than 50 years caring for patients in Mexico City was demolished. A few months before its demolition, four young men came to investigate the clinic, determined to discover the truth about rumors of strange and paranormal events, recording everything with which they encounter. Today, the whereabouts of these four young men are unknown, remaining only fragments of their recordings.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Butterfly Kisses

2018

A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

The Blackwell Ghost 7

2022

A filmmaker attempts to continue his paranormal adventure but finds himself stalked and tormented by a dangerous person who follows his every move. This is the 7th installment of "The Blackwell Ghost" series.

5.8

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#19

Shelby Oaks

2025

A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Grave Encounters 2

2012

Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The St. Francisville Experiment?

The top films similar to The St. Francisville Experiment by MovieMagicScore are Grave Secrets (4.1), Host (6.5), The Skeleton Key (6.6). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The St. Francisville Experiment worth watching?

The St. Francisville Experiment holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10 from 31 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The St. Francisville Experiment?

The St. Francisville Experiment (2000) is a horror, thriller film directed by Ted Nicolaou, starring Madison Charap, Troy Taylor, Ryan Larson.

Where can I find more recommendations like The St. Francisville Experiment?

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About movies like The St. Francisville Experiment

This ranked list pairs The St. Francisville Experiment (2000), a horror and thriller film from Ted Nicolaou, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Madison Charap 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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