Movies Like The Crater Lake Monster (1977)

The Crater Lake Monster is a 1977 horror, science fiction film from William R. Stromberg with a MovieMagicScore of 3.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Creature from Black Lake and The Lake.

Horror Science Fiction

Creature from Black Lake

1976

Some fishermen are attacked in the Louisiana swamps. When the word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature, two researchers come to a small town to study and hopefully discover what the beast is. Their research from some farmers help the two men to learn that the creature may be a very angry and murderous missing link.

5.1

MagicScore

The Lake

2022

A little girl brings back the big egg she finds by a nearby lake to her home. However, the egg belongs to a mysterious and dangerous creature, and it soon starts searching for it.

5.7

MagicScore

Barracuda

1978

Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.

4.1

MagicScore

Underwater

2020

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

6.3

MagicScore

Friday the 13th

1980

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

6.4

MagicScore

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

7.3

MagicScore

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

2001

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

7.5

MagicScore

Beneath Loch Ness

2001

A scientific expedition to Loch Ness runs into trouble when the group leader is killed in a mysterious diving accident. Soon after, when the unorthodox Professor Howell shows up to take over as leader of the group, more strange incidents and attacks start to occur. While Howell and TV producer Elizabeth Borden are busy investigating the source of the attacks, the body of an enormous sea creature washes up on the lake's shore.

3.5

MagicScore

Beyond Loch Ness

2008

James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father, and left James with deep facial scar. Twenty years later, James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Pike Island, Ashburn, on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Josh's mother, Sheriff Karen Riley, that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.

4.5

MagicScore

#10

Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys

2014

After chomping through the fish population, thousands of starved lampreys begin attacking the citizens of a sleepy lake town, and the community scrambles to stay alive.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Return of Giant Majin

1966

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

The Land Unknown

1957

Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

2019

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Mega Piranha

2010

When a science experiment goes horribly wrong, gigantic fish gain appetites for human flesh.

3.2

MagicScore

#15

The Head Hunter

2019

On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

5.4

MagicScore

#16

Brain Dead

2007

A sleepy fishing port town is consumed with terror when a small crater crash-lands nearby and releases a slimy parasitic agent that transforms the residents into brain-eating zombies. Cornered in an abandoned fishing lodge, six strangers are forced to band together to stave off the blood-sucking monsters clawing the walls outside.

4.8

MagicScore

#17

Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort

2014

A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jackson and Sally, a socially awkward couple who introduce Danny to the long lost family he's never known. A clan by the name of Hillicker. But soon Danny learns his relatives have a different way of living, that for generations, the Hillickers have observed ancient traditions rooted in cannibalism and other taboo rituals.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

Night of the Wild

2015

A large meteor crashes into a quiet town, and pet dogs become mysteriously aggressive. attacking and killing the residents. Teenager Roslyn and her old but faithful dog Shep are out camping when the attacks hit. Now separated by the chaos in town and blocked roads, Roslyn and the other members of her family must find each other by fighting back against the blood-thirsty hounds before the dogs take over the whole town and escape becomes impossible.

3.7

MagicScore

#19

The Galaxy Invader

1985

An alien is hunted by a gang of drunken hillbillies who saw him crash-land his spaceship.

3.2

MagicScore

#20

Lake Placid

1999

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Crater Lake Monster?

The top films similar to The Crater Lake Monster by MovieMagicScore are Creature from Black Lake (5.1), The Lake (5.7), Barracuda (4.1). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Crater Lake Monster worth watching?

The Crater Lake Monster holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.8/10 from 36 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Crater Lake Monster?

The Crater Lake Monster (1977) is a horror, science fiction film directed by William R. Stromberg, starring Richard Cardella, Glen Roberts, Mark Siegel.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Crater Lake Monster?

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 Crater Lake Monster

This ranked list pairs The Crater Lake Monster (1977), a horror and science fiction film from William R. Stromberg, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Cardella 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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