Movies and TV series about haunted houses

The 36 best titles about haunted houses, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Innocents
iRank84
1961 · Jack Clayton
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
IT: Welcome to Derry
iRank82
2025 · Barbara Muschietti
SeriesDramaMystery
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really goi
The Haunting of Hill House
iRank81
2018 · Meredith Averill
SeriesDramaMystery
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
American Horror Story
iRank81
2011 · Halley Feiffer
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cu
Poltergeist
iRank78
1982 · Tobe Hooper
MovieHorror
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
iRank78
1969
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.
The Others
iRank78
2001 · Alejandro Amenábar
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights
Galaxy Quest
iRank77
1999 · Dean Parisot
MovieComedyScience FictionAdventure
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space.
The Conjuring
iRank77
2013 · James Wan
MovieHorrorThriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the
Beetlejuice
iRank76
1988 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasy
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
It
iRank75
2017 · Andy Muschietti
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Good Boy
iRank72
2025 · Ben Leonberg
MovieHorror
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to pr
Doctor Sleep
iRank71
2019 · Mike Flanagan
MovieFantasyHorror
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who posse
Presence
iRank71
2025 · Steven Soderbergh
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrup
1408
iRank70
2007 · Mikael Håfström
MovieHorrorMystery
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Monster House
iRank69
2006 · Gil Kenan
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frighte
It
iRank69
1990 · Jim Green
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
In 1960, seven outcast kids known as "The Losers' Club" fight against an ancient shape-shifting alien who poses as a child-killing clown, while also dealing with bullies and abusive parents. Thirty ye
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
iRank68
2024 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasyHorror
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidental
Crimson Peak
iRank67
2015 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swep
Hellraiser
iRank67
1987 · Clive Barker
MovieHorrorThriller
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indi
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
iRank67
2019 · André Øvredal
MovieHorrorMystery
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bell
Insidious
iRank64
2011 · James Wan
MovieHorrorThriller
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more
It Chapter Two
iRank63
2019 · Andy Muschietti
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating
Mama
iRank61
2013 · Andy Muschietti
MovieHorror
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued
The Conjuring: Last Rites
iRank61
2025 · Michael Chaves
MovieHorror
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
What Lies Beneath
iRank58
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Insidious: Chapter 2
iRank53
2013 · James Wan
MovieHorrorThriller
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Haunted Mansion
iRank52
2023 · Justin Simien
MovieComedyDramaFantasy
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
iRank51
1985 · Jack Sholder
MovieHorror
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Insidious: The Last Key
iRank50
2018 · Adam Robitel
MovieHorrorThriller
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s o
Scary Movie 4
iRank45
2006 · David Zucker
MovieComedy
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secre
The Amityville Horror
iRank45
2005 · Andrew Douglas
MovieHorror
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. Howe
Thir13en Ghosts
iRank42
2001 · Steve Beck
MovieHorrorThriller
Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find thems
Scary Movie 2
iRank39
2001 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
MovieComedy
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House,"
A Haunted House
iRank35
2013 · Michael Tiddes
MovieComedyHorror
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic
A Haunted House 2
iRank33
2014 · Michael Tiddes
MovieComedyHorror
After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal event