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The Spiral Staircase (1946)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.

Insanity, Murder, Psychological Torment, Serial Killer, Stepmother Stepson Relationship

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Se7en (1995)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

Similarity: 9.00 (Very Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Copycat (1995)

3.30 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Similarity: 8.37 (Very Similar)

Dead Body In A Bathtub, Detective, Murder, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Copycat Killer, Copycat Murder, Female Protagonist

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Little Things (2021)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

Similarity: 7.90 (Very Similar)

Los Angeles California, Murder, Murder Investigation, Murder Of A Prostitute, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Summer of 84 (2018)

3.35 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

Similarity: 7.33 (Similar)

1980s, Friendship, Murder, Retro Horror, Suburbia

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

3.10 Stars

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werew

Similarity: 7.31 (Similar)

Investigation, Mountain, Murder, Serial Killer, Snow, Ex Husband Ex Wife Relationship, Werewolf

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Exorcist III (1990)

3.25 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Similarity: 6.85 (Similar)

Church, Priest, Psychopathic Killer, Serial Killer, Strait Jacket, Straitjacket

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.

Similarity: 6.73 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

3.10 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.

Similarity: 6.60 (Similar)

Killer, Murder, Netflix Original, Teenage, Witch, Masked Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

3.75 Stars

Horror

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real l

Similarity: 6.00 (Similar)

American Horror, Lucid Dream, Serial Killer, Slasher, Sleep Deprivation, Murder

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Untraceable (2008)

3.10 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

Fbi Agent, Murder, Serial Killer, Torture, Website

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.

Similarity: 5.85 (Similar)

Building A House, Psychopath, Psychopathic Murderer, Serial Killer, Severed Breast

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

3.55 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

Similarity: 5.85 (Similar)

Fantasy Becomes Reality, Insanity, Monster, Novelist, Small Town

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Gokseong (2016)

3.70 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

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

Similarity: 5.81 (Similar)

Murder, Priest, Rain Gear, Shaman, Village

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Radius (2017)

3.10 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A man wakes up with no memory of who he is, and finds that everyone who comes within a certain distance of him suddenly dies.

Similarity: 5.78 (Similar)

Car Accident, Death, Memory, Serial Killer, Thunderstorm

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Similarity: 5.77 (Similar)

Character Name In Title, Incest, Murder, Murder Of Family, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Salinui chueok (2020)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

Similarity: 5.73 (Similar)

1980s, Based On True Story, Neo Noir, Police, Serial Killer, Anti Hero, Criminal Investigation

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.

Similarity: 5.67 (Similar)

Buried Alive, Gothic Horror, Murder, Spanish Inquisition, Torture, Pendulum

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Messengers (2007)

2.65 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

An ominous darkness invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

Chicago Illinois, Ghost, Murder, Strong Female Character, Sunflower

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Saw II (2005)

3.30 Stars

Horror, Mystery

A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.

Similarity: 5.55 (Similar)

Police Officer, Serial Killer, Torture, Trap, Vcr

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Similarity: 5.46 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Madeo (2009)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.

Similarity: 5.45 (Similar)

Acupuncture, Golf Ball, Golf Course, Mentally Disabled Person, Murder

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Tightrope (1984)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Prostitute, Rape, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Cure (1997)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

Similarity: 5.40 (Similar)

Hypnotism, Investigation, Japan, Monkey, Murder

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

88 Minutes (2008)

2.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.

Similarity: 5.38 (Similar)

Cell Phone Trace, Erect Nipples, Mysterious Villain, Race Against Time, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Zodiac (2007)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Similarity: 5.35 (Similar)

Cartoonist, Mysterious Murderer, Serial Killer, Zodiac, Zodiac Killer, Reporter, True Crime

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Bone Collector (1999)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Similarity: 5.28 (Similar)

Copycat Crime, Criminal Investigation, New York City, Paralysis, Quadriplegic, Based On Novel, Forensic Evidence, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Mulholland Falls (1996)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

Similarity: 5.23 (Similar)

1950s, Breasts, Military, Murder, Neo Noir

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

4.20 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Similarity: 5.16 (Similar)

Political Thriller, Propaganda, Spy, Stasi, Writer, 1980s, Murder, Berlin Wall

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Suspect Zero (2004)

2.90 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

A mysterious serial killer is hunting other serial killers, and one F.B.I. Agent suspects there may be more to the vigilante than they imagine.

Similarity: 5.16 (Similar)

Eyesight, Following Someone, Sense Of Hearing, Sense Of Smell, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Loft (2008)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.

Similarity: 5.13 (Similar)

Cfnm, Cfnm Scene, Friend, Loft, Murder, Female Full Frontal Nudity, Female Rear Nudity

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Friday the 13th (1980)

3.20 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake, which has a grim past, are stalked by a mysterious killer.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

Bare Breasts, Female Rear Nudity, Murder, Nipples Visible Through Clothing, Summer, Slasher

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Mr. Brooks (2007)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Fingerprint, Murder, Schizophrenia, Secret, Serial Killer, Amateur Photographer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Fear Street: 1666 (2021)

3.30 Stars

Horror, Mystery

The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Curse, Forest, Murder, Sequel, Third Part, Lesbianism

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Chained (2013)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

A young man held prisoner by a cab-driving serial killer must make a life or death choice between following in his captor's footsteps or breaking free.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Childhood Trauma, First Sexual Experience, Isolated House, Serial Killer, Traumatic Childhood Experience

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Kiss the Girls (1997)

3.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Similarity: 5.00 (Similar)

Detective, Escape, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Tied To A Tree

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

All Good Things (2010)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.

Similarity: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

Double Life, Home Movie Footage, Murder, Murder Investigation, Sex Scene

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Solace (2016)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

Clairvoyant, Euthanasia, Predicting The Future, Psychic, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

In the Electric Mist (2009)

3.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

Ghost, Hallucination, Louisiana, Murder, Swamp Boat

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Werewolves Within (2021)

3.00 Stars

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Feature adaptation of the video game where werewolves attack a small town.

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

Forest Ranger, Lycanthrope, Murder, Werewolf, Whodunit

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Peeping Tom (1961)

3.80 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Filmmaking, Peeping Tom, Pornography, Serial Killer, Voyeurism

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Scream 3 (2000)

2.80 Stars

Horror, Mystery

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

Horror Icon, Reference To Princess Leia, Slasher Flick, Slasher Killer, Tape Over Mouth, Masked Killer, Mystery Killer, Serial Killer

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

2.75 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Detective, Murder, Pinhead, Stuck In A Loop, Torture

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Den (2014)

3.00 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While studying the habits of web cam chat users from the apparent safety of her own home, a young woman's life begins to spiral out of control after witnessing a grisly murder online.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Computer, Hooded Killer, Laptop, Murder, Talking To The Camera, Hanged By The Neck

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Scream (1997)

3.70 Stars

Horror, Mystery

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Female Protagonist, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Slasher, Telephone Call, Teen Movie

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Conversation (1974)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Murder, Paranoia, Recording, Saxophone, Surveillance

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Hangman (2017)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.

Similarity: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

Female Captain, Female Journalist, Homicide Detective, Serial Killer, Tough Woman, Psychopathic Killer, Revenge, Violence

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Talvar (2015)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Based On True Story, Investigation, Murder, Title Directed By Female

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

The Watcher (2000)

2.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Allen Griffin is a cool killer- time and time again, he chooses a female victim, studies her for weeks till he knows her routine to the smallest detail, makes meticulous preparations using his forensic knowledge to gain entry w

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

American Horror, Maniac, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Villain

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The film follows a small town cop who is summoned to investigate the death of a politician which gets complicated by the victim's secretive family and his own conflicted heart.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Murder, Murder Investigation, Family Relationship, Family Relationships

Similar to The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Lonely Hearts (2006)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal Investigation, Detective, Murder Investigation, United States, Usa, Murder, Serial Killer