Movies like Scream
Scream is most extreme on THE THREAT — human monsters at 096. Everything below is a movie that lands near it on the same six axes, which is a different question from "what else is tagged horror". Ranked by distance, closest first.
That is Scream’s fingerprint. The list below is scored against it, not against genre.
Dawn of the Dead
George A. Romero · 1978 · Film
Shares grounded realism.
72% shared signal
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Tobe Hooper · 1974 · Film
Shares human monsters.
68% shared signal
28 Days Later
Danny Boyle · 2002 · Film
Shares relentless shock.
64% shared signal
Halloween
John Carpenter · 1978 · Film
Shares analog-era texture.
63% shared signal
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero · 1968 · Film
Shares grounded realism.
63% shared signal
Jaws
Steven Spielberg · 1975 · Film
Shares analog-era texture.
62% shared signal
Carrie
Brian De Palma · 1976 · Film
61% shared signal
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock · 1960 · Film
Shares human monsters.
60% shared signal
Get Out
Jordan Peele · 2017 · Film
60% shared signal
The Wicker Man
Robin Hardy · 1973 · Film
59% shared signal
Saw
James Wan · 2004 · Film
Shares relentless shock.
58% shared signal
Terrifier 2
Damien Leone · 2022 · Film
57% shared signal
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