6 Best Cursed House Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 24, 2026

A house with something malevolent inside has been giving audiences chills for decades. Poltergeist has vengeful spirits taking a suburban family’s youngest daughter, The Amityville Horror follows a family’s new home after a horrific murder, and Insidious and The Conjuring bring the modern scares. The Haunting and House on Haunted Hill are the old-school classics.

Insidious (2011)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 66% Metacritic 52

A family discovers their comatose son's spirit is trapped in a terrifying supernatural realm.

Directed by James Wan · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

8 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Conjuring (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 86% Metacritic 68

Paranormal investigators are called in to help a family terrorised in their new farmhouse.

Directed by James Wan · 1h 52m · Rated R

15 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Poltergeist (1982)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 89% Metacritic 79

A suburban family's home is invaded by malevolent spirits that take their youngest daughter.

Directed by Tobe Hooper · 1h 54m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars5 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Amityville Horror (1979)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A family's new home turns out to be the site of terrifying supernatural events after a horrific murder.

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Haunting (1963)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A group of paranormal investigators meets escalating terror inside a notoriously haunted mansion.

Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 52m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A wealthy eccentric offers guests a fortune to survive one night locked inside a haunted mansion.

Directed by William Castle · 1h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Cursed House Movies

Insidious (2011)

The Conjuring (2013)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

The Haunting (1963)

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

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