If you are looking for movies like The Craft with the same thrill and supernatural atmosphere, then this is your lucky day!
Directed by Andrew Fleming and with a stellar cast like Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True. The Craft revolves around Sarah Bailey, a teen misfit with unusual abilities, she befriends three girls who practice witchcraft, but the consequences of joining turn out to be disastrous.
In this list, you will find other classic horror movies like The Craft that are sure to spook up your Halloween night. So make sure to turn off the light and light a pumpkin candle!
Top 9 Classic Bloodcurdling Movies Like The Craft
1. The Covenant (2006)
Four warlocks Caleb, Pogue, Reid, and Tyler must use their powers wisely and prevent Chase, the fifth warlock and an abuser of his powers from wreaking havoc in the town of Ipswich.
The Covenant features thrilling fighting scenes and jump-cares, as well as some zombie scenes sprinkled here and there. The special effects makeup is clearly well made and the editing work can’t match the movie more as it looks gloomy without being too dark. Directed by Renny Harlin and starred by Steven Strait, Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan and Tylor Kitsch.
Among all the movies like The Craft, The Covenant may as well be based in the same universe and many consider it to be The Craft’s male version.
2. Scream (1996)
A year after Sidney’s mom is murdered, more murders start to occur. She begins to suspect if these murders are related and tries to find the killer as everyone seems to be a suspect.
Directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox. Scream is a suspenseful movie that will scare you with the human rotten psychology rather than supernatural events.
The pure revengeful plot in Scream and the turn of events will easily remind you of The Craft which is something not a lot of movies like The Craft can elicit.
3. The Witch (2015)
In the New England of the 17th century, a banished Puritan family sets up a farm by the edge of a huge, remote forest, where no other family lives. But sinister forces then start haunting them.
David Eggers cemented himself as an exciting new voice in horror with his debut movie, The Witch. The eerie choice of language used throughout the movie and the dark ominous filter makes it ten folds creepier.
Just like The Craft, The Witch displays a logical yet mysterious sequence of events to keep you hanging on the edge of your seat the entire time.
4. Practical Magic (1998)
After the death of their parents, Sally and Gillian Owens move in with their aunts, Jet and Frances. The two sisters have nothing in common except their hereditary gift for practical magic.
It’s an adorable witchy movie that is perfect for anyone trying to get into the Halloween spirit. Practical Magic is filled with romance, family love and magic, it has become something of a cult classic and a 90’s highlight. Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the sisters Sally and Gillian Owens.
If you are seeking the witchy atmosphere and you have already ruled out The Craft, then you should give Practical Magic a watch.
5. Hereditary (2018)
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.
As it is typical for Ari Astor’s movies, Hereditary doesn’t resort to jump scares. It’s a slow-burn of a movie and it makes one feel very uncomfortable. It deals with family relations, which makes the experience even more personal and emotional.
For those who pay close attention will notice that The Craft and Hereditary both share the same foreshadowing to the end throughout the movie.
6. Drag Me To Hell (2009)
When loan officer Christine Brown refuses an old lady an extension on her loan, the lady places a curse of the Lamia upon Christine. Once cursed, Christine’s life is turned into a living nightmare.
Drag Me to Hell remains one of Sam Raimi’s most successful films to date. The special effects makeup and the witch’s mannerisms make it a truly scary movie and unsettling movie while still making you laugh a little. It’s a simple movie that wants you to jump then laugh.
Unlike other movies like The Craft, Drag Me to Hell’s main premise revolves around witches that are unintentionally funny.Â
7. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three students decide to go into the Maryland backwoods to cover the mystery behind the Blair Witch incidents. However, they lose their map and things take an unexpected turn.
Directed by Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, The Blair Witch Project is one of the first of its kind when it comes to shaky “found-footage” films and an almost non-existent villain that never shows, the uniqueness of this movie was because it was like nothing anyone has ever seen.
Despite the makers of The Blair Witch Project haven’t explicitly said that the turn of events is caused by a witch, but every little detail insinuates the fact, thus earning its spot on this list.
8. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)Â
After moving into an apartment with Guy, her husband, Rosemary hears and dreams strange things. When she gets pregnant, she suspects her neighbours have sinister plans for her baby.
Rosemary’s Baby deals heavily with paranoia, as well as devil-worshiping cults. It’s widely regarded as a work of art. It doesn’t have much violence and gore, but instead relies on fighting concepts and psychosocial terror. To this day it’s considered one of Roman Polanski’s best films.
Movies like the Craft and Rosemary’s Baby will never fail to give you a chill down your spine which you will go back to every Halloween.
9. The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (2016)
When father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful `Jane Doe’, they find increasingly bizarre clues.
Despite the limited location, The Autopsy of Jane Doe might be one of the most complex witches movie ever made. It offers unique insight into brutal deeds of one of America’s oldest supernatural histories while providing a modern twist. The film also marks Andre Ovredal’s first English language film.
After discovering that the body belongs to a 1693 witch, The Autopsy of Jane Doe begins to remind you of The Craft where they both reference the same witchcraft history.Â