Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "vengeful-spirit"

1. Candyman (1992)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons

Votes: 100,190 | Gross: $25.79M

2. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

R | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.

Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su, Moon Geun-young

Votes: 68,295

3. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,716 | Gross: $16.55M

4. The Ghost Station (2022)

80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A public service worker at Oksu Station witnesses a shocking incident and recruits his friend to help uncover the truth behind the station's mysterious happenings.

Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Kim Bo-ra, Kim Jae-hyun, Shin So-yul, Oh Jin-Seok

Votes: 492

5. The Whole Truth (2021)

TV-MA | 125 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When two siblings stumble on a strange hole in the wall of their grandparents' house, horrifying incidents reveal sinister secrets about their family.

Director: Wisit Sasanatieng | Stars: Sompob Benjathikul, Tarika Tidatid, Sutatta Udomsilp, Mac Nattapat Nimjirawat

Votes: 4,391

6. The Feast (2021)

93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.

Director: Lee Haven Jones | Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd

Votes: 3,760

7. American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon (2017)

86 min | Horror

The Catholic Church is trying to save an innocent soul from the ravages of satanic possession. Wave after wave of holy men are sent to confront the possessed.

Director: Stephen Biro | Stars: Jessica Cameron, Jim Van Bebber, Gene Palubicki, David E. McMahon

Votes: 520

8. Prison (1987)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Lane Smith, Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick

Votes: 4,768 | Gross: $0.35M

9. Goedam (2020– )

TV-MA | 10 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

When night falls on the city, shadows and spirits come alive in this horror anthology series centered on urban legends.

Stars: Song Chae-Yoon, Han Su-ah, Shim So-Young, Han Ga-rim

Votes: 1,361

10. The Great Yokai War (2005)

PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara

Votes: 2,668

11. Ghost House (2017)

100 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple go on an adventurous vacation to Thailand only to find themselves haunted by a malevolent spirit after naively disrespecting a Ghost House.

Director: Rich Ragsdale | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert, Mark Boone Junior, Russell Geoffrey Banks

Votes: 4,671

12. Alena (2015)

TV-MA | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

When Alena arrives at her new elite boarding school, Filippa and the other girls start to harass her. But Alena's best friend Josefin won't let her take anymore beating. If she won't strike back, Josefin will do it for her. Hard.

Director: Daniel di Grado | Stars: Helena Af Sandeberg, Johan Ehn, Ulrika Ellemark, Malin Persson

Votes: 1,370

13. Spellbound (2011)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A magician meets an eccentric girl and offers her to work together in his magic show. It is only until a year later that he starts to know her personally and develops a feeling towards her despite her own problems.

Director: In-ho Hwang | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki, Park Chul-min, Kim Hyun-sook

Votes: 3,690

14. Daimajin (1966)

Unrated | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Jun Fujimaki, Ryûtarô Gomi

Votes: 1,892

15. Andrea (2005)

120 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

A vengeful spirit haunts Andrea and her family after she removes a cross from a sacred tomb.

Director: Rogert Bencosme | Stars: Any Ferreiras, Hensy Pichardo, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Anthony Ferreiras

Votes: 237

16. Killer Bash (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 96 min | Horror

Terror strikes a campus after the vengeful spirit of a murdered collegian possesses a student.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Raquel Riskin, Cory Monteith, Tara Wilson, Alicia Jones

Votes: 406

17. Blood Craft (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Thriller

Two sisters who suffered abuse as children at the hands of their sadistic father decide, after his death, to use witchcraft to bring his spirit back to get revenge.

Director: James Cullen Bressack | Stars: Madeleine Wade, Augie Duke, Michael Welch, Dave Sheridan

Votes: 273

18. 1921 (2018)

Not Rated | 144 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

A decade after 1920. When Ayush arrives in England to learn music, he is shocked and scared when the manor he is living in becomes haunted by spirits. To exorcise them, he seeks the help of Rose, a woman who can see and speak with them.

Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Zareen Khan, Karan Kundrra, Vikram Bhatt, Angela Krislinzki

Votes: 1,509

19. Shin yôjo densetsu: seirên (2004)

76 min | Horror

A crew of bank robbers whisk a young girl back to their hideout, where they develop plans to rape and kill her. But when one of the crooks turns up dead, they wonder if their intended victim may be a powerful supernatural force.

Director: Satoshi Torao | Stars: Sora Aoi, Ikki Funaki, Jun'ichi Kawamoto, Hideaki Mizuki

Votes: 224

20. Phantom of the Theatre (2016)

13+ | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

Director: Wai-Man Yip | Stars: Ruby Lin, Yo Yang, Simon Yam, Gangshan Jing

Votes: 417 | Gross: $0.02M

21. The Bride (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Thriller

A hundred years after she was murdered on her wedding day, the vengeful spirit of a warrior princess comes back to possess the body of a young bride who fell victim to a similar fate. ... See full summary »

Director: Marcello Daciano | Stars: Henriette Riddervold, Lane Townsend, Burt Culver, Charles Camp

Votes: 427

22. Déjà Vu (1985)

R | 90 min | Drama

A writer who believes that he was reincarnated believes that his present fiancée possesses the soul of his fiancée in his previous life, a ballerina.

Director: Anthony B. Richmond | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Nigel Terry, Shelley Winters, Claire Bloom

Votes: 281

23. Fantasmagorias (2017–2019)

TV-14 | 3 min | Animation, Short, Horror

A series of animated short films based on Latin American urban myths and legends.

Star: Marcelo Armand

Votes: 122

24. The Bride with Painted Skin (2016)

Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Zi Yu comes from a wealthy family and lives with his mother and brother. He is married, but they have no children. Zi Yu's mother wants an heir, so she accepts a second daughter-in-law. Then Zi Yu meets the beautiful Xi Meng Yang.

Director: Sali Mo | Stars: Huiyu Ding, Abby Yin, Qianjing Xu, Hao Ye

25. Voodoo Doll (2017)

87 min | Horror

A story full of ghosts and scares about the theme of cursed figures and the principles surrounding the law of cause and effect.

Directors: Vo Ngoc, Hanh Nhan | Stars: Trung Dan, Huynh Phi Dieu, Hoa Minzy, Nguyen Ha My

Votes: 17

26. Ghost Tale (2021)

65 min | Horror

When an estranged couple work on a fixer-upper, they discover a dark history and must work together to stop a ghost, hell-bent on vengeance.

Director: Katherine King | Stars: Johanna Stanton, Daniel De Bourg, Jane Paul-Gets, Phoebe Mansell

Votes: 88

27. Scars of a Predator (2017)

Not Rated | Horror

William Arnold carnally assaulted and murdered four women. The law did not punish him. But sometimes there are worse things than prison.

Director: Andy Troy | Stars: Jasmin St. Claire, Tina Krause, Vinny Vella, Nina Martinez

28. Akôkurô (2007)

97 min | Horror

Misaki visits her boyfriend Koichi in Okinawa. To welcome her arrival, Koichi's friend Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house. At the party, Misaki learns from the granny about the legend behind the bag hanging from the fig tree.

Director: Tsukasa Kishimoto | Stars: Maki Tamaru, Shûgo Oshinari, Erika Oda, Takehiro Murata

Votes: 42

29. El Lamento (2016)

88 min | Horror, Thriller

A road, an accident, a fatal decision are enough for Carlos Luna to change the course of his life completely.

Director: Juan Camilo Pinzón | Stars: Isabel Burr, Jairo Camargo, Alberto Cardeño, Marcela Carvajal

Votes: 8

30. Disturbed: The Vengeful One (2015 Music Video)

5 min | Animation, Music

A mysterious avenger returns from exile in the darkest reaches of space to combat an evil media corporation that's turning the people of Earth into hateful demons.

Director: Phil Mucci | Stars: Chidi Ajufo, Stephen Brown, Krischelle Delgado, Disturbed

Votes: 71

31. Bie kai men (2016)

92 min | Horror, Thriller

A township in Yunnan province, southern China, the present day, 13th of the month. Yang Hao, young boss of Wumiaohui Inn, invites six of his staff to dinner in one of the restaurant's private rooms to meet his friend Peter.

Director: Ge Zhou | Stars: Li Xu, Long Yang, Shaoshi Qu, Hongji Zhao

32. Circle of Fear (1972–1973)
Episode: Half a Death (1972)

60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Christina is a young woman with a twin sister, Lisa, whom she has never met. She hopes to meet Lisa on a visit home, but is distressed to find out that Lisa has recently died. Christina ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Pamela Franklin, Eleanor Parker, Signe Hasso

Votes: 73

33. Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode: Visitor from the Grave (1980)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A former mental patient kills her would-be rapist, but his corpse returns from its secret grave.

Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Kathryn Leigh Scott, Simon MacCorkindale, Gareth Thomas, Myrtill Nádasi

Votes: 517

34. Miracles (2003)
Episode: You Are My Sunshine (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After an old flame of Paul's has an accident, he spends time with her to get her back on her feet, but something is bringing out the worst in him.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Randy Becker

Votes: 72

35. The Others (2000)
Episode: $4.95 a Minute (2000)

TV-14 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A fake phone psychic calling himself Simeon Nigh, begins to give people real readings- all ending badly, which scares him. So satori tries to help him. They soon realize it's the spirit of ... See full summary »

Director: Sanford Bookstaver | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht, Missy Crider, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 23

36. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Dead in the Water (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Something in the lake of a small town is killing innocent people.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Amy Acker, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Votes: 8,014

37. Tate (1960)
Episode: Comanche Scalps (1960)

Western

Tate tags along when grudge-holding Amos returns home to kill the little brother who wooed away and wed Amos' sweetheart during his long absence. Meanwhile, a marauding band of Comanches approaches.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: David McLean, Robert Redford, Anne Whitfield, Leonard Nimoy

Votes: 41

38. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: The Usual Suspects (2006)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Dean has been framed for murder. Sam tries to find the one behind it.

Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Linda Blair, Jason Gedrick

Votes: 6,219

39. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Houses of the Holy (2007)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An angel causes people to cheerfully go out to murder, and when the Winchesters investigate one of them falls under its sway.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Denis Arndt, David Monahan

Votes: 5,800

40. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Roadkill (2007)

TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A fatal automobile accident from 1992 leaves an angry apparition haunting a remote stretch of highway, and Sam and Dean try to lay it to rest.

Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Tricia Helfer, Dan Gauthier

Votes: 6,797

41. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024– )
Episode: Legends (2024)

TV-PG | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Zhao leads the Fire Nation into the North with a bold plan to weaken the Water Tribe. When the battle takes a dark turn, Aang enters a powerful state.

Director: Jet Wilkinson | Stars: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu

Votes: 4,183

42. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Plush (2015)

TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sheriff Donna calls Sam and Dean for help after a horrific murder with supernatural elements happens in her town. Sam continues to have visions and asks God for help, which frustrates Dean.

Director: Tim Andrew | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Briana Buckmaster, Brigid Brannagh

Votes: 3,243

43. Stan Against Evil (2016–2018)
Episode: Ouija Bored (2016)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A strange crop of flowers starts growing in town and each bloom brings a new supernatural horror.

Directors: Jack Bishop, Justin Nijm | Stars: John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Deborah Baker Jr., Nate Mooney

Votes: 232