Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "telling-scary-stories"

1. Dead Poets Society (1989)

PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama

Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles

Votes: 545,721 | Gross: $95.86M

2. Intruders (I) (2011)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Two children living in different countries are visited nightly by a faceless being who wants to take possession of them.

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Stars: Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Izán Corchero, Ella Purnell

Votes: 21,313 | Gross: $0.07M

3. The Company of Wolves (1984)

R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Graham Crowden

Votes: 18,404 | Gross: $4.39M

4. Dream Boy (2008)

R | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Based on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicles the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late 70's.

Director: James Bolton | Stars: Stephan Bender, Thomas Jay Ryan, Diana Scarwid, Tom Gilroy

Votes: 4,372 | Gross: $0.01M

5. Sorority House Massacre (1986)

R | 74 min | Horror

College student Beth and her sorority sisters are stalked by an escaped psychopathic killer who shares a strange telepathic link with her.

Director: Carol Frank | Stars: Angela O'Neill, Wendy Martel, Pamela Ross, Nicole Rio

Votes: 3,918

6. Scare Me (I) (2020)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Horror

During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in their Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear.

Director: Josh Ruben | Stars: Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, Chris Redd, Rebecca Drysdale

Votes: 5,019

7. Scared Shrekless (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shrek gets in the Halloween spirit by challenging his fairytale friends to come up with scary stories for a contest. But the gang learn that they'll have to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle before the winner is named.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Kristen Schaal

Votes: 6,137

8. Viral (2024)

Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Post-production

As creators go missing after taking part in an online challenge, a small group looking for answers confronts their own dark secrets...and an evil force.

Director: Bryan Renaud | Stars: Deanna Reed-Foster, Jessica Arden Napier, Sadieh Rifai, Kelsey Jaffer

9. The Magnus Archives (2016 Podcast Series)

Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology examining the mysteries within the archives of London based The Magnus Institute, an organization dedicated to documenting and ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Sims, Alexander J. Newall, Frank Voss, Lydia Nicholas

Votes: 454

10. Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam (2017)

14 min | Short, Horror

VR short about kids telling the macabre tale of the skull collector.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Robert Englund, Saras Gil, Joe Manjón, Archie Lewis

Votes: 70

11. Bloody Slumber Party (2014)

80 min | Horror, Thriller

After Kelly broke up with Rick, her abusive boyfriend, her friends had a slumber party to cheer her up. As they are telling horror stories, there is a killer in the house coming for them.

Director: Larry Rosen | Stars: Melantha Blackthorne, Gloria Chung, Scott Churchson, Elizabeth Claflin

Votes: 195

12. Kindling (VI)

Horror | Filming

When a young woman travels to meet her boyfriend's family for the first time, a night of scary stories around the campfire becomes something far more sinister as they begin to paint a picture of terrifying family secrets.

Director: Erynn Dalton | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Mike Manning, Anne Bobby, Victoria Baldesarra

13. Temporada de ranas (2017)

14 min | Short

Delfi spends the summer on her aunt's farm, enjoying spending time with her cousin, Toto. Then her mother arrives to take her home.

Director: Florencia Momo | Stars: Delfina Iraola, Tomás Iraola, Martín Miller

14. Just Maine Folks (1912)

16 min | Short, Drama

A widower and his son move next door to a widow and her daughter. A ghostly scare brings them together, the older and younger couples becoming engaged the same night--which means Harry and Ethel are engaged to their step-siblings.

Director: Barry O'Neil | Stars: Harry Myers, Ethel Clayton, Peter Lang, Bartley McCullum

Votes: 34

15. Super Stoned Scary Stories (2020– )

10 min | Comedy

A show about getting stoned and telling scary stories.

Stars: Keith Allen, Felicia Masias, Angel Masias, Kellin Acree

16. Spiritus (2022)

5 min | Short, Horror

In the middle of a Halloween night, a group of teens invite an isolated trick-or-treater to tell scary stories, but they don't know they're going to be apart of one themselves

Director: Wolfanger Ribeiro | Stars: Sara Fera, Rodrigo Lucindo, Wolfanger Ribeiro

17. Backwoods Psycho (2011)

3 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A man finds himself on the run from a psycho hunting his way through the backwoods. It's do-or-die time.

Director: Casey Schoch | Stars: Lucas Hawkley, Aaron Lue, Jacob Hawkley, Casey Schoch

18. 3Haunted Podcast (2020 Podcast Series)

Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

"Welcome to the 3Haunted Podcast, where we bring you all things horror, supernatural, folklore, mythology, and all that goes bump in the night."

Stars: John Thomas Kelley, Tiffany Ashley Turner, Kevin D Wilson, Lila Kelley

19. Kool Ghoul Radio (2021 Podcast Series)

Horror

People share their scary stories on a haunted radio program hosted by the Kool Ghoul, a shock jock from beyond the grave

Stars: Austin Rogers, Samantha Turret, Edwyn Tiong, Thom Nicolette

20. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Phantom Cab (1990)

Not Rated | 24 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two brothers, while lost in the woods, come across a mysterious cab driver and a very unusual man named Dr. Vink who won't let any of his victims go unless they solve a riddle.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Jason Tremblay, Sean Vertigo, Brian Dooley, Aron Tager

Votes: 1,147

21. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror III (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

An evil Krusty the Clown doll tries to kill Homer; Marge is captured by a giant ape who falls in love with her; Bart inadvertently raises the dead.

Director: Carlos Baeza | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,079

22. Tacoma FD (2019–2023)
Episode: Nightmare Manor (2020)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy

The crew respond to a fire in a haunted house.

Director: Kevin Heffernan | Stars: Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Eugene Cordero, Hassie Harrison

Votes: 155

23. Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020)
Episode: Scare Bud/All Harvey's Eve (2020)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Adventure

Add a Plot

Stars: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Mike Carlsen, Grey Griffin, Lauren Lapkus

Votes: 8

24. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Final Chapter (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When cancer cancels her plans for college, star student Ilonka finds a sliver of hope at Brightcliffe, a mysterious hospice for terminally ill teens.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,644

25. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Two Danas (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Anya brings bitterness to a tense group therapy session, and Ilonka meets a healer on the grounds. A deep cut sends a shaken Spencer to the infirmary.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,377

26. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Camping (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony go camping in the studio, while Goldie goes glamping and the crew shares ghost stories, along with a slate of themed cartoons: My Favorite Duck (1942), Rock a Bye Pinky (1966), Joe Glow, the Firefly (1941), Big Game Haunt (1968), Two Gophers from Texas (1948).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

Votes: 6

27. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: See You Later (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Ilonka digs deeper into Brightcliffe's mysteries - and receives an unexpected gift. Later that night, the club gathers for Amesh's "Death Day" party.

Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,168

28. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Anya (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Anya's eyes open to a strange new reality. Ilonka blames herself for a crushing loss, then overhears a conversation that could change everything.

Director: Axelle Carolyn | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,272

29. Horror Hill (2018– )
Episode 1 (2018 Podcast Episode)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Mystery

Welcome to Season 1, Chapter 1 of Horror Hill, starring Jason Hill. If darkness is what you're after, seek no more, your search is through. You haven't found the darkness - the darkness has found you.

Director: Craig Groshek | Star: Jason Hill

30. Horror Hill (2018– )
Episode 2 (2018 Podcast Episode)

Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery

Two new spine-tingling tales from The Claverhouse Emails and Soren Narnia.

Director: Craig Groshek | Star: Jason Hill

31. Scared to Death (2019– )
Woman By The Lake (2022 Podcast Episode)

Horror, Talk-Show

1. Family goes camping. Mystery man threatens daughter. Woman specter saves family. 2. Tribe in Chile involved in black magic. 3. The Crescent Hotel. 4. Listener story.

32. Scared to Death (2019– )
The Dentist's Wife (2022 Podcast Episode)

Horror, Talk-Show

The first of Dan's stories this week is the more documented of the two. Dan will be taking everyone to the late 1930s, and to the Greater London area of England, to examine the haunting of ... See full summary »

Stars: Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins

33. Orphan Black (2013–2017)
Episode: The Antisocialism of Sex (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Sarah regresses to old habits while struggling to cope with the consequences of her decisions - reconnecting with Beth on a dark night of the soul. Back at the lab, Cosima, haunted by ... See full summary »

Director: David Frazee | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Kristian Bruun

Votes: 1,124

34. Breadwinners (2014–2016)
Episode: Slumber Party of Horror/Quack to the Future (2016)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

T-Midi insists that the Breadwinners stay over for a slumber party. But when they tell scary stories, they accidentally summon One-Eyed Peekaboo. SwaySway finally builds up the courage to ask Jenny Quackles out on a date.

Directors: Casey Leonard, Kelley Gardner, Ken McIntyre, Dave Stone | Stars: Eric Bauza, S. Scott Bullock, Robbie Daymond, Robert Englund

Votes: 155

35. Sunny Family Cult (2017– )
Episode: Origins (2017)

5 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Some families have dark histories.

Stars: Trew Mullen, Rudy Pankow, Tavis Balkin, Chloe Godard

Votes: 26