10 Movies & Shows Like Little Sister (2016)

Description: A gothic horror story with a tense, atmospheric setting and a focus on family secrets and psychological unraveling, featuring a shocking twist.

Fact: The entire film was shot in natural light or candlelight to maintain authenticity. Nicole Kidman's performance is considered one of her best in the horror genre.

Description: A haunting ghost story that blends supernatural elements with deep emotional trauma and a mother's desperate search for her missing child.

Fact: The film's producer Guillermo del Toro initially wanted to direct it himself. The creepy child character Tomás was inspired by a real-life medical condition.

Description: A visually striking horror film that explores themes of beauty, jealousy, and transformation with surreal, nightmarish imagery.

Fact: The film's color palette was inspired by 1980s fashion photography. Several scenes were shot in the same hotel where Janis Joplin died.

Description: Explores themes of motherhood, grief, and mental illness through a chilling supernatural metaphor, blending psychological horror with emotional depth.

Fact: The Babadook book featured in the film was actually created as a prop and later published as a real children's book. The film gained a cult following for its LGBTQ+ symbolism.

Description: A claustrophobic horror film that gradually reveals dark secrets through forensic investigation, building tension through mystery and supernatural elements.

Fact: The entire autopsy sequence was meticulously researched with real forensic pathologists. The film was shot in just 18 days in a converted warehouse.

Description: Combines supernatural horror with political commentary, set against the backdrop of war-torn Tehran, focusing on a mother's psychological unraveling.

Fact: The film was Iran's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Director Babak Anvari drew from his childhood memories of the Iran-Iraq war.

Description: Focuses on occult rituals and personal grief, creating an intense, claustrophobic atmosphere with slow-building dread and psychological complexity.

Fact: The film's magical rituals were based on actual occult practices from the Abramelin tradition. It was shot in just 20 days on a very small budget.

Description: A complex horror mystery that blends supernatural elements with family drama and cultural folklore, creating an atmosphere of growing paranoia.

Fact: The film's title in Korean translates to 'The Strangers'. Director Na Hong-jin spent three years researching shamanistic rituals for authenticity.

Description: Features unsettling family dynamics and moral dilemmas presented with clinical precision and disturbing imagery, creating a sense of creeping dread.

Fact: The film's title references the myth of Iphigenia from Greek tragedy. Colin Farrell and the director previously collaborated on The Lobster.

Description: A slow-burning psychological horror that delves into family trauma and grief, with a haunting atmosphere and disturbing imagery.

Fact: The film's miniature sets were inspired by the director's childhood fascination with dollhouses. It was praised for Toni Collette's intense performance.