# Movies like The Burning

> Films most similar to The Burning (1981) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-burning-1981/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[My Bloody Valentine](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/my-bloody-valentine-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.5 · 550 votes · gut-punch, raw
- **[Prom Night](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/prom-night-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 5.7 · 495 votes · dread, raw
- **[Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hello-mary-lou-prom-night-ii-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.1 · 215 votes · 3am-cult, playful
- **[Hell of a Summer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hell-of-a-summer-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 5.6 · 158 votes · paranoid, raw, unhinged
- **[Split Second](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/split-second-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 6.0 · 354 votes · dread, neon-soaked, raw
- **[Friday the 13th Part III](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/friday-the-13th-part-iii-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 5.9 · 1,596 votes · 3am-cult
- **[Nightmare at Shadow Woods](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nightmare-at-shadow-woods-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 5.8 · 164 votes · 3am-cult, gut-punch
- **[Alone in the Dark](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/alone-in-the-dark-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 5.9 · 163 votes · dread, raw
- **[Willard](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/willard-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 6.1 · 133 votes · dread, raw

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