List of ghost films


Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, horror, juvenile interest, and drama. Depictions of ghosts are as diverse as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Beetlejuice, Hamlet's father, Jacob Marley, Freddy Krueger, and Moaning Myrtle, as well as the traditional spectral spirits and other bumps in the night.

History

With the advent of motion pictures and television, screen depictions of ghosts became common and spanned a variety of genres; the works of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde have all been made into cinematic versions.
Children's benevolent ghost stories became popular, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, created in the 1930s and appearing in comics, animated cartoons, and eventually the 1995 feature film Casper. Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit, later made into a film, places a more humorous slant on the phenomenon of haunting of individuals and specific locations, and The Ghost Goes West, a comedy in which a Scottish castle and its ghost are moved to Florida, was voted the best British film of 1935.
Sentimental depictions were more popular in early cinema than horror, and include the 1947 film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, which was later adapted to television with a successful 1968–70 TV series. Genuine psychological horror films from this period include 1944's The Uninvited and 1945's Dead of Night.
The 1970s saw screen depictions of ghosts diverge into distinct genres of the romantic and horror. A common theme in the romantic genre from this period is the ghost as a benign guide or messenger, often with unfinished business, such as 1989's Field of Dreams, the 1990 film Ghost, and the 1993 comedy Heart and Souls. In the horror genre, 1980's The Fog, and the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of films from the 1980s and 1990s are notable examples of the trend for the merging of ghost stories with scenes of physical violence.
Popularised in such films as the 1984 comedy Ghostbusters, ghost hunting became a hobby for many who formed ghost hunting societies to explore reportedly haunted places. The ghost hunting theme has been featured in reality television series such as Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Most Haunted, and A Haunting. It is also represented in children's television by such programs as The Ghost Hunter and Ghost Trackers. Ghost hunting also gave rise to multiple guidebooks to haunted locations, and ghost hunting “how-to” manuals.
The 1990s saw a return to classic “gothic” ghosts, whose dangers were more psychological than physical. Examples of films from this period include 1999's The Sixth Sense and 2001's The Others.
Asian cinema has been adept at producing horror films about ghosts, such as the 1998 Japanese film Ringu, and the Pang brothers' 2002 film The Eye.

Films

NameYearCountry, notes
100 Feet2008
13 B2009India
303 Fear Faith Revenge1998Thailand
13 Beloved2006Thailand
13 Ghosts1960
14082007
2001 Maniacs2005
'2010
3 A.M.2012Thailand
A Christmas Carol1938
A Christmas Carol1984
A Christmas Carol1999
A Christmas Carol2009
A Ghost Story2017
An Inspector Calls1954United Kingdom
After Death1915Russia
Alias Nick Beal1949
Aloha, Scooby-Doo!2005
Alone2007Thailand
Anandabhadram2005India - Malayalam
Ang Darling Kong Aswang2009Philippines
Ang Pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz2017Philippines
Annabelle2014
Annabelle Comes Home2019
'2017
Apartment 13032007Japan
Apartment 1303 3D2012
Ape Yalu Punchi Boothaya2010Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Aranmanai2015India - Tamil film
Art of the Devil2004Thailand
Asso1981Italy
Baby2015India - Tamil film
Babang Luksa2011Philippines
Bahubuthayo2001Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Bandhanaya2017Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Beetlejuice1988
Before Dawn1933
Beyond Tomorrow1940
Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007India
Bhoot2004India
Bhoothnath2008India
Blackbeard's Ghost1968
Black Swan2010
Bloody Crayons2017Philippines
Blithe Spirit1945United Kingdom
Boarding School2018USA
Book of Blood2009
Bride of Chucky1998
Bulong2011Philippines
Bunshinsaba2004South Korea
Burnt Offerings1976USA
Buy Now, Die Later2015Philippines
Carnival of Souls1962
Case 392009
Crazy with the Heat1947
Casper1995For other Casper films, see the templates at the bottom of this page, the Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography and Casper the Friendly Ghost in film.
Castle of Blood1964Italian-French; released in France as Danse Macabre and on American TV as Castle of Terror
Chain Mail2015Philippines
Chamatkar1992India, uncredited remake of Blackbeard's Ghost
Chandramukhi2005India
The Changeling1980Canada
Chermin2007Malaysia
Child of Glass1978Disney made-for-television film
Child's Play1988
Child's Play 21990
Child's Play 31991
A Chinese Ghost Story1987Hong Kong
A Christmas Carol1908See 'A Christmas Carol' template below for many other adaptations, or this list.
Cinco2010Philippines - Star Cinema Film
City of the Living Dead1980United States, Italy
Coco2017
Congkak2008Malaysia
Conjurer2008
Coraline2009
'2012Philippines
Count Dracula1970
Crimson Peak2015
The Crow1994
Cry of the Werewolf1944
Cult of Chucky2017
Curse, Death & Spirit1992Japan
Curse of Chucky2013
D' Anothers2005Philippines
'2018Philippines
Da Possessed2014Philippines
Dalaw2010Philippines
The Dark2005UK, Germany
Darkroom2017Philippines
Dark Water2002Japan
Dark Water2005
Darkness2002United States, Spain
Darkness Falls2003
Darling2015India - Tamil film
Dead Dudes in the House1991
Dead of Night1945United Kingdom
Dead Silence2007
Death of a Ghost Hunter2007
Death on Demand2008USA
Death Ship1980Canada, United Kingdom
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien1936Germany
Dek hor2006Thailand
Dementia2014Philippines
Demonic Beauty2002Thailand
Demonte Colony2015India - Tamil film
Destiny1921Germany
Dilim2014Philippines
Don't Look Up1996Japan
Earthbound1940
Eeram2009India
Epitaph2007South Korean
Esprit d'amour1983Hong Kong
Ezra2017India - Malayalam
FeardotCom2002United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg
Feng Shui2004Philippines
Feng Shui 22014Philippines
Field of Dreams1989
Flesheater1988
Fragile2005Spain
Ghost1990
Ghost2012India
Ghost Banana Tree2005Cambodia
Ghost Child2013Singapore
Ghost Dad1990
The Ghost Dance1982USA
Ghost Fever1986
Ghost in the Machine1993
Ghost Rider2007
Ghost Ship2002
Ghost Story1981
A Ghost Story2017
Ghost Town2008
Ghost Town Anthology2019Canada: Répertoire des villes disparues
Ghost Train1927UK/Germany: Der Geisterzug
Ghostbusters1984
Ghostbusters2016A reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise from the 1980s
Ghostbusters II1989A sequel to the Ghostbusters movie from 1984
Ghosts Can't Do It1989
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009
Ghosts of Mars2001
Ghostwatch1992United Kingdom
Gildersleeve's Ghost1944
Gindari2015Sri Lanka - Sinhala
The Gingerdead Man2006USA
Golpo Holeo Shotti2014Bengali remake of Tamil film Pizza
Gothika2003
Grave Encounters2011Canada, United States
Grave Of The Fireflies1988Japan
'1992
Grave Tales2011United Kingdom
Gunga Din1939
Guni-Guni2012Philippines
Halik sa Hangin2015Philippines
Hamlet1948British. For many other film versions see the 'Hamlet' template at the bottom of the page.
Happy Ever After1954United Kingdom
Happy Land1943
Harry Potter films2001–2011United Kingdom, United States, an eight-film series
Hasta el viento tiene miedo1968Mexico
Haunted1995United Kingdom
Haunted Forest2017Philippines
Haunted Lighthouse2003
Haunted Mansion2015Philippines
A Haunting in Georgia2002
A-Haunting We Will Go1942
Heart and Souls1993
Heavenly Daze1948
Hide and Seek2007Philippines
High Spirits1988United States, United Kingdom
Hold That Ghost1941
House1986
'1987
The House of Ghosts1908France '
House on Haunted Hill1959
House on Haunted Hill1999
Housebound2014New Zealand
Hum Kaun Hai?2004India
I Love You to Death2016Philippines
It2017
It Chapter Two2019
Ilawod2017Philippines
Insidious2011
'2013
'2015
'2018
Into the Mirror2003South Korea
It Happened Tomorrow1944
'2007Canada
Jack-O1995
Jangan Pandang Belakang2007Malaysia
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy2012India
Jessabelle2014
Jug Face2013
'2003Japan
Jwanita2015Malaysia, abbreviation for "Jiwa Wanita"; English: Women Heart
Kairo2001Japan
Khurafat: Perjanjian Syaitan2011Malaysia
Kilometer 312006Mexico
Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme2012Philippines
Krasue Valentine2006Thailand
Kutob2005Philippines
Kwaidan1964Japan
La Llorona1960Mexico
Lady in White1988
Lake Mungo2008Australia
Lani Loa - The Passage1998
Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood2016
Leprechaun1993
Little Murder2011
Lonesome Ghosts1937
Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam2008Philippines
Mama2013
Madhumati1958Indian film - Hindi
Mang Kepweng Returns2017Philippines
Manichitrathazhu1993Indian film - Malayalam
Maria Leonora Teresa2014Philippines - Star Cinema Film
Maxie1985
Maya2016Sri Lanka - Sinhala
May2002
Mirrors2008
Mirrors 22010
Mostly Ghostly2008
'2014
'2016
Mulberry Street2006
Munafik2016Malaysia
'2011India
Nang Nak1999Thailand
A Nightmare on Elm Street1984For the entire nine-film series featuring Freddy Krueger, see A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Nomads1986
Oculus2013
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts1941United Kingdom
Ouija2007Philippines
Ouija2014
Over Her Dead Body2008
Paranormal Activity2007
Paranormal Activity 22010
Paranormal Activity 32011
Paranormal Activity 42012
'2015
'2014
ParaNorman2012
Patient X2009Philippines
Pee Mak2013Thailand
Photographing a Ghost1898United Kingdom
Pisaj2004Thailand
Pizza2012India - Tamil film
Poltergeist1982
Poltergeist2015
Poltergeist II1986
Poltergeist III1988
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam2004Malaysia
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 22005Malaysia
Practical Magic1998
Presence of Mind1999Spain, United States
Pridyider2012Philippines
Pulse2001Japan
Pulse2006
Pwera Usog2017Philippines
R.I.P.D.2013
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981
Ran Kevita2007Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Ran Kevita 2 2013Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Ratatouille2007United States
Retribution2006Japan
Return to House on Haunted Hill2007
Riding the Bullet2004United States, Germany, Canada
Ringu1998Japan
Ringu 21999Japan
Rinne2006Japan
Rouge1988Hong Kong
Route 6662001Canada, United States
Safe Haven2013
Saint Ange2004France
Scalps1983
Scared Stiff1953
Scary Movie2000
Scary Movie 22001
Scary Movie 32003
Scary Movie 42006
Scary Movie 52013
Schalcken the Painter1979United Kingdom
School Spirit1985
Scooby-Doo2002
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King2008
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire2003
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster2004
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost1999
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare2010
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster2010
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy2014
'2004United States, Canada
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire2012
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins2009
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright2013
Scrooge1935United Kingdom
Scrooge1951United Kingdom
Scrooge1970United Kingdom
Scrooged1988
Seed of Chucky2004
Segunda Mano2011Philippines
Seklusyon2016Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll1984Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll II1990Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll III1991Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV1992Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll V1994Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll VI1997Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k52005Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 82006Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 92007Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll X2008Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll 112009Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 122010Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 132011Philippines
'2012Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV2014Philippines
Shock2004India - Tamil film
Shutter2004Thailand
Shutter2008
Sigaw2005Philippines
Silent Tongue1993United States, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands
Sleepy Hollow1999
Smilin' Through1932
Smilin' Through1941
Spirit Warriors2000Philippines
'2002Philippines
Someone Behind You2007South Korea
Soul2020
Somewhere, Tomorrow1983
Stardust2007
Stay Alive2006
Stir of Echoes1999
'2007
Stitches2012Ireland
Sukob2006Philippines
Sundo2009Philippines
Supernatural1933
Susie Q1996
Susuk2008Malaysia
Tales of Terror1962
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949
The Adventures of Mark Twain1944
The Amityville Horror1979U.S. For the entire 18 movie series see the template below.
The Babadook2014Australia
The Blair Witch Project1999
The Book of Life2014
The Butterfly Effect2004
The Call2013
The Canterville Ghost1944
The Canterville Ghost1985
The Canterville Ghost1986
The Canterville Ghost1996
The Cat and the Canary1927
The Cat and the Canary1939
The Cockeyed Miracle1946
The Changeling1980Canada
The Conjuring2013
The Conjuring 22016
The Curse of the Cat People1944
The Curse of the Crying Woman1961Mexico
The Devil's Backbone2001Spain
The Devil and Daniel Webster1941
The Echo2008
The Entity1981
The Evil1978USA
The Eye2002Hong Kong
The Eye 22004Hong Kong
The Eye 102005Hong Kong
The Final Destination2009
The Fog1980
The Fog2005
The Frighteners1996United States, New Zealand
The Gallows2015
The Ghost Breakers1940
The Ghost Bride2017Philippines
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
The Ghost of St. Michael's1941United Kingdom
The Ghost Goes West1935United Kingdom
The Ghost Goes Wild1947
The Ghost of Frankenstein1942
The Ghost Talks1949
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square1947United Kingdom
The Ghosts of Edendale2004
The Ghost Train1941United Kingdom
The Gift2000
The Gravedancers2006
The Grudge2004United States, Japan, Germany
The Grudge 22006United States, Japan, Germany
The Grudge 32009United States, Japan
The Halloween Tree1993
The Halfway House1944United Kingdom
The Haunted Castle1896France
The Haunted Castle1897France
The Haunted Castle1960Germany
The Haunted Curiosity Shop1901United Kingdom
The Haunted Mansion2003
The Haunted Palace1963United Kingdom
The Haunting1963United States, United Kingdom
The Haunting1999
The Haunting in Connecticut2009
The Healing2012Philippines
The Headless Horseman1922
The House Where Evil Dwells1982
The Innkeepers2011
The Innocents1961United Kingdom
The Iron Mask1929
Kamara Kattu2015India - Tamil film
Kanchana 22015India - Tamil film
The Legend of Hell House1973United Kingdom
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow1980
The Live Ghost1934
The Lovely Bones2009
The Maid2005Singapore
The Man in the Iron Mask1939
Mangaa2015India - Tamil film
Massu Engira Masilamani2015India - Tamil film
Maya2015India - Tamil film
The Messengers2007
The Miser's Doom1899United Kingdom
The Mommy Returns2012Philippines
The Moth Diaries2011Canada, Ireland
The Muppet Christmas Carol1992United States
The New Daughter2009United States
The Nightmare Before Christmas1993
Om Shanti Om2007India - Hindi
The Orphanage2007Spain
The Other1972
The Other Side of the Tracks2008
The Others2001United States, Spain, France, Italy
The Phantom Carriage1921Sweden
The Phantom President1932
The Pumpkin Karver2006United States
The Red Shoes2005South Korea
The Remarkable Andrew1942
The Ring2002
The Ring Two2005
Rings2017
The Rite2011United States
The Screaming Skull1958
The Scream Team2002
The Second Sight2013Thailand
The Shining1980United Kingdom, United States
The Sixth Man1997
The Sixth Sense1999
The Skin I Live In2011Spain
The Smiling Ghost1941
Strawberry2015India - Tamil film
T22009Philippines
The Terror1963
That Lady in Ermine1948
That's the Spirit1945
Third Eye2014Philippines
Thirteen Ghosts2001
Three2002Hong Kong
The Time of Their Lives1946
Tiyanaks2007Philippines
The Tomb of Ligeia1964United Kingdom
The Tooth Fairy2006USA
Topper1937
Topper Returns1941
Topper Takes a Trip1938
Tormented1960
Tormented2009United Kingdom
Tower of Terror1997
Tragic Theater2015Philippines
Trick or Treat1986
Trilogy of Terror1975USA
Truly, Madly, Deeply1990United Kingdom
Tumbok2011Philippines
Two Thousand Maniacs!1964
Ugetsu1953Japan
The Unearthing2015
Undead2003
Unfriended2014
The Uninvited1944
Villa Estrella2009Philippines
Wag Kang Lilingon2006Philippines
We Are Still Here2015
Web of the Spider1970Italian; remake of Castle of Blood
What Lies Beneath2000
Where Got Ghost?2009Singapore
White House2010Philippines
White Lady2006Philippines
White Noise2005Canada, United Kingdom, United States
White Noise 22007United States, Canada
Wind Chill2007United Kingdom, United States
Witchboard1986
Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway1993
Wonder Man1945
The Woman in Black1989United Kingdom
The Woman in Black2012United Kingdom
'2014United Kingdom
The Wraith1986
Yaamirukka Bayamey2014India - Tamil film
Zombi Kampung Pisang2008Malaysia, horror comedy
Zoom2016Sri Lanka - Sinhala
2019India - Malayalam film

Television series

Dramas and comedies