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Films like Bewitched.

Bewitched (1981) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / shaw-brothers, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Corpse Mania (1981) poster
1. Corpse Mania1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Black Magic 2 (1976) poster
2. Black Magic 21976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) poster
3. The Serpent and the Rainbow1988

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Human Lanterns (1982) poster
4. Human Lanterns1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

City of the Living Dead (1980) poster
5. City of the Living Dead1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) poster
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All the Colors of the Dark (1972) poster
7. All the Colors of the Dark1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Samurai Reincarnation (1981) poster
8. Samurai Reincarnation1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Johnsons (1992) poster
9. The Johnsons1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hex (1980) poster
10. Hex1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hellraiser (1987) poster
11. Hellraiser1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Blind Woman's Curse (1970) poster
12. Blind Woman's Curse1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Bewitched’s neighbours — where are yours?

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