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Something wicked this way comes

United States, 1983
film

A stranger known as Mr. Dark brings his evil travelling carnival to a small town and the task of saving family and friends from its destructive clutches falls..

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Night of dark shadows

United States, 1971
Similarity: 72%

The Dangerous stranger [B&W]

United States, 1950
Similarity: 71%

Near Dark

United States of America, 1987
Similarity: 71%

Dead of Night

United Kingdom, 1945
Similarity: 70%

When darkness falls

Australia, 2002
Similarity: 70%

In the winter dark

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 70%

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

United States of America, 2014
Similarity: 70%

The City of the dead = Horror hotel

United Kingdom, 1960
Similarity: 69%

A Cry in the dark = Evil Angels

Australia, 1988
Similarity: 69%

Children of the damned

United Kingdom, 1963
Similarity: 69%

Dark city [DVD]

United States, 1997
Similarity: 69%

Freaks

United States, 1932
Similarity: 69%

Taffy's imagination: fear of the dark

United States, 1974
Similarity: 69%

Strange invaders

Canada, 2001
Similarity: 69%

The Witches

United States, 1989
Similarity: 69%

The Fog

United States of America, 1980
Similarity: 69%

The Witches (Captioned)

United States, 1989
Similarity: 68%

Twice dead

United States, 1988
Similarity: 68%
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