Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "telling-a-ghost-story"

1. Freaky (2020)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a high-school senior discovers that she has fewer than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.

Director: Christopher Landon | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich

Votes: 72,888

2. The Midnight Club (2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

At a hospice for terminally ill young adults, eight patients come together every night at midnight to tell each other stories - and make a pact that the next of them to die will give the group a sign from the beyond.

Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 35,492

3. Addams Family Values (1993)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack

Votes: 109,996 | Gross: $48.92M

4. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger

Votes: 59,236 | Gross: $40.90M

5. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

A sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.

Director: Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Tony Higgins, Valerie Hartman

Votes: 13,407

6. The Addams Family 2 (2021)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.

Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, Kevin Pavlovic | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon 'Wanna' Walton

Votes: 15,651 | Gross: $56.49M

7. Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Freddy, Daphne and Velma fish for clues to solve the mysteries of The Woodsman, The Fishman and The Banshee of Black Canyon.

Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Matthew Lillard, Grey Griffin

Votes: 4,496

8. Shrooms (2007)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.

Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen

Votes: 17,704 | Gross: $0.00M

9. Dream Boy (2008)

R | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Based on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicles the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late 70's.

Director: James Bolton | Stars: Stephan Bender, Thomas Jay Ryan, Diana Scarwid, Tom Gilroy

Votes: 4,386 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Boys in the Trees (2016)

TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

Director: Nicholas Verso | Stars: Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath, Mitzi Ruhlmann, Justin Holborow

Votes: 4,317

11. Jesus Camp (2006)

PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary

A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard

Votes: 28,809 | Gross: $0.90M

12. You Might Be the Killer (2018)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A camp counselor suffering from blackouts finds himself surrounded by murder victims. He turns to his horror movie enthusiast friend for advice, and to contend with the idea he may be the killer.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan, Brittany S. Hall, Jenna Harvey

Votes: 6,278

13. Lake of the Dead (1958)

76 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.

Director: Kåre Bergstrøm | Stars: Erling Lindahl, Bjørg Engh, Henny Moan, André Bjerke

Votes: 2,602

14. Illusions (1992 TV Movie)

R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

After suffering a nervous breakdown, a woman moves into a new house with her husband. She soon begins to suspect that her husband and his sister are up to no good and may have had something to do with her breakdown.

Director: Victor Kulle | Stars: Robert Carradine, Heather Locklear, Emma Samms, Ned Beatty

Votes: 284

15. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Hello and Goodbye (1992)

Drama

Forrest's affair with Christina is causing friction and he realizes he may have to end it just as he is preparing to take the job of U.S. Attorney. Cool Papa returns one last time for Lilly but ends up going to New York without her.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

16. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Final Chapter (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When cancer cancels her plans for college, star student Ilonka finds a sliver of hope at Brightcliffe, a mysterious hospice for terminally ill teens.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,651

17. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Camping (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony go camping in the studio, while Goldie goes glamping and the crew shares ghost stories, along with a slate of themed cartoons: My Favorite Duck (1942), Rock a Bye Pinky (1966), Joe Glow, the Firefly (1941), Big Game Haunt (1968), Two Gophers from Texas (1948).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

Votes: 6

18. The Great North (2021– )
Episode: The Yawn of the Dead Adventure (2021)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Moon, Judy and Ham attempt to survive the darkest day in the history of Alaska; Wolf and Honeybee try to replace Beef's favorite shirt.

Directors: Joel Moser, Tony Gennaro | Stars: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan

Votes: 193

19. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Gimme a Kiss (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The club explores a hidden chamber, where Sandra's unsettled by items in the room. A voice calls to Spence through the intercom. Anya sees a dark shadow.

Director: Michael Fimognari | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,194

20. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Midnight (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Dr. Stanton reprimands Ilonka the following morning, revealing more about Julia Jayne. Sandra says her goodbyes. At long last, Kevin concludes his story.

Director: Morgan Beggs | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,127

21. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Witch (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

With Anya's health hanging in the balance, Ilonka and the others move quickly to perform a ritual from the Midnight Club's past.

Director: Axelle Carolyn | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,059

22. The Enfield Haunting (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

Not Rated | 45 min | Biography, Drama, Horror

In 1977 London, a family's home shows signs of poltergeist activity, prompting local newspaper reporters who are covering the story to ask an investigator from the Society for Psychical Research to help.

Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Struan Rodger, Fern Deacon, Elliot Kerley

Votes: 335

23. Young Sheldon (2017–2024)
Episode: A Stunted Childhood and a Can of Fancy Mixed Nuts (2018)

TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy

Sheldon tries to act like a kid after learning that people with stunted childhoods can become social outcasts; Meemaw teaches Dr. Sturgis how to drive, putting their relationship to the test.

Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan

Votes: 1,264

24. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
Episode: Josefina and the Holy Spirit (2020)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Tiago scours Sister Molly's beach house for clues. Peter Craft invites Elsa to a party at his home. Lewis asks a gangster to help battle the growing Nazi menace in LA. Josefina Vega has a harrowing encounter with the police.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Kerry Bishé, Adriana Barraza

Votes: 554