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Universe TimelineLoved File 253? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
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Rosa Martín, a singer-songwriter known as La Ahorcada, takes her own life in the garden of the man she loved, Fran, who treated her as nothing more than a sexual object. The ghost of La Ahorcada remains in Fran's mansion, refusing to be ignored and determined to teach him a lesson. Her obsession will end up turning the lives of Fran and his family into a living hell.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
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After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.
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A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
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An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
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When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging many dangers.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
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After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.
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After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.
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When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.

A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.

A young nurse with a domestic abuse past starts working the night shift at a small hospital, where, during the night, the ghost of a nurse materializes.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to File 253.